2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: It seems to me that Hillary is done [View all]w4rma
(31,700 posts)'Neocon elites are probably the likeliest faction to defect to Clinton, and what they'd want is blood-curdling aggressiveness overseas and Benjamin Netanyahu in charge of Middle East policy.'
On Wednesday, the Clinton campaign at least hinted at this approach by posting a list of people it described as "prominent activists, journalists and elected officials" in the Republican Party who have decided to reject Trump, quoting some who explicitly said they would vote for Clinton if she ends up as the Democratic nominee. A verbatim sampling from the list (which was further updated by the campaign on Thursday) follows:
Lifelong Republican, foreign policy expert Max Boot: would be vastly preferable to Trump.
Billionaire Bush-backer Mike Fernandez: If I have a choice and you can put it in bold if I have a choice between Trump and Hillary Clinton, Im choosing Hillary.
Elliott Abrams, former foreign policy advisor for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush: wont be voting for Trump
According to journalist and political commentator Sam Sacks, who spoke with D.C.-based Sputnik Radio about the same dynamic on Thursday, observers can expect to "see a lot of the neoconservatives, people who were, ironically, very close in the George W. Bush administration... coming home and supporting Clinton, who has a foreign policy record that hews pretty neoconservative."
Clinton probably won't be able to get meaningful numbers of Republican defectors. She is absolutely loathed among the Republican base and has been for years and years. Reuters says 84 percent of Republicans have an unfavorable view of Clinton, CNN has them at 85 percent. While she might get a few prominent neocons like Max Boot or Robert Kagan, they won't bring anyone over with them. And those few aside, the vast majority of the party will accommodate themselves to Trump eventually. It's happening already.
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/05/05/trump-unifier-are-hillary-clinton-and-neoconservatives-ready-join-forces
Sanders was referring to a Thursday Politico report that claimed Clintons supporters have targeted Bush family donors for funding, trying to convince them she represents their values better than presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump.
By the way, as I understand it, is now reaching out to Jeb Bushs fundraisers in order to raise money from them, and that really casts a doubt on the parts of millions of Americans, said Sanders, who currently trails Clinton in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Are you really going to stand up for the middle and working class when youre collecting millions from Jeb Bush supporters?
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/279049-sanders-hits-clinton-for-soliciting-republican-donors