Conservative backlash grows against brokered convention

The Hill ^ | December 11, 2015 | Jonathan Easley

[Jim Robinson]

The rebellion is on!

[Nuc 1.1]

I trust nothing the pubbie Es have to say. The pubbie Elites and dimocrat elites are the secret American Kadima Party.

[VRWCarea51]

How the %$@# did they think the base would react when hearing this crap after listening to people Like iYeb and Kasich saying they guartentee Trump won’t be the nominee ?

[jazusamo]

Amen

[Lurkinanloomin]

And they’d rather have Hillary in the White House than someone the GOP base actually wants
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Insert Obama and that statement was true for the last two elections.
The Cheap Labor Express uses the Designated Loser to block us from electing anyone who can stop them.
Yeb! was supposed to be the Designated Loser this time around.

[HarleyLady27]

Here’s some information to help you out to call them, let them know your feelings.....

Republican National Committee
Hours
Mon: 9:00am-5:00pm
Tue: 9:00am-5:00pm
Wed: 9:00am-5:00pm
Thu: 9:00am-5:00pm
Fri: 9:00am-5:00pm
Phone Number
202-863-8500
Address

310 1st St SE

Washington, DC 20003-1885

[jazusamo]

Thank You!

[Lurkinanloomin]

Senate [Sorority] Leader Mitch McConnell (?-Ky.) and Republican Committee Whatever Reince Preibus think that we are pretty stupid.

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Of course they do. Cochran was re-elected after the dirty tricks primary. McConnell was re-elected. Grahamnesty was re-elected. McCain was and probably will be again.

[VRWCarea51]

Y’all be sure to call the Speaker of the House and the Senate Minority Leader and let them know if they pull this crap in March they will lose their seats/ Majority in November!

[eartick]

The rebellion is on!

I sure would like to know where it is going on so I can show up for it

I still am sitting here getting screwed to the wall by our federal government and lied to every day of the week by Obama or one of his minions or the Republicans in Congress, but I repeat myself

[jimbo123]

[jjotto]

Better yet, call your own state’s RNC members, at home preferably. Start calling NOW, don’t wait until they actually pull something.

[HarleyLady27]

Already did my State...today...also call your Senators and House Representatives, let them know how you feel....

[Billthedrill]

I get that you need to have contingency plans in place, but this looks like they're trying to rig the game and it just feeds the narrative that the establishment is completely out of touch with the base.

They are trying to rig the game and they are completely out of touch. Yebbie's pissed 75 million buckadingdongs down the drain and some of the big boys may be wanting a little return on their investment, yes, but blowing the party up is a losing bet no matter how you look at it, and coming out of the convention with "Let Them Eat Cake" as the new slogan is going to make folks just a little cranky.

[Eric Blair 2084]

If they wanted it to be secret it would’ve been secret. News does not leak unless somebody wants it to leak.

[jmaroneps37]

“Okay we didn’t mean it” but it was funny watch Jonathan Karl gettting a woodie talking about Trump can’t get more than 35; while in Reuters and OAN polls he’s at 42 AND 41. Ha ha ha RNC eat dirt and die.

[Wonder Warthog]

".....which worries his candidacy could sink Republican hopes of holding the Senate."

Holding the Senate??? If Trump gets the nomination and runs, the Republicans will SWAMP the Senate with a filibuster proof majority of Republicans. The problem these ideologues have is that those new Senators won't be "East Coast establishment".

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Those who poo-pooed the idea that the GOP-e will try to rig the convention conveniently ignore the *fact* that the establishment has been *very* busy trying to rig the state nominations, including rewriting rules on the fly.

One of their worst offenses is to “punish” states that have their primaries early by restricting the number of delegates they can send to the convention. But the *choice* of who stays and who goes is up to the establishment. So even if 4 out of 5 delegates supports Trump or Cruz, only the 1 in 5 that supports Bush or Rubio will be allowed to attend.

And guess what? It was the establishment in those states that decided to have an early primary in the first place, knowing full well what the “punishment” would be.

Perhaps their biggest push is because of what the Ron Paul supporters did last election by trying to take over state delegations. This gave the establishment the idea to freeze out everyone but loyal establishment hacks.

In Arizona, the party censured John McCain, so his organization fired all precinct chairmen who would not sign loyalty oaths to him. He is intensely unpopular in the state, but has the money and the rage to destroy his primary opponent, not just politically, but financially and personally.

While they would never show such backbone against the Democrats, do not underestimate the viciousness of the establishment against conservatives.

[Mariner]

IF a signle candidate does not win a majority of delegates outright, then we'll have a negotiated convention.

Otherwise, it will be business as usual.

And that is a fact.

Oh, you may have a couple of mainstream stalwarts get up and speechify with an intent to undermine the nominee, but if that person has the sworn delegates in hand when they walk in the door, they win.

Count on it.

But, buy another thousand rounds, just in case:)

[jazusamo]

Pictures are worth thousands of words! :)