Former Trump Super PAC Director Writes Open Letter Explaining Why She’s Quitting Trump

[Turborama]

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Source: Slate

The former director of a pro-Donald Trump Super PAC officially defected from Team Trump on Monday with an essay on xoJane about how she lost faith in her candidate of choice. Stephanie Cegielski, a strategist and communications specialist, says she was brought in to run the Make America Great Again Super PAC last summer, but ultimately came to realize what everyone who hasn’t fallen under the Trump spell could sniff from the very beginning: Trump is wholly unprepared to be president and is only out for himself.

Cegielski paints a picture of a campaign and candidate that began with modest aspirations of hitting double digits in support, but later caught fire and began to believe its own hype. Here’s a sampling of what Cegielski has to say:

Even Trump's most trusted advisors didn’t expect him to fare this well … the goal was to get The Donald to poll in double digits and come in second in delegate count. That was it. The Trump camp would have been satisfied to see him polling at 12% and taking second place to a candidate who might hold 50%. His candidacy was a protest candidacy … And I am now taking full responsibility for helping create this monster — and reaching out directly to those voters who, like me, wanted Trump to be the real deal …

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What was once Trump’s desire to rank second place to send a message to America and to increase his power as a businessman has nightmarishly morphed into a charade that is poised to do irreparable damage to this country if we do not stop this campaign in its tracks


Read more: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/03/28/trump_super_pac_director_stephanie_cegielski_writes_letter_on_why_she_s.html

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Original OP....

Trump’s Top Strategist Just Quit And Wrote This Brutal Open Letter To Trump Voters

One of Donald Trump’s top campaign strategists, former communications director Stephanie Cegielski, has resigned from his campaign in protest of Trump’s ridiculous statement that “only he can solve” the bombing in Pakistan (whatever that might mean). She has penned a devastating open letter to his supporters, explaining to us why she originally supported Trump, and how his excess and dishonesty turned her against him. She issues a stark warning to Trump supporters that the supposed “authenticity” of Trump is nothing but smoke and mirrors, a soap opera character – and that at the end of the day, Donald Trump only cares about himself. A brutal denunciation of Trump as both a candidate and a person, it might be the most complete evisceration of the orange-haired rabble-rouser yet written.

It will be interesting to see if Donald Trump’s supporters will be able to dismiss this evisceration so easily. They can’t cry “liberal media” or establishment bias – this comes from inside his own camp, the people who know him better than any of his supporters. It’s also a significant indication that Trump’s own advisers are becoming increasingly tired of his racist antics and his utter refusal to formulate any kind of substantial policy proposals. They recognize that he is utterly unprepared for the presidency and has no desire to change that.

Much more: http://occupydemocrats.com/2016/03/28/trumps-top-strategist-just-quit-wrote-brutal-open-letter-trump-voters/

[hobbit709]

1. "and that at the end of the day, Donald Trump only cares about himself"-No Shit Sherlock.

Anyone with half a brain could see that on day 1.

[Cosmocat]

7. right?

I know a LOT of people who have bought in, and I just have to tread carefully around it ...

[Roland99]

12. Yeah...took her this long to realize it?

Piss-poor judgment skills on her part.

[Silver_Witch]

40. Money blinds!!!.!

And this should shame this woman to no end. But it doesn't not! Greed has no shame!

[Sunlei]

2. Republicans built their man Trump because of hire$ like Stephanie the 'disgruntled employee'

[NewJeffCT]

13. and, he'll just write off her claims

as another disgruntled employee of his trying to make a buck by selling her story. It's the Republican Way.

[Sunlei]

17. probably 1000s more sending Trump resumes asking for the job. Sure the position pays very well.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Like I said in another thread: Trump is An Empty Suit. . nt

[Fast Walker 52]

4. isn't that special... on the one hand, nice to see her coming to grips with reality

on the other hand, BWAHHHAHAHA, you're an idiot for falling for his bullshit for even a second!

[CTyankee]

64. I fell for the bullshit of John Edwards because I wanted so badly to believe he was really

interested in helping the poor. By the time he was forced to admit that Reile's baby was fathered by HIM, I was gagging just thinking about the whole thing. I kicked myself a LOT and swore I'd never be taken for another ride by a politician.

Of course, I didn't believe Bill had anything to do with Monica too...for a while...

[Fast Walker 52]

67. yeah... I know. I wanted to believe in Obama, and I want to believe in Bernie

I still have hope for Bernie.

But I bet even if he gets elected, he will never be what we expect...

[CTyankee]

69. I adore Bernie...but you may be right. We are hopeless, cockeyed optimists...

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. This is incorrect. She has not 'just quit' from anything; she was in a SuperPAC that folded in Oct

She was not his 'campaign strategist'. She was "the Communications Director of the Make America Great Again Super PAC"; she says "in October, I supported the internal decision to close the Super PAC in order to position him as the quintessential non-politician. I still supported him with great passion after that". Since then, she has gradually decided he's a jerk etc.

[Botany]

6. Trump has been a con man his whole life

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/25/us/politics/in-renovation-of-golf-club-donald-trump-also-dressed-up-history.html?_r=0

[Cosmocat]

8. Wont matter one bit - he is one huge ass orange stupid magnet

and unfortunately there is a LOT of stupid in this country to attract to him ..

[scottie10]

9. Huge ass orange stupid magnet

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Colorful description. Unfortunately, you're right. However, I have a lot of Republican family members who see him for what he is. Maybe a lot of others do too.

[Cosmocat]

53. Me, too

I suspect if he were to get the nomination some would gag and vote him instead of Hillary, presumably.

But, I do know some pretty devout Rs who won't vote for him.

That said, I am becoming more and more confident they will take it from him at the convention - this discussion is almost assuredly going to be about Ted Cruz come August.

[Myrina]

10. ....he'll frame her as "just another disgruntled former employee ... "

... you know, one of those 'silly women' with 'blood coming out of her ... whatever' ...

[In_The_Wind]

11. yup

[nxylas]

14. My thoughts exactly

"They won't be able to dismiss this"...what a crock.

[Cassiopeia]

15. Now, if the RNC and the media are serious about stopping the monster they've created

they will start giving this woman wall to wall coverage on every network.

Anything less means they are quite pleased with their pick.

[Botany]

16. Les Moonves: Trump's run is 'damn good for CBS'

http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/02/les-moonves-trump-cbs-220001

[Island Deac]

18. Why

do you dis Sanjaya in this manner? At least he was semi-real.

[alfredo]

19. knr

[Gregorian]

20. Have they found a limit to their madness? Do republicans actually have a conscience?

No way they're going to stop their ignorance and hate. This is just a moment of clarity.

This too shall pass.

[pangaia]

21. And it took this idiot woman HOW LONG to realize all this?

Well, I guess better late than never.



It's not unlike ................................................. IRAQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NJCher]

28. yessirree jim bob

Bernie just wants to hurt Hillary and destroy the Democrat party then retreat to Vermont and carry on life as usual.

Yeah, all that stuff about the bankers and taking back the country from corporations is just for show. Never mind that he's been doing it all his life: he was preparing for his one great moment in life, to "hurt" Hillary and destroy the Democratic party.




Cher

[truebluegreen]

32. +a brazillion

[JudyM]

30. You are the Great Oracle, let us bow to your prescient wisdom.

I can tell you for a fact that while Bernie did not expect to pick up such a great following, he absolutely is prepared to lead this country and is running his campaign accordingly.

[FighttheFuture]

63. Exactly!!!

[Silver_Witch]

41. Really?

You have nerve to call out Bernie as being the same as Trump?

Blinded by greed! Blinded indeed.

[Earth Bound Misfit]

51. Democrat Party??? n/t

[FighttheFuture]

62. You're half right.... let's see if you can figure out which half...

[turbinetree]

23. Epiphany................................

[Orrex]

24. Has he sued her yet?

[C Moon]

25. "Excess and dishonesty" "Smoke and mirrors" "Only cares about himself"

That sounds like a Republican politician to me.
That's how the GOP survives: lies, deceit.
How else are they going to get more than 1% of the vote?

Cegielski is surprised by this? I wouldn't be surprised if she was paid or awarded handsomely to do resign and make that statement.

[MariaThinks]

26. kick

[hamsterjill]

27. Yeah, I guess better late than never, but can't anyone with a brain see Trump is a fake?

It blows my mind that in 2016 there are still women (I'm not speaking as to this author) who will defend someone like Trump for calling other women "pieces of ass". THAT should be enough right there to let the world know he's a self-centered, spoiled rich jerk who's perfected the art of being a bully.

[rurallib]

29. Why she or anyone else would ever think any billionaire would have the best interest

of someone besides themselves at heart is beyond me.

Billionaires didn't get to be billionaires by caring about anyone else.
Especially Trump. Anyone who even had a cursory knowledge of Trump before his candidacy (most of America) should have known he was an asshole who only did anything for money or his own pleasure.

[NoMoreRepugs]

31. put me in the COLUMN of 'wont make a bit of difference to the Trumpites' --

they are not that different than the Rash Limpballs followers - they believe what they hear.....PERIOD

[CTyankee]

65. No, I think this will turn some (not all) away, but the bad news is just pondering who

they might turn TO! I guess Ted Cruz gets the benefit here...

Ugh. The GOP has done fucked themselves...

[valerief]

33. You can say the following about any .01%er.

Because we are all angry — and we all have a right to be. But Trump is not our champion. He would stab any one of his supporters in the back if it earned him a cent more in his pocket.

Because they'd share their wealth if their only concern wasn't always to accumulate just a little more.

[mannysquad]

34. snapper

I am a democratic so I think donalr tump ain't going to wan

[Firestorm49]

35. Is This Real?

There is something in this article that doesn't work for me. I don't know exactly why, but this article reads more like an ill played Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell GOP release against Trump. If the article is true, I will expect to see coverage by national media, as it's a fairly significant change of heart from a supposed high ranking member within the Trump team. I don't know, it just seems sour to me. As much as I would like to believe it, there seems to be falseness as to how it comes across. It's too contrived, to " talking point" specific.
Am I nuts or does anybody else smell bullshit in the piece?

[MrMickeysMom]

36. What kind of a policy analyst didn't research the background of the subject in question now? ...

... Before jumping on board???

Assuming the rest of that "silent majority" knows how to read, her point will go right over their empty heads... in one ear and out the other.

I shed no tears for this "policy wonk". These people create who they are.

Of course, I'm skeptical at best... She could simply be trying to trump up more hatred.

[Cary]

44. I agree with shedding no tears for her

But where is she remiss in her message?

If I agree with what she wrote, is that some kind of endorsement of her? Obviously if she believed in him she is short a quart of oil, but I have to give her credit for what seems like an honest assessment.

[MrMickeysMom]

49. Your description "short a quart of oil" is exactly why "policy wonk" is a non-starter...

She'd have to have a little more knowledge about policy in her experience to not see this coming with getting behind Drumpf.

She's either a poser (no real experience) or a true believer, which poorly prepared her for that work, as well.

She's about as unbelievable as all the rest of those mercenaries and fascists. She may be sadder and wiser, but in my view, she never had the resume to be a policy wonk, which is how she referred to herself.

At least we agree about shedding no tears for her. But, be honest... How do you think the Drumpf followers will react? They have no respect for themselves, so she'll go under that bus now, won't she?

Too late for her to have come to a conclusion she should have made already as a "policy wonk".

[Cary]

50. Let's be honest

As I said (I will take the liberty to expand this a little) any supporter of Trump is short a quart of oil. They will never respond to reason. He will get his 40% of his stupid 40% party. That's it.

So why am I supposed to worry one iota about that 40% of 40%? Half the population has an IQ under 100.

There is too much of this nonsense here at DU; too many people pretend that the margins matter. Marginal people, by definition, don't matter. We have only logic and reason, at the end of the day. This lady isn't testifying in a court of law, she is stating an opinion which appears to me to be sound. I really don't give a rat's butt about her. She, herself, is irrelevant.

[MrMickeysMom]

54. The opinion is a sound one, true...

Too bad it will likely ring HOLLOW, and therefore, not make a dent in all those Americans that don't concern you.

[Cary]

55. Nothing will dent those who will not be swayed by reason

Do you get that concept? If nothing will sway them, if God Herself would tell them and it would not matter, then it is illogical and irrelevant to be concerned.

Have you ever heard the phrase "choose your battles wisely?" You speak here as if that's a bad thing. It isn't.

[MrMickeysMom]

56. I get it.

[nruthie]

37. So many words....

Just to try to say you were ignorant.

[AlbertCat]

38. They recognize that he is utterly unprepared for the presidency and has no desire to change that.

They were fine with that when Dubya was running.... and indeed president. What's the prob now?


the supposed “authenticity” of Trump is nothing but smoke and mirrors, a soap opera character – and that at the end of the day, Donald Trump only cares about himself.

Uh..... I think my cat figured that out years ago. Who are these clueless people???

I think someone thought they'd get more $$$ and clout, but are now seeing that might not happen.

[Renew Deal]

39. I read it. She didn't work for him

She worked for an unaffiliated super-pac

[Cary]

42. What's your point?

I read it too, and I have a hard time finding fault with it.

[Renew Deal]

43. "Trump’s Top Strategist" is not true

And she didn't "just quit". The PAC shut down in October

[Cary]

45. Okay so you think we should just ignore her?

[Renew Deal]

46. That's your choice

Two important facts are exagerated.

[mopinko]

47. well, we should take it w a grain of salt.

as true as it rings, it is a half truth. and believing it only adds fuel to the trump fire.
i posted it on fb and got my ass handed to me by a friend (really) who is a trump humper. (very long story.)

[muriel_volestrangler]

58. Just don't see this as important news. It won't change anything.

Someone who was in the Trump camp now thinks he's unsuitable to be president. It's not as if we'd heard of her before. I can't see this is something you can forward to anyone and change their mind with.

[brush]

48. So let me get this straignt. She last worked for Trump's super PAC in October?

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This is almost April. So she's been out of a job for 5 months? Her severance must be running out and she needs to make something happen. Thus, this article, which I'm sure made some bucks, could be expanded into a book, and who knows what after that, interivews, a movie, a play. Just think of it, "The Rise and Fall of the orange Donald". She's got the attention now she was seeking, especially with that photo of her tearing up the Trump campaign sigh. Let's see where this takes her.

The article was quite entertaining and further revealed Trump's yu-u-u-u-u-ge ego, and at the same time his lack of any real policy and his total unpreparedness for the presidency.

Most of us here knew that from the jump yet there are many posters here on this very board that go on and on about how if their candidate doesn't get the dem nomination they will stay home or vote 3rd party and get their revenge with Trump will become president, as if this preening, megalomaniacal, out-of-his-depth, woman-hating, racist con man can beat Clinton, or Sanders for that matter.

Maybe this OP will tamp down some of that foolishness as we watch yet another repug, clown car occupant flounder and meet his comeuppance.

[Cary]

57. Some undoubtedly stand with Susan Sarandon's nonsense

They believe that Trump will bring about their "revolution."

Ha!

[Kelvin Mace]

52. I wondered how some could be so naive

and then I ran across the sentence where she thinks Seth Rogan is talented, and then I was not surprised someone so puerile as Trump would hold her spellbound.

[Omaha Steve]

59. Unlocking

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[Turborama]

61. Thanks

[Omaha Steve]

60. Kick for the unlock

[Skittles]

66. with all due respect

I question the intellect of anyone who cannot see through Trump immediately

[Zira]

68. Count down to Trumps sexist attack on her.