The world has been following the ELECTORAL PRIMARIES for the PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES for the REPUBLICAN AND THE DEMOCRATS as the race for the WHITE HOUSE heats up. Front runner on the Republican side Donald Trump has dominated the media as never seen before. His dominance in the polls and primary wins help him to secure a number of delegates. It seems however that the Republican ESTABLISHMENT is living their WORSE NIGHTMARE that Trump may be the NOMINEE and has made several attempts to STOP TRUMP. The "STOP TRUMP MOVEMENT" has been orchestrated by then Republican Nominee MITT ROMNEY 1 month ago in his speech to a group of university students. Senator Marco Rubio took over the baton and continued with his NEGATIVE PORTRAYAL of Trump as not a credible presidential candidate to no avail. These attempts did not stop his supporters from voting for him. The question now stands. WILL THIS OPEN LETTER STOP TRUMP FROM WINNING THOSE DELEGATES TO BECOME THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE?
An Open Letter to Trump Voters from His Top Strategist-Turned-Defector
"Even Trump’s most trusted advisors didn’t expect him
to fare this well. Almost a year ago, recruited for my public relations
and public policy expertise, I sat in Trump Tower being told that 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. It pains me to say, but he is the presidential equivalent of Sanjaya on American Idol. President
Trump would be President Sanjaya in terms of legitimacy and
authority. 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.
My support for Trump began probably like yours did.
Similar to so many other Americans, I was tired of the rhetoric in
Washington. Negativity and stubbornness were at an all-time high, and
the presidential prospects didn’t look promising.
In 2015, I fell in love with the idea of the protest
candidate who was not bought by corporations. A man who sat in a
Manhattan high-rise he had built, making waves as a straight talker with
a business background, full of successes and failures, who wanted
America to return to greatness. I was sold. Last summer, I signed on as the
Communications Director of the Make America Great Again Super PAC. It
was still early in the Trump campaign, and we hit the ground running.
His biggest competitor had more than $100 million in a Super PAC. The
Jeb Bush deep pockets looked to be the biggest obstacle we faced. We
seemed to be up against a steep challenge, especially since a big part
of the appeal of a Trump candidacy was not being influenced by PAC
money.
After the first debate, I was more anxious than ever
to support Trump. The exchange with Megyn Kelly was like manna from
heaven for a communications director. She appeared like yet another
reporter trying to kick out the guest who wasn’t invited to the party.
At the time, I felt excited for the change to the debate he could bring.
I began realizing the man really resonates with the masses and would
bring people to the process who had never participated before. That was inspiring to me. It wasn’t long before
every day I awoke to a buzzing phone and a shaking head because Trump
had said something politically incorrect the night before. I have been
around politics long enough to know that the other side will pounce on
any and every opportunity to smear a candidate. But something surprising and absolutely unexpected
happened. Every other candidate misestimated the anger and outrage of
the “silent majority” of Americans who are not a part of the liberal
elite. So with each statement came a jump in the polls. Just when I
thought we were finished, The Donald gained more popularity. I don’t think even Trump thought he would get this
far. And I don’t even know that he wanted to, which is perhaps the
scariest prospect of all. He certainly was never prepared or equipped to go
all the way to the White House, but his ego has now taken over the
driver’s seat, and nothing else matters. The Donald does not fail. The
Donald does not have any weakness. The Donald is his own biggest
enemy. A devastating terrorist attack in Pakistan targeting Christians
occurred on Easter Sunday, and Trump’s response was to tweet, “Another
radical Islamic attack, this time in Pakistan, targeting Christian women
& children. At least 67 dead, 400 injured. I alone can solve.”
Ignoring the fact that at the time Trump tweeted
this (time-stamped 4:37 p.m.) the latest news reports had already placed
the number differently at 70 dead, 300 injured, take a moment to
appreciate the ridiculous, cartoonish, almost childish arrogance of
saying that he alone can solve. Does Trump think that he is making a
cameo on Wrestlemania (yes, one of his actual credits)?
This is not how foreign policy works. For anyone.
Ever. Superhero powers where “I alone can solve” problems are not real.
They do not exist for Batman, for Superman, for Wrestlemania and
definitely not for Donald Trump. 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.
I’ll say it again: Trump never intended to be the
candidate. But his pride is too out of control to stop him now. You can
give Trump the biggest gift possible if you are a Trump supporter: stop
supporting him.
He doesn’t want the White House. He just wants to be able to say that he could have run
the White House. He’s achieved that already and then some. If there is
any question, take it from someone who was recruited to help the
candidate succeed, and initially very much wanted him to do so.
The hard truth is: Trump only cares about Trump. And
if you are one of the disaffected voters — one of the silent majority
like me — who wanted a candidate who could be your voice, I want to
speak directly to you as one of his biggest advocates and supporters.
He is not that voice. He is not your voice.
He is only Trump’s voice. Trump is about Trump. Not one of his many
wives. Not one of his many “pieces of ass.” He is, at heart, a
self-preservationist.
In fact, many people are not aware of the Trump
campaign’s internal slogan, but I will tell you. It is stolen from a
make-believe television presidency onThe West Wing where Martin
Sheen portrayed President Bartlet. The slogan on the show amongst the
idealistic group of Bartlet’s staff was “Let Bartlet Be Bartlet.”
Inside the Trump camp, the slogan became “Let Trump Be Trump.”
It is a repurposed slogan that seemed spot-on for
the candidate. He is an intelligent, charismatic man who is involved in
every aspect of his organization and would rather speak from the cuff
than read briefing notes and recite them. I, in fact, admire Trump for
this. But saying this qualifies him to be president is like saying that
Seth Rogan is suited to be president. Another extraordinary improvisor,
not an extraordinary presidential candidate.
Trump has undoubtedly lived up to the slogan, right
down to his main public-relations liaison. Rather than go for a
focus-group Washington insider, his communications person had previously
taken press calls for the Trump Organization and directed them to the
appropriate Trump child. She joked that before joining the campaign she
thought “Common Core” was a class at Equinox.
The primary problem with this? What I’ve seen the
longer I’ve helped prop him up along with the millions who are helping
Trump is that we got the slogan wrong. A more accurate internal slogan
would read, “Let Trump Help Trump.”
I don’t dismiss any single Trump constituent, which is why I believe it’s important to let you know that the candidate does.
I, too, think our country has gone off track in its
values. I, too, think that we need a dramatic change of course. But I
am, in my heart, a policy wonk and a believer in coming to the table
with necessary knowledge for leading the free world.
The man does not know policy, nor does he have the
humility to admit what he does not know — the most frightening position
of all.
I remember watching the second Trump debate and thinking, After this, he is going to have to start hammering it home on policy; the country needs substance to make an informed decision.
I wished for it six months ago and am still waiting
for it today. He had an opportunity after the terror attacks in Belgium
and instead he used the opportunity to talk about closing the borders
and what a mess that country had become. I was appalled that he offered
no condolences or words of support; he merely gave his “build a wall”
stump speech and talked about his greatness. I felt sad for him at that moment. And now, with the latest horrifying terror attack in Pakistan, my sadness has turned into anger. I consider myself a part of the silent majority that
led to Trump’s rise, which is why I want you to know that I am with you
— I wanted Trump to be real, too.
He is not. He even says so himself. His misogyny? That’s the character.
His presidential candidacy? That’s a character, too. The problem with characters is they are the stuff of soap operas and sitcoms and reality competitions — not political legacies.
Trump made me believe. Until I woke up. And
he has no problem abusing your support the same way he cheated
hard-working men and women out of millions of dollars, for which he is
now being sued.
I came into this eager to support a savvy
businessman who received little outside funding. I loved Trump’s
outsider status. But a year has now passed since I was first approached
to become part of Team Trump.
While the pundits pontificated about what type of PR
stunt Trump had up his billion-dollar sleeves, I met with people who
convinced me he was serious about changing the political conversation. I
wanted to raise millions for him. I wanted to contribute to millions of
votes.
And as part of that support, 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. The decision to close the Super PAC was part of that
devotion to his message of outsider change.
But something was shifting.
Without intending to do so, I began to hear and
evaluate him more critically and skeptically as a member of the voting
public rather than a communications person charged with protecting his
positions.
I no longer felt that he was the leader the country
was looking for, and I found myself longing — aching, really — for
policy substance that went beyond building a wall and making Mexico pay
for it. What were once bold — although controversial — statements now
seemed to be attempts to please the crowds, not direction to lead this
country to a better place. I began to realize his arrogance and
isolation had taken over and were now controlling his message. And here’s what he tapped into: the unprecedented, unbelievable anger.
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.
Unfortunately, the more vitriolic Trump has become,
the more the people responded to him. That drove him to push the
boundaries further and further. I also started seeing a trend of incompetence and deniability. When there was a tweet that contained an error, he
would blame it on an intern; when there was a photo containing a World
War II Nazi Germany background, he would blame it on an intern; when he
answered questions in an overtly controversial fashion, he would claim
that he did not properly hear the question. He refused to take
responsibility for his actions while frequently demanding apologies from
others.
Imagine Trump wronged you, even in the smallest
possible way. He would go to the grave denying he had ever done anything
wrong to you — ever. Trump acts as if he’s a fictional character. But like Hercules, Donald Trump is a work of fiction. No matter how many times he repeats it, Trump would
not be the “best” at being a president, being in shape, fighting
terrorism, selling steaks, and whatever other “best” claim he has made
in the last 15 minutes.
He would be the best at something, though. He is the best at looking out for Donald Trump — at all costs.
Don’t let our country pay that price."
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