Conservative backlash grows against brokered convention

The Hill ^ | December 11, 2015 | Jonathan Easley

[Colonel_Flagg]

A spokesperson for Chris Christie's campaign declined to weigh in

I see what they did there. :)

[jjotto]

I am not aware of any states going early this cycle. Do you know of any?

[redgolum]

Why would the Republicans support Trump? They would work harder against him

[COBOL2Java]

"This is clearly their contingency to stop Trump and Cruz at all costs," Iowa radio host Steve Deace, who is supporting Cruz for president, told The Hill. "These people would rather lose elections than lose control of the party. And they'd rather have Hillary in the White House than someone the GOP base actually wants."

Levin repeated this tonight.

[blondiegoodbadugly]

the Yeb pic is hilarious

[gaijin]

I believe FDR was the last guy nominated via brokered convention.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Priebus has totally lost control of his facebook page.

[pilipo]

If the GOPe pull this off, I’ll vote democrat.

[jazusamo]

Hopefully he loses control of a lot more than that. :)

[Parley Baer]

“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.”

He is absolutely right. They are pouring gasoline on the fire.

[Parley Baer]

Were there any Cruz, Trump or Carson people at the “gathering”? I doubt it and that adds even more fuel to the fire.

[DaxtonBrown]

“This is getting totally blown out of proportion,” said Katie Packer Gage, a veteran of Mitt Romney’s 2012 campaign whose consulting firm is assisting Rubio’s efforts in Michigan.

[ecomcon]

That Rinse Penis guy and his pals can KMA and ESAD.

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I’m in. And FOAD all you FUBAR RINOS.

[Yulee]

Does anyone have a list of which primaries are open (allowing Dems to choose our nominee)?

[jazusamo]

Yes it does, and I’d wager a lot that there were none.

[brothers4thID]

My worry is that if Trump’s huge.. excuse me, YUGE... crowds do not materialize into Yuge victories, people will start claiming that the vote is rigged. We’ve seen enough “with these poll numbers/crowds, how can he possibly lose” talk here on FR to know that his supporters have convinced themselves of unquestionable victory.

So if Cruz or (God forbid) Rubio wins an early state, do we start to hear the calls that the GOP has rigged the election and Donald decides to run third party?

[ducttape45]

This goes to show how that the GOPe is just as much a threat to America as the Rat party.

[CottonBall]

“Gregg said the party may be headed to a contested convention - not to ambush an outsider, but because it will be difficult for one candidate in the huge field of contenders to lock down a majority of delegates ahead of the convention.”

Yes, this is the first time there’s been a large number of candidates /s

It’s the first time someone not beholden to donors has been leads by a lit for months and months.

[Robert DeLong]

It may turn out to be 100,000.