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

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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.”

Gingrich Lobbying to be Trump’s Running Mate

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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.”

Rollins Joins Team Trump

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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.”


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goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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