The Briefing Room
General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: libertybele on August 14, 2019, 11:46:25 pm
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Former Republican congressman warns Trump a 'storm' is coming
Former South Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Sanford, who is considering mounting a challenge to President Donald Trump in 2020, warns of a looming financial crisis for America if the country doesn't try tackling its mounting debt.
"There's a big storm coming," Sanford says in a campaign style video released Monday, adding that America is "in the most precarious financial position" and "not dealing with it could crush our economy, it could wipe out whatever we've saved, it could even destroy our republic."
The former congressman has been privately considering whether to run since leaving office in January. Sanford's presidential bid would be a long shot against Trump, who has 88% of approval among Republican voters...........
..............He suggested that South Carolina voters are weary of "the bully in the schoolyard routine" from Trump.
"So I think something is afoot both on the financial front and frankly on the tone and tenor front," he told CNN.
On Tuesday, Sanford paid a visit to the early voting state of New Hampshire as he considers whether to launch a 2020 challenge against Trump, according to The Post and Courier.
Ahead of his visit, Sanford told the newspaper that he will be "quietly having meetings" with people he trusts to provide honest feedback about a path forward.
In his campaign video, Sanford argues that no one in Washington is talking about debt, deficit or government spending. ............
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/14/politics/mark-sanford-trump-2020-campaign/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/14/politics/mark-sanford-trump-2020-campaign/index.html)
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Sanford. :yawn2:
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Sanford. :yawn2:
I think it's much too late for anyone to launch a serious campaign challenge against Trump. Sanford, however does have a valid point regarding the ever rapidly skyrocketing, out of control deficit. It is a problem. It is a problem that I think is way beyond fixing.
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I think it's much too late for anyone to launch a serious campaign challenge against Trump. Sanford, however does have a valid point regarding the ever rapidly skyrocketing, out of control deficit. It is a problem. It is a problem that I think is way beyond fixing.
Maybe it occurred to him on a trail in Appalachia?
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He is the epitome, of the GOPe #nevertrump wing of the party.
Flake, Amash, Kasich, Weld, etc.
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He's right, but he's still Mark Sanford.