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Title: Game Change: Jeff Sessions Endorses Trump from Stage in Alabama; Stunning Event Unites Populist, Nationalist Movement
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Breitbart
URL Source: http://www.breitbart.com/big-govern ... -populistnationalist-movement/
Published: Feb 28, 2016
Author: Matthew Boyle
Post Date: 2016-02-28 17:11:00 by cranky
Keywords: None
Views: 7123
Comments: 50
Sessions, the intellectual leader of the future of the conservative movement, has provided the brainpower behind the populist nationalist revolt against political elites that’s been emerging since at least 2013. At a warm and windy rally here with thousands present in a packed football stadium just outside Huntsville, Sessions will appear on stage with Trump to back him for president. Sessions’ endorsement provides Trump with even more legitimacy as Trump’s two remaining serious opponents—Sens. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)—attempt to undermine him in a desperate bid by the donor class to regain control of the party from populists revolting in elections around the country. Sessions backing Trump is a significant blow to both Rubio and Cruz, as now the powerful Alabamian will be putting his entire operation all in behind Trump. Sessions’ backing is the latest and highest-profile in a string of significant endorsements for Trump’s rebel campaign. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, after dropping out of the race himself despite landing significant blows on Rubio in the final debate before New Hampshire’s primaries, backed Trump this week, as did Maine Gov. Paul LePage and former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, as well as Reps. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY). But all those endorsements pale in comparison to Sessions’ backing of Trump, as the Alabamian senator is universally respected—and feared—inside the beltway in Washington. Sessions is known for his tough views on immigration and trade and has repeatedly aimed to push the Republican Party in a more populist, nationalist direction. Sessions has helped frame the movement’s views on both issues—and more, like courts and judicial nominations, law and order and police matters, and on budgetary issues and the fiscal well-being of America—while maintaining a formidable political and policy operation that his allies view as invaluable and his enemies dread. Sessions is the most highly sought-after endorsement because of his respect party-wide, and he’s been cited by Cruz especially frequently on the campaign trail. He has appeared with Cruz at events in Alabama, and with Trump in Mobile five hours south of here earlier in the cycle. He has also helped many of the GOP candidates, including Cruz and Trump, craft their policy positions and has been—alongside his numerous allies on Capitol Hill in the House and Senate—a driving force in framing the populist nationalist future of the Republican Party. “Donald, welcome to my hometown, Mobile, Alabama,” Sessions said back in September when he appeared with Trump in Mobile—while wearing a “Make America Great Again” trucker hat that Trump has popularized—not an official endorsement then. “The American people, these people, want somebody in the Presidency who stands up for them, defends their interest, and the laws and traditions of this country. We welcome you here. Thank you for the work that you’ve put into the immigration issue. I’m really impressed with your plan. I know it will make a difference. And this crowd shows a lot of people agree with that. Congratulations. Welcome, and God bless.” Sessions’ old communications director Stephen Miller joined Trump’s campaign earlier in the cycle as a senior policy adviser, and the two populists have been close before. But now it’s official with Sessions’ public endorsement of Trump. Now that Sessions has officially backed Trump for president, his enormous respect among Republican voters nationwide—and especially in Super Tuesday states like here in Alabama—and among Republicans party-wide in Washington is sure to give Trump a game-change-level boost heading into Super Tuesday and future states. If Trump wins big on Super Tuesday—he’s polling ahead of his rivals in almost every Super Tuesday state, except Cruz’s Texas—it sets him up for a significant battle to take down Rubio in Florida. Currently, Trump is polling well ahead of Rubio in the Florida senator’s home state—an embarrassment for the young first-term senator. A win by Trump over Rubio in Florida would almost certainly end the Rubio presidential campaign, as the young senator and his campaign have promised publicly they will win Florida. 
MADISON, Alabama — 2016 GOP presidential frontrunner billionaire Donald Trump will pick up the most significant endorsement any presidential candidate in the GOP can get here on Sunday: Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL).
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#13. To: cranky (#0)
maybe Sessions can tell Trump why it's a good idea to disavow the KKK . maybe Sessions will be able to tell the people of Alabama why he's endorsing a liberal. I get why Shamu Christie did . We are about to learn much about Republican officeholders who are now deciding whether to come to terms with Trump, and with the shattering of their party as a vessel of conservatism. Trump’s collaborators, like the remarkably plastic Chris Christie (“I don’t think [Trump’s] temperament is suited for [the presidency]”), will find that nothing will redeem the reputations they will ruin by placing their opportunism in the service of his demagogic cynicism and anticonstitutional authoritarianism. (George Will) https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-albatross-of-a-trump- endorsement/2016/02/28/0521c478-de54-11e5-846c-10191d1fc4ec_story.html? hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-c%3Ahomepage%2Fstory
I wasn't aware Trump ever endorsed the KKK. But what other organizations should Trump identify as unworthy of support? NAACP? Black Panthers? #BlackLiesMatter? La Raza? SPLC? Nation of Islam? JDL? Let me see your list and then we'll apply it to all candidates.
He should only deal with organizations or people that have supported him.
Trump supporters are like family in that Trump doesn't get to choose them. And he can't stop them from choosing him. As for disavowing or condemning Duke, why bother? Trump has said he has no idea who David Duke is so he really is no position to judge him let alone convict him.
Either he lied about Duke or we can believe his story that he had a bad ear plug connection. We know for a fact that he has in the past disavowed Duke . Maybe disavowing is a game ,but it is a game that must be played or risk being branded by association. If he received donations he should return them or not accept them at all if possible (like Rudy did to the Arabian shiek ). It is not hard to say that he does not accept the support of the KKK ,and every other candidate would not even question that premise .
Actually, I don't know that. The latest quote I read was Trump saying he was being asked about someone he had never heard of and he declined to comment as he had no knowledge of that subject.
I'll give you the link for when he did in 2000 . His best excuse at this point is his ear plug dodge. http://www.nytimes.com/.../quotation-of-the-day-815233.html
#37. To: tomder55 (#35)
I get this webpage: Page Unavailable The page you requested is currently being updated, or is no longer available. Wait a few moments, then press Reload or Refresh. I'll try again later.
Trump already disavowed him back in August. Who gives a shit anyway. If I was running I would welcome ALL votes. That is smart.
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#25. To: tomder55 (#13)
maybe Sessions can tell Trump why it's a good idea to disavow the KKK .
#26. To: cranky (#25)
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But what other organizations should Trump identify as unworthy of support?
#30. To: tomder55 (#26)
He should only deal with organizations or people that have supported him.
#32. To: cranky (#30)
Trump has said he has no idea who David Duke is so he really is no position to judge him let alone convict him.
#34. To: tomder55 (#32)
We know for a fact that he has in the past disavowed Duke .
#35. To: cranky (#34)
Actually, I don't know that.
Replies to Comment # 35. I'll give you the link for when he did in 2000 .
#38. To: tomder55 (#35)
His best excuse at this point is his ear plug dodge.
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