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How Donald Trump could shut down an open convention
MSNBC ^
| 11 Apr 2016
| Steve Kornacki
Posted on 04/11/2016 5:01:46 PM PDT by mandaladon
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Under the scenario outlined above, Trump would finish the primary season 44 delegates short of the magic number. But that doesnt count Pennsylvanias 54 unbound delegates, and Trump at least right now is well-positioned to gobble up the lions share of them. That could be just enough to put him over the top and avoid a contested convention...........Trump will make it!
To: mandaladon
If, when, this happens the Cruzers will go crazy with claims that only Ted gets to use those kinds of rules.
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posted on
04/11/2016 5:06:35 PM PDT
by
Balding_Eagle
( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
To: mandaladon
Kasich was born in PA. Toomey has a tough reelection fight on his hands. It’s certainly not in the PA GOP interest to go to war with Trump.
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posted on
04/11/2016 5:08:57 PM PDT
by
lodi90
(Clear choice for Conservatives now: TRUMP or lose)
To: mandaladon
Trump has rule 40 b . He and cruz are the only men that can be nominated. The Rule won’t be changed because it takes their delegates to approve the change on the floor of the convention!!. Won’t happen!! Trump beats cruz by 500 delegates . The other bound delegates supporting a loser are prohibited from voting. Rules Are Rules Dammit!! That’s the way it is!!
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posted on
04/11/2016 5:09:10 PM PDT
by
WENDLE
(REMEMBER COLORADO!!!)
To: mandaladon
I think many of the recent “losses” can be turned around on a delegate by delegate persuasion program by Manafort. Amazing what a flight in Trump’s plane and a night a Mar a Lago does for one’s attitude! If that doesn’t work, there’s always cash!
(Yes, cruz davidians, I went there!)
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posted on
04/11/2016 5:12:18 PM PDT
by
frankenMonkey
(Trump 2016, because FUGOP)
To: mandaladon
The quick read looks fascinating, but I need to spend time and digest it
On the surface, Trump has to fight from now on.
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posted on
04/11/2016 5:14:17 PM PDT
by
knarf
To: mandaladon
He’s going to have to learn the rules and become a lot more organized before he could pull anything close to this off.
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posted on
04/11/2016 5:15:52 PM PDT
by
SuzyQue
To: WENDLE
Please, if you don’t understand the system, please don’t try to lecture us on the “rules.” After the first ballot, Rule 40b does not apply because the delegates can vote for whomever they want. In other words, the delegates on the floor can change the rules by majority vote (or even acclamation).
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posted on
04/11/2016 5:18:07 PM PDT
by
BruceS
To: mandaladon
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posted on
04/11/2016 5:18:50 PM PDT
by
Bon mots
To: frankenMonkey
Cash is illegal under many states rules....
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
85+17+32+16+20+10=180 -- 117 for Trump (or anyone) is all it takes to deny Cruz any possibility of 1237.
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posted on
04/11/2016 5:22:53 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
To: BruceS
absolutely wrong. Show us in you learned wisdom where it says that.
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posted on
04/11/2016 5:23:42 PM PDT
by
WENDLE
(REMEMBER COLORADO!!!)
To: mandaladon
The brains at MSNBC can’t even get the present delegate count right and they are projecting future votes? Sounds like some of these weather men who are pushing Global Warming
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posted on
04/11/2016 5:30:00 PM PDT
by
Starstruck
(I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
To: SunkenCiv
Ahh...read my tagline and THINK about it.
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posted on
04/11/2016 5:34:12 PM PDT
by
House Atreides
(TRUMP or CRUZ --- The 1st one to get to 1237 gets the Nomination Brass Ring...PERIOD)
To: BruceS
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posted on
04/11/2016 5:36:07 PM PDT
by
bill1952
(taxes don't hurt the rich, they keep YOU from becoming rich.)
To: BruceS
Could I get a link to that?
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posted on
04/11/2016 5:47:44 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: frankenMonkey
That is so true, if Trump decides two can play at that game, he can comp as many of the delegates as he wants for as many nights as he wants wherever he wants without a dime out of his pocket.
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posted on
04/11/2016 5:49:15 PM PDT
by
ichabod1
(Off the NWO)
To: BruceS
With all due respect Doctor, we are waiting for your learned dissertation on rule 40b on ballot #2. ? Did you know this ? It doesn’t matter if it is ballot 1 or ballot 100, You can only vote for a candidate that can be legally nominated— i.e. one with 8 state majority delegates. ONLY!! Sorry.
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posted on
04/11/2016 5:53:53 PM PDT
by
WENDLE
(REMEMBER COLORADO!!!)
To: BruceS
can you show me that rule?
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posted on
04/11/2016 5:58:47 PM PDT
by
manc
(Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
To: mandaladon
I was listening to liberal describe a family trip to the Midwest he had just returned from, which included a stop in Kokomo Indiana. He impression was that it was a prosperous city but he couldn't figure out what supported all the retail stores and steak houses. Then he passed the big Chrysler transmission plant with its huge parking lots for their employees and he said he suddenly figured out why the city was doing so well.
I waited for him to finish before saying...yeah that's exactly why Donald Trump wants to stop companies from moving to Mexico.
His vexed expression was priceless.
According to this author Indiana is shaping up to be a primary battleground state, but I think Trump will win it.
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posted on
04/11/2016 6:22:14 PM PDT
by
mac_truck
(aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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