Like rats leaving a sinking ship: Meg Whitman, Calling Donald Trump a ‘Demagogue,’ Will Support Hillary Clinton for President

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[h=1]Meg Whitman, Calling Donald Trump a ‘Demagogue,’ Will Support Hillary Clinton for President[/h]
Meg Whitman, a Hewlett Packard executive and Republican fund-raiser, said Tuesday that she would support Hillary Clinton for president and give a “substantial” contribution to her campaign in order to stop Donald J. Trump, whom she berated as a threat to American democracy.
“I will vote for Hillary, I will talk to my Republican friends about helping her, and I will donate to her campaign and try to raise money for her,” Ms. Whitman said in a telephone interview.
She revealed that Mrs. Clinton, the Democratic nominee, had reached out to her in a phone call about a month ago, one of the first indications that Mrs. Clinton is aggressively courting Republican leaders. While acknowledging she diverged from Mrs. Clinton on many policy issues, Ms. Whitman said it was time for Republicans “to put country first before party.”


[h=2]National Polling Average[/h] Aug 2, 2016, 8:09 AM ET
Hillary Clinton
44%

Donald J. Trump
41%

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Using remarkably blunt language, she argued that the election of Mr. Trump, whom she called “a dishonest demagogue,” could lead the country “on a very dangerous journey.” She noted that democracies had seldom lasted longer than a few hundred years and warned that those who say that “it can’t happen here” are being naïve.
Ms. Whitman also said she “absolutely” stood by her comments at a private gathering of Republican donors this year comparing Mr. Trump to Hitler and Mussolini, explaining that dictators often come to office through democratic means.
“Time and again history has shown that when demagogues have gotten power or come close to getting power, it usually does not end well,” Ms. Whitman said. She asserted that Mr. Trump had already “undermined the character of the nation.”
A billionaire who spent $140 million of her own money in a failed bid for governor of California in 2010, Ms. Whitman, the former chief executive of eBay, is a prized defector for Mrs. Clinton. She is close to Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee; has deep ties to the country’s business elite; and is a rare female Republican executive in Silicon Valley.


While many leading Republican donors have made clear that they will not donate to Mr. Trump, few have taken the next step of throwing their support, and financial largess, to Mrs. Clinton.
Ms. Whitman was a leading fund-raiser for Mr. Romney’s 2008 presidential campaign and was a chairwoman of Gov. Chris Christie’s presidential finance team this year. But after Mr. Christie withdrew from the campaign and endorsed Mr. Trump, Ms. Whitman excoriated the New Jersey governor for what she said was an “astonishing display of political opportunism.”
On Tuesday, Ms. Whitman said she had not spoken to Mr. Christie since he endorsed Mr. Trump, and pointedly noted that she had not changed her view of his decision.


Ms. Whitman, who said she would remain a Republican, brings with her a considerable network of contributors, some of whom she said were open to giving to Mrs. Clinton. She said she was willing to campaign for Mrs. Clinton, said she would do her best to gather checks for her campaign and indicated she would personally give to both Mrs. Clinton and her affiliated “super PACs.” An aide to Ms. Whitman said she would personally give at least an amount in the “mid-six figures” to the Clinton effort.

While Democrats openly appealed at their convention last week to Republicans uneasy with Mr. Trump, Mrs. Clinton and her top supporters have been making a similar cross-party pitch in private since before the Democratic nomination fight even came to its conclusion.


Ms. Whitman said that she did not commit to supporting Mrs. Clinton when they talked on the phone last month, and that Mrs. Clinton had offered no assurances on how she would govern. But Ms. Whitman called it “a lovely chat” that included a discussion of economic issues.
She said she had told Mrs. Clinton that she wanted to see the two parties’ conventions and assess the running mates that each nominee chose before making her decision. When Mrs. Clinton selected Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, a consensus-oriented figure, “that was a positive for me,” Ms. Whitman said.
“I don’t agree with her on very many issues,” she added, “but she would be a much better president than Donald Trump.”


 

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Meg Whitman, Calling Donald Trump a ‘Demagogue,’ Will Support Hillary Clinton for President


Meg Whitman, a Hewlett Packard executive and Republican fund-raiser, said Tuesday that she would support Hillary Clinton for president and give a “substantial” contribution to her campaign in order to stop Donald J. Trump, whom she berated as a threat to American democracy.
“I will vote for Hillary, I will talk to my Republican friends about helping her, and I will donate to her campaign and try to raise money for her,” Ms. Whitman said in a telephone interview.
She revealed that Mrs. Clinton, the Democratic nominee, had reached out to her in a phone call about a month ago, one of the first indications that Mrs. Clinton is aggressively courting Republican leaders. While acknowledging she diverged from Mrs. Clinton on many policy issues, Ms. Whitman said it was time for Republicans “to put country first before party.”


National Polling Average

Aug 2, 2016, 8:09 AM ET
Hillary Clinton
44%

Donald J. Trump
41%

See more detail and swing state polling »

Using remarkably blunt language, she argued that the election of Mr. Trump, whom she called “a dishonest demagogue,” could lead the country “on a very dangerous journey.” She noted that democracies had seldom lasted longer than a few hundred years and warned that those who say that “it can’t happen here” are being naïve.
Ms. Whitman also said she “absolutely” stood by her comments at a private gathering of Republican donors this year comparing Mr. Trump to Hitler and Mussolini, explaining that dictators often come to office through democratic means.
“Time and again history has shown that when demagogues have gotten power or come close to getting power, it usually does not end well,” Ms. Whitman said. She asserted that Mr. Trump had already “undermined the character of the nation.”

A billionaire who spent $140 million of her own money in a failed bid for governor of California in 2010, Ms. Whitman, the former chief executive of eBay, is a prized defector for Mrs. Clinton. She is close to Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee; has deep ties to the country’s business elite; and is a rare female Republican executive in Silicon Valley.


While many leading Republican donors have made clear that they will not donate to Mr. Trump, few have taken the next step of throwing their support, and financial largess, to Mrs. Clinton.
Ms. Whitman was a leading fund-raiser for Mr. Romney’s 2008 presidential campaign and was a chairwoman of Gov. Chris Christie’s presidential finance team this year. But after Mr. Christie withdrew from the campaign and endorsed Mr. Trump, Ms. Whitman excoriated the New Jersey governor for what she said was an “astonishing display of political opportunism.”
On Tuesday, Ms. Whitman said she had not spoken to Mr. Christie since he endorsed Mr. Trump, and pointedly noted that she had not changed her view of his decision.


Ms. Whitman, who said she would remain a Republican, brings with her a considerable network of contributors, some of whom she said were open to giving to Mrs. Clinton. She said she was willing to campaign for Mrs. Clinton, said she would do her best to gather checks for her campaign and indicated she would personally give to both Mrs. Clinton and her affiliated “super PACs.” An aide to Ms. Whitman said she would personally give at least an amount in the “mid-six figures” to the Clinton effort.

While Democrats openly appealed at their convention last week to Republicans uneasy with Mr. Trump, Mrs. Clinton and her top supporters have been making a similar cross-party pitch in private since before the Democratic nomination fight even came to its conclusion.


Ms. Whitman said that she did not commit to supporting Mrs. Clinton when they talked on the phone last month, and that Mrs. Clinton had offered no assurances on how she would govern. But Ms. Whitman called it “a lovely chat” that included a discussion of economic issues.
She said she had told Mrs. Clinton that she wanted to see the two parties’ conventions and assess the running mates that each nominee chose before making her decision. When Mrs. Clinton selected Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, a consensus-oriented figure, “that was a positive for me,” Ms. Whitman said.
“I don’t agree with her on very many issues,” she added, “but she would be a much better president than Donald Trump.”



Ms Whitman's Brilliant and very Prescient Words can not be emphasized enough. She is a Patriot, and will be one of the approximately 70% of my people that will be voting against what would be an atrocity for our Nation.
 

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Ms Whitman's Brilliant and very Prescient Words can not be emphasized enough. She is a Patriot, and will be one of the approximately 70% of my people that will be voting against what would be an atrocity for our Nation.

Ah, but does she drive a Prius?
 

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She is a terrible person from a business standpoint. What has she down at HP? Probably a lot worse than Trump has done in his businesses. Her 10 minutes of fame was over the last election. What a joke.
 

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She is a terrible person from a business standpoint. What has she down at HP? Probably a lot worse than Trump has done in his businesses. Her 10 minutes of fame was over the last election. What a joke.

Are you thinking of Fiorina?
 

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maybe the OP is worried too many new rats going to move into his rat infested neighborhood

only so much sewage to feed the minions dontchaknow
 

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She is a terrible person from a business standpoint. What has she down at HP? Probably a lot worse than Trump has done in his businesses. Her 10 minutes of fame was over the last election. What a joke.
How many Businesses has she driven into Bankruptcy? I'd take a pretty accurate stab and say 4 less than the Idiot Drumpf. She's hardly a joke. She's a respected person in Conservative GOP circles, unlike the Idiot Drumpf.
 

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Whitman is currently at HP.

Yeah, but he said her 10 minutes of fame was over in the last election. I thought he was referring to the primary.

Whitman never really had a 10 minutes of fame, unless he was referring to her running for office.

And the Fiorina argument that she is terrible at business is a common criticism, not so much for Whitman.
 
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Yeah, but he said her 10 minutes of fame was over in the last election. I thought he was referring to the primary.

Whitman never really had a 10 minutes of fame, unless he was referring to her running for office.

And the Fiorina argument that she is terrible at business is a common criticism, not so much for Whitman.

I think he meant when she ran against Brown but I don't know.
 

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Her business record at eBay was pretty strong and HP is not the easiest company to run.

Their specialization was in hardware and PC sales, most businesses in that sector aren't even around anymore as costs have rapidly fallen.

Unlike the rest of the crony-capitalist/big government economy we have now, the tech industry actually has legitimate competition.
 

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How many Businesses has she driven into Bankruptcy? I'd take a pretty accurate stab and say 4 less than the Idiot Drumpf. She's hardly a joke. She's a respected person in Conservative GOP circles, unlike the Idiot Drumpf.

The factors of bankruptcy are not all failures. I am not sure what your business background is, but if you have any experience you would see that its in place for protection. Trump has done hundreds of very large real estate deals and had 4 bankruptcies. I am in the real estate development business and some of Atlanta areas heaviest hitters have bankrupted companies. Personal bankruptcy is another issue. If you were in the business you would understand better.
 

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Her business record at eBay was pretty strong and HP is not the easiest company to run.

Their specialization was in hardware and PC sales, most businesses in that sector aren't even around anymore as costs have rapidly fallen.

Unlike the rest of the crony-capitalist/big government economy we have now, the tech industry actually has legitimate competition.

Was it her who was selling printers and then abandoning the ink cartridges the next year?
 

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The factors of bankruptcy are not all failures. I am not sure what your business background is, but if you have any experience you would see that its in place for protection. Trump has done hundreds of very large real estate deals and had 4 bankruptcies. I am in the real estate development business and some of Atlanta areas heaviest hitters have bankrupted companies. Personal bankruptcy is another issue. If you were in the business you would understand better.
Don't have to be in business, to understand being stiffed, Like the Idiot Drumpf has done to people at least 4 times. I've been stiffed, I know how it feels.
 

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Was it her who was selling printers and then abandoning the ink cartridges the next year?

All that stuff is really low margin. Why the sales people try to peddle useless warranties when you are in the store.

In some ways it is very tough to innovate once you get that big as a company as well, even Microsoft after the anti-trust case lost out on tons of new industries despite the fact they had more resources than anyone.

She bought playplal while at eBay though, which was a brilliant move. She isn't worth 2billion for no reason.
 

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Don't have to be in business, to understand being stiffed, Like the Idiot Drumpf has done to people 4 times. I've been stiffed, I know how it feels.

Do you know the people personally that he supposedly stiffed? Or is it just what you have heard? Its a tough business that only the strong survive. The real estate development business is only cut out for a limited few. What Trump has built is impressive. You have to be strong and brash to make it in that business. Weak people get hung up on the minor things.
 

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