Oh, gee, I wonder if they could have done anything to help them survive.

FreedomWorks, once influential conservative group, blames Trump after announcing it’s shutting down

FreedomWorks, the once influential conservative group that helped spur the tea party movement, is reportedly shutting its doors and blaming the influence of Donald Trump for its demise.

FreedomWorks President Adam Brandon told Politico in an exclusive interview published Wednesday that the group has dissolved, "effective immediately." Wednesday marked the last day for the organization’s roughly two dozen staff members.

Fox News Digital has reached out to multiple members, including Brandon, but the outlet reported that FreedomWorks’ board of directors had voted unanimously to shut down immediately.

The group laid off just under half of its staff last year, and its revenue has plummeted by almost as much since 2022, according to the report.

Brandon said the ideological upheaval of the Trump era ultimately led to FreedomWorks’ demise. He said Trump’s rise created a rift between libertarian-leaning conservatives and the MAGA-style populism of Trump supporters.

"A lot of our base aged, and so the new activists that have come in [with] Trump, they tend to be much more populist," Brandon told the outlet. "So, you look at the base that just kind of shifted."

The shift, he said, was seen even in FreedomWorks’ own members, which divided into MAGA and "Never Trump factions."

This impacted the group’s ability to raise money, noting that donors are increasingly asking: "What are you doing for Trump today?" Still, others complained that the group was doing too much to help the former president, putting Brandon in an impossible position.

"[W]e’re not for or against Trump," said FreedomWorks’ board member Paul Beckner, according to Politico. "We’re for Trump if he’s doing what we agree with, and we’re against if he’s not. And I think we’ve seen an erosion of conservative donors."

Brandon said he has his eyes set on launching a new libertarian-leaning organization focused on politically independent millennials and Gen Z’ers.

^^^ Well....Bye! What Trump has been doing is for America, and if you can't see that, then you're fucking idiots.

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President Adam Brandon

They are fucking idiots! And I think his name had a lot to do with it too.

Let's go Brandon!

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This impacted the group’s ability to raise money, noting that donors are increasingly asking: "What are you doing for Trump today?" Still, others complained that the group was doing too much to help the former president, putting Brandon in an impossible position.

These are what those who are paying attention would call clues...Clearly 'Brandon' and his Board of Directors had none!

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
It means nothing and is completely irrelevant.

And the only way this election is close is via massive voter fraud and election interference.

or illegals being allowed to vote

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Originally posted by BigSwede:
Some TDS mess I came across. These people are going to need straight jackets if Trump wins

https://www.reddit.com/r/Boome...boomers_you_know_in/

Ummm... I couldn't stomach reading that, especially the comments section! My only consolation is there is a special place in hell for each one of them!!! Despicable, low-life, mother******* pieces of shit...

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Originally posted by nhtagmember:
So if it is confirmed that Daniels was blackmailing Trump, why isn’t she being charged?

Because she isn't running for president!

My sentiments also. I scrolled through a number of comments just to see if there were one or two "moderate", or at least balanced, inputs. Went through a page and didn't see any beacons of sanity, just a lot of irrational hate.

Although crooked politicians are aggravating, they are not nearly so as the people with the mindset of what I saw in those posts because they are the people we meet in everyday life. It's disturbing to know there are so many unhinged individuals out there that we come into contact with on a daily basis.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Fed161:
So based on what I hear and read, and the anecdotes I hear, I think it's going to be close. /QUOTE]
And based on what I hear, see and read, and the anecdotes I hear not only about Trump, but about Biden, yes, IMO Trump will win big. The following map perfectly exhibits my opinion of what he can achieve in November.



Contrary to other people's opinion, it is not Trump who is unelectable- Biden has this in spades. Abortion will not be an issue, the only two that will matter to voters are the Biden economy and the illegal invaders at the border, everything else will pale in comparison. And those who would place abortion above the two issues have already made up their minds. And as far as MTG being a detriment on the Republicans; most voters have zero clue who she is and don't give a shit. Most voters would not even know who the Speaker of the House is.

Ha ha. Fucking clowns.

Trump New York trial: Karen McDougal won’t take stand after Stormy Daniels testimony

A lawyer for President Donald Trump announced Thursday afternoon that prosecutors no longer plan to bring Playboy model Karen McDougal to testify at his New York criminal hush money trial after two days of testimony from porn star Stormy Daniels.

Trump lawyer Todd Blanche said in court that “we have been informed the People no longer intend to call Karen McDougal as a witness,” according to reports from the trial. It is not immediately clear why prosecutors with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office decided not to bring McDougal to the witness stand.

The decision comes after some legal pundits suggested Daniels’s testimony may have damaged the prosecutors’ case, which aims to show Trump conspired to pay her hush money with the intent of advancing his 2016 campaign.

Daniels’s testimony mostly dealt with salacious claims of a sexual encounter she said she had with Trump at a Lake Tahoe resort in 2006, an incident the former president has denied.

Last week, McDougal posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, an image of herself sitting in her bathtub with the book Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow situated between a wine glass and a lit candle. Bragg has called Trump’s alleged efforts to pay tabloid publishers to silence damaging stories about him a “catch-and-kill” scheme that was meant to influence the 2016 campaign.

While former Trump attorney Michael Cohen‘s $130,000 payment to Daniels serves as the case’s primary focus, prosecutors have described two other deals involving Trump, including one with McDougal and another with a former Trump Tower doorman, who created a fake story that the then-presidential candidate had fathered a child out of wedlock.

Blanche’s announcement that McDougal would no longer take the stand comes as the defense is asking both for a mistrial and that Trump be allowed to respond to Daniels’s comments about him in court.

Judge Juan Merchan will have to decide whether to grant a mistrial or to allow Trump to respond, given his gag order prevents him from talking about witnesses. Merchan previously declined Trump’s first mistrial request on Tuesday.

HA!

Joey D
5/6/24

Actual Collusion? Missouri AG Accuses Biden DOJ Of Coordinating With Trump Prosecutors

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request on Thursday as part of a probe into whether the Biden DOJ coordinated with Trump prosecutors.

"The investigations and subsequent prosecutions of former President Donald J. Trump appear to have been conducted in coordination with the United States Department of Justice," Baily posted in a lengthy thread on X.

"This is demonstrated by the move of the third-highest ranking member of the Department of Justice, Matthew Colangelo, to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in order to prosecute President Trump in December 2022," Baily continues.

What's more, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg worked hand-in-hand with NY Attorney General Letitia James in pursuing civil litigation against Trump, which he used to campaign on.

https://twitter.com/AGAndrewBa...ng-trump-prosecutors



As Fox News reports further;

Bailey argues that Bragg’s decision to bring the prosecution "despite its transparent weakness has nonetheless had the effect of keeping former President Trump off the campaign trail, which President Biden has bragged about."

He cites a post on X from the official Biden-Harris campaign on April 24, which says, "While Trump is stuck in court, President Biden is keeping a very robust schedule of campaign events. He’s been to Pennsylvania to talk about the economy, Virginia to talk about clean energy, and Florida to talk about abortion."

Baily is seeking all communications, including documents, calendar appointments, meeting minutes and agendas related to Colangelo's move to work in Bragg's office - as well as similar communications between Bragg and NY AG Leticia James and Fulton County DA Fani Willis.

https://www.zerohedge.com/poli...ng-trump-prosecutors

Seen Flying over NYC

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Actual Collusion? Missouri AG Accuses Biden DOJ Of Coordinating With Trump Prosecutors

Umm really? This might actually be happening? For crissakes they are actually that far behind the curve that this is just now dawning on them that this is a real thing? What stupid fucking reporting. Things like this are just assumed anymore right?? They are to me anyhow. Talking with a friend earlier today. We spoke about all the congressional hearings over the years where Trey Gowdy, Jim Jordan, Elise Stefanik, and now and again Lindsay Graham would nail someones ass to the wall about lying before congress or falsifying documents or exposing them in some other way. What has ever become of any of it?? Not a damn thing it's all for our consumption.

I think Maria is did a pretty good job of explaining the way people are feeling. All these congress critter do is make noise, then the problem fades away with no solution.

Especially Lindsay Graham with his "we're going to get to the bottom of this" grandstanding TV appearances. We never hear another word about whatever the subject was and we just move on to the next.