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Republican Power Brokers Trying to Steal Nomination
Townhall.com ^ | December 12, 2015 | Jeff Crouere

Posted on 12/12/2015 11:19:12 AM PST by Kaslin

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1 posted on 12/12/2015 11:19:12 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

This will never ever happen.


2 posted on 12/12/2015 11:20:00 AM PST by GilGil
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To: GilGil

It better not.


3 posted on 12/12/2015 11:20:32 AM PST by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: GilGil

They have virtually no popular support. What makes them think they can win an election?


4 posted on 12/12/2015 11:22:18 AM PST by Fido969
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To: Kaslin

Swine, all of them.


5 posted on 12/12/2015 11:22:24 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Kaslin

Count on it. Are you kidding? Trump is a brutal street brawler with tens of millions of people on his side probably over 50 million. It will never ever happen.

The Republicans do not have the stomach for a fight to the death. Trump does.

They will never ever challenge him.


6 posted on 12/12/2015 11:23:54 AM PST by GilGil
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To: Kaslin
A brokered convention predestined to deny Trump the nomination, if successful, will cause such disaffection among Republican voters that it will make a Republican presidential defeat much more likely than if Trump were allowed to rightfully claim the candidacy. Of course, the primary aim of the smoke-filled-rooms’ crowd would be to stop Trump, not Hillary.
7 posted on 12/12/2015 11:26:17 AM PST by luvbach1 (We are finished. It will just take a while before everyone realizes it.)
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To: Kaslin

Let them try it. I’ll work hard to keep friends and family from voting at all. No matter how much I had DemocRATS, I’ll give them credit for one thing. They know how to use power when they get it. The GOOBs haven’t got a clue. The GOOBs are so used to the commie ‘RATS always having their way that the GOP is afraid to hurt the feelings of the snot-nosed ‘RATS by telling them no.


8 posted on 12/12/2015 11:28:42 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Obama says, the Second Amendment is the greatest recruiting tool that ISIS has.)
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To: Kaslin

The national party chairman has to consider and make plans for no candidate to get the required number of votes on the first ballot to be the candidate. With so many candidates at this point, it could happen none of them would get the required number. If Trump gets the required number on the first ballot, he is the candidate, period.


9 posted on 12/12/2015 11:28:44 AM PST by Marcella (CRUZ (Prepping can save your life today.))
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To: Kaslin

Who are the so called “Republican power brokers”?


10 posted on 12/12/2015 11:29:13 AM PST by TruthWillWin (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
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To: Fido969

For over a decade establishment Republicans have been building paper tigers and fooling and lying to people. They are delusional.

I actually heard McConnell say a few days ago that his Senate has been one of the most productive senates in decades because they are blowing out senate bills at three times the rate of democrats when they were last in power.

These are the same do-nothings who are going to launch an attack on Trump when they have no idea what is going on on Main Street. These establishment Republicans have no moral authority or credibility. None!

Plus Trump is a street fighter who will fight until there is nothing left.

The Republicans are too scared of losing. They will fold and all give each other lessons on how to lick Trump’s boots.


11 posted on 12/12/2015 11:30:25 AM PST by GilGil
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To: Kaslin
Trump is well aware of what's going on.

He negotiating a deal and he's got all the leverage.

If they go against the will of the voters (which is what they want to do), Trump (with Carson's help) will expose them on live TV and the GOP and its hand picked candidate will be dead.

Then he will run 3rd party and win.

They obviously just aren't bright enough to see what's going on.

12 posted on 12/12/2015 11:33:04 AM PST by RoosterRedux (Long is the way and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light - John Milton, Paradise Lost)
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To: GilGil

If it should happen, it would be very bad and it wouldn’t work out the way that they want it to.

Yes, they are arrogant and stupid enough to try it.


13 posted on 12/12/2015 11:35:03 AM PST by OKSooner (Amendment 25...)
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To: FlingWingFlyer; All

The RNC, by way of their good soldiers in the House and Senate are using dishonest, underhanded tactics to STEAL contributions to the Trump campaign.

Please be aware of the con jobs going on using candidate supporters to donate and buy fake gear from these UNAUTHORIZED pacs, who can destroy a campaign and give little if any $$ to the candidate. These underhanded tactics really hurt Allen West’s last campaign.

In fact, The GOP House (NRCC,run by Greg Walden) & Senate (NRSC) are in on the scam using TRUMP supporters. It works this way. You take a prez poll on Facebook, etc. and vote for Trump, then their emails start trying to sell you their Chinese made junk to hurt the Trump campaign.

I got another from the NRSC today which reads: from Zach ... info@nrsc.org trying to sell fake Trump Tshirts for $25.00. Not ONE CENT goes to the Trump campaign and it hurts it, which is why they do it. This has been going on for months. https://contribute.nrsc.org/donald-trump-humble-shirt/?recurring=true&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sp&utm_campaign=20151210_24209021_Zach&utm_content=body_txt_claim%20you%282%29&action=email_click&ha1=

See: More GOP fundraising on the Trump name! Now its the Senate! http://freerepublic.com/focus/gop/3370427/posts?page=35#35

Dozens of these lobbyist run pacs have used Trump Supporters. Donate or buy gear ONLY from his website. https://www.donaldjtrump.com/


14 posted on 12/12/2015 11:35:22 AM PST by AuntB (Illegal immigration is simply more "share the wealth" socialism and a CRIME not a race!)
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To: OKSooner

I sincerely doubt the establishment Republicans will take out Trump at the convention.

These people are not fighters. They are accustomed to losing. They have lost over $200 million with Bush and they keep on losing with him. It is as if they are programmed to lose.

Trump smells this weakness. They will not dare to take him on. They have to much to lose.


15 posted on 12/12/2015 11:38:44 AM PST by GilGil
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To: Fido969

They are delusional, greedy, and completely out of touch with reality.


16 posted on 12/12/2015 11:38:52 AM PST by nopardons
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To: Kaslin

Between the GOPE and the liberals we’ll probably have about 1 billion votes to tally to figure out who the eventual winner is!///////


17 posted on 12/12/2015 11:39:32 AM PST by heshtesh
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To: Marcella
If Trump gets the required number on the first ballot, he is the candidate, period.

Right you are, in a fair world. But I see a way the GOPe can steal this thing.

Suppose Trump has a bare majority of the delegates (say, 51%). Then the GOPe changes the rules a bit to allow for "superdelegates", just like the Democrats do. All of a sudden Trump's 51% becomes, say, 48%.

The GOPe folks could then offer deals to the other candidates to get them to band together against Trump. In this unpleasant scenario, anyone could end up with the nomination, even Jeb.

18 posted on 12/12/2015 11:42:46 AM PST by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: Fido969

Hillary or a GOPe candidate are one and the same to these people.


19 posted on 12/12/2015 11:44:30 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Kaslin

What the hell, it’s not even Iowa caucus time and we’re talking about brokered conventions?

Maybe we could hold off until after Super Tuesday. Of course the media’s hysterics is largely why Trump polls so well.


20 posted on 12/12/2015 11:44:44 AM PST by Shadow44
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