[Cletus.D.Yokel]

I have s singly serious question:

Why is it, when Trump announced he was campaigning for POTUS on the ^Republican^ (brand) ticket, no one from the GOPe stepped back and said -— wait a minute Donnie, you can’t do that with our brand?

Why has Reince Priebus continued to acknowledge that DJT is running as a Republican yet agitates against him and his campaign efforts?

Hmmmmm?

[marktwain]

“I have s singly serious question:”

You have two complex questions instead of one simple one.

First question from Cletus:

“Why is it, when Trump announced he was campaigning for POTUS on the ^Republican^ (brand) ticket, no one from the GOPe stepped back and said -— wait a minute Donnie, you can’t do that with our brand?”

Marktwain’s reply:

How do you know that what you suggest is even true? Quite a few commentators suggested that Trump was not a serious candidate.

Cletus’ 2nd Question:

Why has Reince Priebus continued to acknowledge that DJT is running as a Republican yet agitates against him and his campaign efforts?

Marktwain’s reply:

Because he does not want him to win the Republican nomination? Why else?

Reince Priebus does not control who can or cannot run as a Republican candidate. That is what he is agitated about.

[ronnietherocket3]

Why is it, when Trump announced he was campaigning for POTUS on the ^Republican^ (brand) ticket, no one from the GOPe stepped back and said -— wait a minute Donnie, you can’t do that with our brand?

American political parties cannot actually stop someone from running for their nomination. The parties in other countries can. They seriously believed that Trump would flame out in a couple of months.

Why has Reince Priebus continued to acknowledge that DJT is running as a Republican yet agitates against him and his campaign efforts?

While American political parties cannot stop someone from running, they can make it difficult.



As an aside, it looks like America is an actual democracy (see note below). I am basing this on Cruz grinding the Senate to a halt (on occasion), Boehner losing his speakership, Cantor losing his seat, and Trump demolishing a field of useless candidates.

*When I say democracy I mean democracy as opposed to elected aristocracy (e.g., UK), elected dictatorship (e.g., Russia) or dictatorship (e.g., China), not democracy vs. republic.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Cletus.D.Yokel :" Why has Reince Priebus continued to acknowledge that DJT is running as a Republican
yet agitates against him and his campaign efforts?"

Because 'RINSE Previous , then Rinse again', and his mentor , Karl Rove
didn't perceive of "The Donald" as a threat to their control of party POWER !
That is why they flooded the "also rans " in order to water the threat down from their favorite, "next-in-line" , Yeb !
They flooded the party too late to be realistic. They ran everyone ,except for Harold Stassen - P.S. - He's dead !
The problem is , they didn't count on the voters getting sick and tired of the UNI-Party lack of real leadership, and acceptance of their lack-luster pablum !
That is why , RINSE , repeat, and RINSE isn't working anymore than "Rove, the Retarded" isn't being swallowed anymore !!