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Is the establishment going to run a third party candidate to spoil Trump in battleground states?

Posted on 02/26/2016 5:13:55 PM PST by ObamahatesPACoal

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To: Ouderkirk

Well, three out of four decisively, and large leads in most other states gives a pretty good picture of things to come, don’t you think?


21 posted on 02/26/2016 5:30:06 PM PST by JBW1949
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

“They can’t win with a”

Who is they?

The term establishment is used to describe the republicans in congress. They are obviously not going third party.

There are some butt hurt donors in Florida who might, but they are insignificant.


22 posted on 02/26/2016 5:31:21 PM PST by Helicondelta
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To: Revel

No they are not. This is silly conjecture.


23 posted on 02/26/2016 5:31:28 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Ouderkirk

Nope. Anybody who wants to go third party will have ballot access deadlines coming up very soon.

And they have to gather thousands of signatures in every state.


24 posted on 02/26/2016 5:34:51 PM PST by Helicondelta
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To: disndat

Not sure that I agree with that. I would like to see the GOPe matrix rendered impotent, if not outright destroyed.

And replaced.

But that’s just me.

Going third party - let’s make that the GOPe’s choice. Let’s let them string the rope we hang them by.

We all know they’re incompetent. Let’s let them prove it, once and for all. For all the world to see.


25 posted on 02/26/2016 5:34:56 PM PST by AFreeBird
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

Bloomberg would hurt the Democratic candidate more than the Republican candidate.


26 posted on 02/26/2016 5:35:23 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: xzins

Not sure about that, will be interesting


27 posted on 02/26/2016 5:36:04 PM PST by italianquaker
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To: MIchaelTArchangel
Then when they try to remove her from office, she unleashes the bees!


28 posted on 02/26/2016 5:39:31 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

I will tell you, this is the most pathetic display of betrayal by the RNC on a Republican candidate in the history of this country. Here they are plotting, scheming, and conspiring against the American people to rig the process and sabotage their own Republican candidate. The reason for this chicanery is clear. They want their political hack, their puppet, their front guy so the political machine can continue in power and screw the American people. It is horrific, in your face, and a bane on our country and corrupt as any mafia syndicate out there.


29 posted on 02/26/2016 5:41:00 PM PST by iontheball
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To: ObamahatesPACoal
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30 posted on 02/26/2016 5:41:16 PM PST by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! - already voted for Trump 2016 & Dude, Cruz ain't bona fide)
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To: AFreeBird

If the gop-e run a third party candidate I fear they will pull enough votes away to let hillary win. But since there is really only the Uniparty that may be the plan all along.


31 posted on 02/26/2016 5:41:44 PM PST by disndat
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To: JBW1949

It’s too late to do anything about the primaries. The discussion is how to upset Trump in the general. It has to be somebody with name recognition. My guess is Romney, maybe Ryan.


32 posted on 02/26/2016 5:41:45 PM PST by Cboldt
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

They would have the same problem the near dozen wannabe candidates had — convincing voters.

Would Bloomberg or anyone else garner enough Trump votes to dent Trump’s numbers.

Unlikely. If that were the case, some of the dozen wannabes would have already done that.

Finding someone with such appeal would be next to impossible now.


33 posted on 02/26/2016 5:41:58 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: disndat

Why would Trump go third party? He is on the cusp of winning the GOP nomination. Have you been out of the country?


34 posted on 02/26/2016 5:42:44 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Cboldt

You said it... If the polls are correct this is going to be over very quickly. Donald appears UNSTOPPABLE.


35 posted on 02/26/2016 5:43:01 PM PST by JerseyDvl (Hillary's a criminal.)
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To: Helicondelta
-- The term establishment is used to describe the republicans in congress. --

"The establishment" is party agnostic.

36 posted on 02/26/2016 5:43:30 PM PST by Cboldt
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

No. The establishment is going to run Rubio, regardless of the primary outcome. Trump will run third party, split the vote, and we will have Hillary Clinton as president for 4 to 8 years (obama’s 3rd and 4th term)


37 posted on 02/26/2016 5:44:20 PM PST by Washi (Don't blame me. I voted for the conservative.)
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To: ObamahatesPACoal
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38 posted on 02/26/2016 5:45:14 PM PST by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! - already voted for Trump 2016 & Dude, Cruz ain't bona fide)
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To: stars & stripes forever

What a red blooded American says for 2000 Alex.


39 posted on 02/26/2016 5:45:28 PM PST by Eddie01
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To: ObamahatesPACoal

The only reason the GOPe’s would do this is a scorched earth attack
meant to elect Hillary instead of Trump.


40 posted on 02/26/2016 5:45:54 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
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