Posted on 01/29/2016 8:46:25 PM PST by INVAR
This morning Governor Merrill was adamant that New Hampshire primary voters would choose an establishment candidate to represent them in the GOP nomination process. He specifically pointed to the campaigns of Jeb Bush and John Kasich as those he approved of.
He also appeared dismissive of the possibility that either Donald Trump or Ted Cruz would win New Hampshire.
Then he dropped a bombshell that clearly had Fox Business host Neil Cavuto a bit stunned.
Merrill indicated it would be a brokered Republican convention regardless, and from there a proper candidate would be nominated.
This would be a process by which all previous primary election decisions would effectively be dismissed during the Republican convention scheduled for July 18th-21st in Cleveland, Ohio.
Delegates would then no longer be obligated to cast votes as determined by earlier primary elections. Instead, Republican power brokers are allowed to intervene and attempt to coordinate/trade/cajole/threaten, a desired outcome. In such a scenario, a majority of the convention delegates could for example, ultimately decide to nominate Jeb Bush to be the 2016 Republican candidate for President even if Mr. Bush did not win a single primary race.
...When a figure like Steve Merrill is so confident in forecasting not only the New Hampshire primary outcome but an eventual brokered convention, voters would do well to pay attention.
The attempted fix is underway.
(Excerpt) Read more at dcwhispers.com ...
The fix, as they say, is in.
So all the vitriol and hatred between Cruz and Trump supporters is just orchestrated by the Ruling Class to make their fix palatable for the masses so that the crowning of Hildabeast or Commie Sanders in November is accepted as legitimate.
We went Soviet. Cook County went national, and we're all distracted by the cults of personality we think will serve as political saviors while the coup that happened under your nose gets entrenched permanently.
This will completely finish off the party.
Contested convention. Not brokered.
Trump 2016!
Trump is their dream candidate. A liberal who can fool a chunk of conservatives and then give them weaponized amnesty.
This will cause war in the streets.
Rinos/gopers/vichy republicans want to double down on going down in flames.
To hell with Republican leadership. Right to hell, with their socialist democrat compatriots.
Try this commie crap and the GOOBs will find Americans doing a “brokered” election. No more Doles. No more McCains. No more Romneys. Americans have had it. We’re going to pick the nominee this time.
I wonder what would happen if the convention were surrounded by 500,000 angry peasants with pitchforks?
Should that happen, say hello to Hillary occupying the White House. The “Vote for the candidate we give you or the Democrat wins” crap will not work this time. Some will fall for it, but enough won’t to keep the RINO out of the White House.
If not Trump or Cruz I will consider staying home! I don’t need the Elites from either Party much less a demoncrap socialist!
Amen!
Nick, you’re supposed to spit out the toothpaste, not swallow it. It does things to your head.
shenanigans of that magnitude might convince me to vote for Hillary just to hasten the end...
But, this guy is full of sh#t, Trump will have the EVs and that will be the end of his nonsense.
If that were true, why would Fox try taking him out.
Hope Trump and Cruz respond quickly.
NH republican voters should surround his house with torches and tar!
If they do it, I walk.
Good. Death to the GOP!
We’ll write-in Trump/Cruz.
If the GOPe does that, I promise there will never be another Republican in the White House.
Yep .. if they try it , it will be because they are trying to hand the election to the Dims ... they are far more comfortable with a Dim victory and that is what they are going to attempt to do ...the Republican party will indeed be finished ,so they might as well just join the Dim party now and be done with it .
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