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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 11:25 AM Aug 2015

Republicans at debate to attack Clinton, not each other: chairman

Source: Reuters

REUTERS
05 AUG 2015 AT 11:03 ET

e head of the Republican Party on Wednesday said its presidential candidates are unlikely to attack each other in the party’s first official debate but instead are focused on ousting Democrats from the White House.

Seventeen Republicans, led by outspoken billionaire Donald Trump, are seeking the party’s presidential nomination. Only 10 will be on stage Thursday night in the first prime-time debate, which could offer a chance to break out of the pack.

“Ultimately, the real issue here is Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and the fact that the country’s really not in a good place right now,” Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said, citing the Democratic presidential front-runner and the president. “That’s really … what the focus is. We’re not going to focus on each other,” he told NBC.

It was unclear from Priebus’ comments whether the Republican National Committee had discussed debate plans with any of the candidates or their campaigns.

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Republicans at debate to attack Clinton, not each other: chairman (Original Post) DonViejo Aug 2015 OP
We'll see tomorrow night if the Donald got the memo, or . . . Jack Rabbit Aug 2015 #1
Script LeFleur1 Aug 2015 #4
"$incerly Yours, C Moon Aug 2015 #5
That's no way to win the nomination C_U_L8R Aug 2015 #2
they need to run against each other before they run against hrc or bernie or omalley or..... dembotoz Aug 2015 #3
instead are focused on ousting Democrats from the White House. AlbertCat Aug 2015 #6
From Monty Python: mac56 Aug 2015 #7

LeFleur1

(1,197 posts)
4. Script
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 11:49 AM
Aug 2015

I bet they were each given a script. I bet they've had it for awhile, attempting to memorize it.
Who is asking the questions? Is it the guy/gal who wrote the scripts?

We know what they'll say about Hillary to trash her.
Benghazi
Murder
Stayed with cheating husband
Was First Lady when husband was president and is responsible for everything bad he did.
Believed the 'intelligence' Bush and his gang pushed as President to invade Iraq. (They'll find a way to make the war her fault.)
HillaryHealthCare Plan
Was Secretary of State instead of staying in the kitchen
Doesn't seem to believe in campaigning for years.
Wears pants suits
Needs a face lift
Wears glasses
Uses private email system instead of the government ones that have been hacked
Wants to regulate corporations to be fair and believes Wallstreet could work with the right laws.
Supports the work Planned Parenthood does to catch breast cancer, female cancers, provides birth control, allows women to make a decision to donate cells of their embryo for research.
Wants to be president of ALL the people
Believes All lives matter and wants racism to end
Wants a better life for future generations
Other stuff
And worst of all, believes women are equal and are smart enough to make their own health care decisions.

They'll hit her with all of that and other stuff they make up to make sure their right wing voters are aware of just how dangerous this strong women is to their country.

C_U_L8R

(45,007 posts)
2. That's no way to win the nomination
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 11:40 AM
Aug 2015

Trump (or someone else) is going to win if they don't start taking each day their out. Hillary bashing gets them nowhere.

dembotoz

(16,811 posts)
3. they need to run against each other before they run against hrc or bernie or omalley or.....
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 11:49 AM
Aug 2015

if no differentiation is made than the candidate lower in the polls might as well go home

 

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
6. instead are focused on ousting Democrats from the White House.
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 01:43 PM
Aug 2015

Uh....


isn't that for the general election?


Do they think Hillary has already won the presidency before the primaries? (a lot of Duers do!)

mac56

(17,574 posts)
7. From Monty Python:
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 02:28 PM
Aug 2015

REG: Listen. The only people we hate more than the Romans are the fucking Judean People's Front.
P.F.J.: Yeah...
JUDITH: Splitters.
P.F.J.: Splitters...
FRANCIS: And the Judean Popular People's Front.
P.F.J.: Yeah. Oh, yeah. Splitters. Splitters...
LORETTA: And the People's Front of Judea.
P.F.J.:Yeah. Splitters. Splitters...
REG: What?
LORETTA: The People's Front of Judea. Splitters.
REG: We're the People's Front of Judea!
LORETTA: Oh. I thought we were the Popular Front.
REG: People's Front! C-huh.
FRANCIS: Whatever happened to the Popular Front, Reg?
REG: He's over there.
P.F.J.: Splitter!

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