Posted on 06/03/2023 9:16:49 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Let us be clear and non-pretending. The RNC, a private corporation run by U.S. multinational corporations, billionaires and donors who control it, is a private club – who construct the rules of affiliation according to the interests and demands of the benefactors.
The RNC club, the right side of the UniParty corporate structure, has zero consideration or interest in the opinion of voters forced to register in their affiliation.
The people who fund the RNC have established the rules for participation in the club debate. The first club debate is scheduled for August 23, 2023, on Fox News with the approved process through the prism of Rupert Murdoch and Paul Ryan. Those club rules include:
♦ A qualifying candidate must poll support at least 1% in three national polls, OR 1% in two national polls and 1% in one early state poll from two separate “carve out” states (Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina) as conducted by polling recognized and approved by the RNC club.
This rule will elevate all the purposeful idiot club members the voters do not like onto the stage. After all, what good is a plan to split the vote if the club cannot give the optics needed for the operation. In essence, and in fact, in order for Chris Christie and Nikki Haley to attack Trump on behalf of DeSantis, they must be on the stage.
♦ Each candidate must meet this polling requirement no later than 48 hours prior to the first scheduled debate and must originate from polling conducted on or after July 1, 2023.
♦ The Candidate must have a minimum of 40,000 unique donors to candidate’s principal presidential campaign committee (or exploratory committee), with at least 200 unique donors per state or territory in 20+ states and/or territories. Evidence of this donor support must be presented to RNC club no later than 48 hours prior to the first scheduled debate.
The RNC club will then use this donor data to request more money for their club operations.
♦ Each candidate must have signed a pledge agreeing to support the eventual club nominee, in order to be considered an “approved republican.”
If the candidate does not support the club rules, the candidate is not approved.
Do you guys see how ridiculously screwed up our system of American party politics is?
If I were advising Donald Trump, or any candidate, I would tell them to put out an official statement that says:
The first rule in the maintenance of a constitutional republic, with the end goal to eliminate corporatism in US politics, should be to outlaw the formation of any political party.
Get rid of political parties, and Bernie Sanders would have been the DNC club candidate in 2016. Get rid of political parties, and Newt Gingrich would have been the RNC club candidate in 2012. Get rid of political parties, and voters would see bold contrasts instead of UniParty pastels.
Counter argument – Oh, but if you get rid of political parties then billionaires will just select their guy for office. My point – WTF do you think we have now?
Of course, Politico gets it exactly wrong – on purpose.
(Via Politico) – The Republican National Committee says it will consider adding a second night to the first GOP presidential primary debate this August in Milwaukee, according to new qualifying standards announced Friday.
The first debate will be Aug. 23 on Fox News Channel, with a possible second date of Aug. 24 if enough candidates meet polling and fundraising criteria — and also commit to supporting the eventual Republican nominee and pledge that they will not participate in any outside debates.
Candidates will have to garner donations from at least 40,000 national contributors and poll consistently above 1 percent in three national polls or two national polls and a state poll, according to the RNC’s announcement. Candidates must secure donations “with at least 200 unique donors per state or territory in 20+ states and/or territories.”
The candidates will have until Aug. 21 — 48 hours before the debate — to meet the criteria. Polls conducted prior to July 1 won’t count toward qualification.
The new standards appear designed to prevent the free-for-all, circus-like debates that occurred in the 2016 Republican primaries. Though it’s too soon to know which candidates will clear the thresholds, the criteria are likely to be difficult for at least some hopefuls to clear.
A smaller stage could benefit Ron DeSantis, who wants a one-on-one matchup with former President Donald Trump. The former president is welcoming a large field to splinter the opposition to him. (read more)
Of course, if they required at least 10%, only Trump and DeSantis would qualify.
If they required at least 5%, one or two others might slip in. I dunno.
Most are polling under 5%
If they stab you in the back you must continue to be loyal to them.
Bwahahahahaha.
Insanity and Ronna
Trump don’t play that crap.
I hope Trump tells them what they can do with their Loyalty Pledge.
<>The first rule in the maintenance of a constitutional republic, with the end goal to eliminate corporatism in US politics, should be to outlaw the formation of any political party.<>
I recall James Madison rhetorically finding that such measures would indeed tamp down on the disputes that historically tore apart republics.
The problem was that freedom of association thing.
So, instead of outlawing factions/political parties, our Framers designed a government that minimized the horrid effects of factionalism.
Unfortunately, We the People passed the 17th Amendment which guaranteed the mess we have today.
The candidates should agree to the debate and it should be up to them to make the rules. If we see a rematch between Trump and Biden, there should be two debates. Trump wl pick Tucker Carlson as a moderator, Biden will pick Anderson Cooper.
The Democrats rigged the debates with leftist journalists for decades.
Now it is our turn—no leftist journalists allowed on stage for five decades.
Starting with Joe Biden, we are not going to see a debate for a while. Joe will never agree to the conditions so he'll decline to debate. Future Democratic politicians will follow his lead.
Who needs debates? All you need to do is own the computers, own the postal union, own the RINO’s, own the ballots, own the media, own the corporations…….
Donald...tell the RNC to stuff it. You won’t lose one voter.
(Now, if you go back on the Shannity Show...that promise might not hold.)
The “loyalty pledge” is BS. Who knows who might enter the race? Holding someone to a pledge when they have no real idea of the outcome is just wrong.
Drop the loyalty pledge.
Without Trump no one would watch the presidential debates.
"Because it feels so empty without me."
Trump should tell the RNC to F off. 1% support is nothing more than a clown show and Trump supporters won’t back off.
Wait. Didn’t Trump endorse Ronna. Just sayin’
Which is why right now, I don’t believe in anybody.
Without Trump, the Republican party is dead on the floor. Just like it was prior to Trump coming down the escalator.
Most of the Judas RINOs are polling in at 1% ... should make it at least 5%.
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