Alan: Steve Schmidt is an exceptionally lucid political analyst and singularly gifted extemporaneous speaker. Until recently, Schmidt was a pre-eminent Republican strategist, whom John McCain tapped to head his presidential campaign.
John McCain's Campaign Manager, Steve Schmidt, Finally Spills The Beans On "Unfit" Sarah Palin
https://crooksandliars.com/2018/09/shocker-steve-schmidt-finally-spills-beans
Steve Schmidt Warns "Kooks" Will Doom GOP In November:
"They Have A Lot Of Nutball Cases"
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/steve-schmidt-warns-kooks-will-doom-gop-november-lot-nutball-candidates/
Steve Schmidt
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Schmidt
Steve Schmidt Warns "Kooks" Will Doom GOP In November:
"They Have A Lot Of Nutball Cases"
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/steve-schmidt-warns-kooks-will-doom-gop-november-lot-nutball-candidates/
Steve Schmidt
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Schmidt
Departure from the Republican Party
In May 2018, when President Donald Trump moved the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, sparking violent Gaza border protests, Schmidt said Trump "has blood on his hands".[30]
On June 19, 2018, Schmidt formally withdrew from the GOP over Donald Trump's policy of separating immigrant families at the U.S. border with Mexico. He also cited Republican leadership for their failure to challenge the policy. Schmidt said of Trump, "We have in America—right now, at this hour—to understand that you have a lawless president, a vile president, a corrupt president, a mean, cruel president, who is seeking to remake the world order."[31]
He tweeted "the Republican Party ... is fully the party of Trump. It is corrupt, indecent and immoral. With the exception of a few Governors like Baker, Hogan and Kasich it is filled with feckless cowards who disgrace and dishonor the legacies of the party's greatest leaders ... Today the GOP has become a danger to our democracy and our values."[32]
Describing his new political orientation, he stated:
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