Subject: Re: Beltway Insiders
From: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
To: "Alexander S. Mackler" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Eric Schwerin" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 13:07:18 -0400

It really is a beautiful thing to watch. I just wish Trump was a little smarter - all he had to say was "I'm an entertainer on outrageous show in which we say outrageous things- just like you Megan."

RHB
202.333.1880

> On Aug 8, 2015, at 12:33 PM, Alexander S. Mackler <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
> So awesome. 
> 
> 
> ASM
> 
>> On Aug 8, 2015, at 11:44 AM, Eric Schwerin <[email-masked]> wrote:
>> 
>> I can't help it.  It is fun to watch.  And at the end of the day whatever happens it can't be good for the GOP brand.  Love this statement.  And I have to say love that he's calling out Erick Erickson's hypocrisy.  
>> 
>> Trump Responds to Being Disinvited from Event
>> August 8, 2015By Taegan Goddard13 Comments
>> Donald Trump’s campaign released a statement in response to being disinvited from Erick Erickson’s RedState event over comments made by Trump about Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly:
>> 
>> Mr. Trump made Megyn Kelly look really bad — she was a mess with her anger and totally caught off guard. Mr. Trump said “blood was coming out of her eyes and whatever” meaning nose, but wanted to move on to more important topics. Only a deviant would think anything else. This related to the debate, which because of Mr. Trump had 24 million viewers — the biggest in cable news history. According to TIME, Newsmax, Drudge Report, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Hill and many others, Mr. Trump won the debate.
>> 
>> By the way, the guy (Erick Erickson) who made the decision about RedState called Supreme Court Justice David Souter a “goat [expletive] child molester” and First Lady Michelle Obama a “Marxist Harpy.” He was forced to make a humbling apology.
>> 
>> Also, not only is Erick a total loser, he has a history of supporting establishment losers in failed campaigns so it is an honor to be uninvited from his event. Mr. Trump is an outsider and does not fit his agenda.
>> 
>> Many of the 900 people that wanted to hear Mr. Trump speak tonight have been calling and emailing—they are very angry at Erickson and the others that are trying to be so politically correct. To them Mr. Trump says, “We will catch you at another time soon.”
>> That has to be one of the most remarkable statements ever issued by a presidential campaign.
>> 
>> 
>> Eric D. Schwerin
>> [email-masked]
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Aug 8, 2015, at 11:23 AM, Hunter Biden <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Also why does anyone really care? HERMAN CAIN led in GOP polls this time four years ago! 
>>> 
>>> RHB
>>> 202.333.1880
>>> 
>>>> On Aug 8, 2015, at 11:13 AM, Alexander S. Mackler <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Amazing. Though even I think the comments about Megyn Kelly may be the beginning of the end for Trump. Can't go after Ailes' princess. 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ASM
>>>> 
>>>>> On Aug 8, 2015, at 9:22 AM, Eric Schwerin <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> If this doesn't prove that Beltway insiders don't know what they are talking about and have no understanding of the GOP base I don't know what does. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Republicans Think Carson Did the Best
>>>>> 
>>>>> August 8, 2015By Taegan Goddard7 Comments
>>>>> A new Gravis Marketing poll finds more Republicans thought Ben Carson did the best at the first GOP debate this week with 22% saying he won, followed by Donald Trump at 19%, Marco Rubio at 13%, Jeb Bush at 10%, Mike Huckabee at 9%, John Kasich at 8%, Ted Cruz at 7%, Scott Walker at 7%, Rand Paul at 3% and Chris Christie at 2%.
>>>>> 
>>>>> THE POLITICO CAUCUS
>>>>> GOP insiders: Donald Trump is biggest loser
>>>>> Insiders thought it was a rough debate night for the billionaire businessman and rated Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio as the winners.
>>>>> By KATIE GLUECK 8/7/15 4:36 AM EDT
>>>>> 
>>>>> POLITICO Illustration / AP Photo
>>>>> 2669 Shares520 SharesGoogle +EmailCommentPrint
>>>>> Donald Trump’s first presidential debate was a disaster.
>>>>> 
>>>>> That’s the assessment of Republican insiders in this week’s POLITICO Caucus, our weekly bipartisan survey of the top strategists, activists and operatives in Iowa and New Hampshire. They offered their reactions immediately after watching Thursday’s 9 p.m. prime-time debate in Cleveland.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Story Continued Below
>>>>> 
>>>>> Forty-four percent called the controversial real estate mogul the biggest loser of the evening, critiquing everything from his refusal to rule out a third party run, to perceived misogynistic comments to his acceptance of single-payer health care in other countries.
>>>>> 
>>>>> “Trump is an egomaniacal thug and everyone who never watched The Apprentice now knows that, too,” an Iowa Republican charged.
>>>>> 
>>>>> “What was his worst response: third party, chauvinism, single-payer, or bankruptcies?” railed a New Hampshire Republican, who like all participants was granted anonymity in order to speak freely. “His limited number of supporters can’t look the other way on this stuff forever.”
>>>>> 
>>>>> “Trump came across as peevish in his refusal to support the victor of the primary process,” said another New Hampshire Republican. “As a Republican I was proud of all the candidates on the platform with the exception of Trump.”
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> ALSO ON POLITICO
>>>>> The GOP debate: 7 takeaways
>>>>> GLENN THRUSH
>>>>> Trump, who went into the debate as the highest-polling candidate in the field, has dominated headlines for weeks, sucking up oxygen from other candidates and forcing fellow presidential hopefuls to take positions on some of his more controversial statements concerning issues such as illegal immigration.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Democrats have reveled at the unsettling effect Trump has had on the GOP field, and sought to equate his views with those of the Republican Party. So it was perhaps not surprising that more than a third of the Democrats who are POLITICO Caucus participants named him as the winner of the debate, noting that he was the center of attention in every respect— given his rank in the polls, he even stood at the center podium.
>>>>> 
>>>>> “This was supposed to be the debate where the Trump was pushed out, instead he got more air time, more often got the last line, and was the most entertaining person on stage,” gloated a New Hampshire Democrat, who like all participants responded through an online survey. “Tomorrow he will be the candidate every American is talking about. And years from now the 2016 election will be remembered as the start of Hillary Clinton’s first term and that time Donald Trump owned the GOP debates.”
>>>>> 
>>>>> Among Republican insiders, Trump’s refusal to rule out a third-party candidacy left a bad impression, raising questions about his commitment to the party and its conservative principles.
>>>>> 
>>>>> “Not committing to support the eventual nominee should send chills through the GOP,” an Iowa Republican warned.
>>>>> 
>>>>> “He proved many folks’ worries that he’s all about himself and not the conservative cause when he didn’t close the door on a 3rd party run,” said another Iowa Republican.
>>>>> 
>>>>> For some Democrats, the distaste was too much to bear, even if many separately thought his rise in the polls might benefit Hillary Clinton.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> ALSO ON POLITICO
>>>>> Dems get their 'food fight'
>>>>> GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI
>>>>> “Finally they put Donald Trump into context and his ignorance became glaringly apparent…frankly I had to run out of the room every time he opened his mouth,” a New Hampshire Democrat said.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/politico-caucus-republican-debate-donald-trump-biggest-loser-121146.html#ixzz3iEI88IzS
>>>>> 
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>>>>> Eric D. Schwerin
>>>>> [email-masked]
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhon