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National Review editor Rich Lowry and three of twenty plus Conservatives who penned articles for “National Review Against Trump” campaign were on Thursday night’s The Kelly File on Fox.
The intent of the Conservative “intellectuals” is to convince Conservative voters that Trump does not represent Conservative values and would fold to special interests.
While many of those who boarded the National Review Against Trump campaign would deny that the effort has anything to do with the GOP establishment, an article in today’s Washington Examiner by Anna Giaritelli entitled, National Review stands athwart Trump, yells stop! points out that the campaign was born in D.C.
… Washington’s K Street and around lawmakers’ offices on Capitol Hill that an issue-sized volley against Trump would soon be announced. It would be comprised of nearly two dozen nationally renowned conservative thinkers who had come together, despite denominational differences, in opposition to a Trump White House.
Unlike many conservative movements of the past, this one did not start in the heart of the country. This one was born in Washington, D.C. by political pundits…
Political pundits, some of whom do not consider themselves puppets of the GOP establishment (at least to their base) depending on whom one asks, seems to have exposed themselves as just that.
Because of National Review’s actions, the RNC has disinvited them from partnering with NBC in the February debate.
Enter Jeb Bush who is slamming the RNC’s decision to disinvite National Review from debate.
Politico
Jeb Bush called the Republican National Committee’s decision late Thursday to split with National Review for the Feb. 25 debate “the wrong thing to do…The National Review is a cherished conservative mouthpiece,” Bush said, pointing out in a Friday morning interview with Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom” that the publication has been “consistently conservative….”
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National Review’s dump Trump campaign, as it turns out, was neither well received amongst many voters or those in the Conservative media. See tweets at bottom of post.
Pursuant to a post by Conservative Treehouse, National Review’s symposium touched a nerve with one voter who really let them have it.
… The nitpicking, intransigent, elitist ideologues, with a dismal history of backing professional losers have no idea the level of full blown red, white and blue whoop-ass they have just unleashed….
….but here’s a sample:
On Friday, the women on the couch of Fox News’, “Outnumbered” were equally outraged.
Ouch! The ladies are right. LET THE VOTERS DECIDE.
Suicide at the wishing well. https://t.co/DM6W664l36
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) January 22, 2016
"Organizations like the National Review are completely out of touch with voters & the American people in general."–@GovMikeHuckabee
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) January 22, 2016
@realDonaldTrump Just cancelled my subscription to the National Review.
I don't read rags.
— Loretta Perrone (@BellaGello) January 22, 2016
.@NRO represents the big business interest, not the people. In the past they've hit me & called me a populist.–@GovMikeHuckabee
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) January 22, 2016
NRO is takin their own poll and #TRUMPS WINNING but let's show them a landslide, GO VOTE FOR https://t.co/ptHiBuJ0Ul pic.twitter.com/zC1LLQBx8T
— Robyn (@rossr122) January 22, 2016
National Review says subliminally "we are irrelevant" – the polls show most Republicans want @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/qEX0tDjK6i
— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) January 22, 2016
All the contributors to the anti- #Trump article at "National Review" are going to be wishing they had learned a "Trade" to fall back on.
— Patrick Fornari (@FornariSense) January 22, 2016
Trump Rips Formerly Praised National Review For Edition Against Him, RNC Disinvites Them From Debate https://t.co/BaxeFN1AyK
— JT (@cbinflux) January 22, 2016
Thanks to National Review, I am no longer a Conservative. My other 2016 resolutions are to strive not to be arrogant and self-righteous.
— Jerry Volkman (@JerryVolkman) January 22, 2016
Why We Lose: National Review Launches Victorian-Era Attack On Donald Trump – Breitbart https://t.co/zSTi35sbqB
— Michael D. Coe (@Michael_D_Coe) January 22, 2016
Great respect for @NRO usually, but @RichLowry's case against Trump sounds like intellectual snobbery & little else https://t.co/GRHLVx67Mp
— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) January 22, 2016
A lot of good people, including those at NRO, have lost touch with the electorate.
Disagreement is fine but they just don't get it.
— John Nolte (@NolteNC) January 22, 2016
To the angry ppl at #NationalReview; where were your principles when #GOP failed to keep promises to defund Ocare & #PP?
@realDonaldTrump
— Bob Sakuta (@meandmorningjoe) January 22, 2016
I love NRO, they are vital to the cause. The problem isn't that they disagree, the problem is that they don't get us anymore.
— John Nolte (@NolteNC) January 22, 2016
#NationalReview didn't call out lying "conservatives" who promised "A" in campaign & did "B" once elected. Anti-#Trump edition rings hollow
— JackParMa (@JackParMa) January 22, 2016
The National Review-attempting to destroy @realDonaldTrump– has a poll😂which is back firing. https://t.co/HUTMr1zPz8 pic.twitter.com/hG9JVZyJ23
— Daniel Scavino Jr. (@DanScavino) January 23, 2016