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Trump Ally Says It Would ‘Take a Miracle’ to Win

October 18, 2016 · 5:02 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Ed Rollins, the chair of a pro-Donald Trump super PAC, said it will take a miracle for the Republican nominee to win the election, CNN reports.

Said Rollins: “If somehow Trump pulls a miracle comeback here, which would take a miracle at this point, then obviously it’s his party, he can do what he wants with it. If not, I think we begin from ground zero and with lots of different factions and lots of different candidates.”

2016 Campaign Donald Trump, Ed Rollins

Gingrich Lobbying to be Trump’s Running Mate

May 23, 2016 · 12:43 pm ET · 109 Comments

Newt Gingrich “has, in effect, launched his own campaign” to become Donald Trump’s running mate, National Review reports.

Said Trump super PAC operative Ed Rollins: “I think Newt is lobbying to be the vice president, and I think their people are paying a lot of attention to him.”

He added: “It’d be a ticket with six former wives, kind of like a Henry VIII thing. They certainly understand women.”

2016 Campaign Donald Trump, Ed Rollins, Newt Gingrich

Rollins Joins Team Trump

May 3, 2016 · 4:52 pm ET · 24 Comments

Ed Rollins, one of the longest-serving Republican presidential campaign strategists, is joining a pro-Donald Trump super PAC, Politico reports.

“In an interview, Rollins — who managed Ronald Reagan’s 1984 campaign and played leading roles for Jack Kemp, Mike Huckabee and Michele Bachmann — said that he would serve as a top strategist for Great America PAC, an outside group that’s supporting Trump.”

2016 Campaign Ed Rollins

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Extra Bonus Quote of the Day

March 24, 2016 · 11:00 am ET · 98 Comments

“It’s going to be a very nasty campaign. Probably as close to nuclear war as you can have in American politics.”

— GOP operative Ed Rollins, quoted by Bloomberg.

2016 Campaign Ed Rollins

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