Posted on 04/02/2016 1:29:04 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
The Republican establishment breathed a huge sigh of relief last fall when GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump signed a loyalty pledge binding him to endorse the GOP nominee, whomever it is, and precluding a third-party run. At the time, a close associate said the candidate felt he’d been “treated fairly” by the party, which had been Trump’s stated criterion for deciding to sign the pledge.
A lot of things have changed since then — including both the relationship between Trump and the party and the candidate’s commitment to the pledge, apparently. As the New York Post reports, the GOP frontrunner is leaving the door open for a third-party bid, should he not walk away from the party convention as the nominee.
Donald Trump is refusing to rule out a third-party bid for The White House.
During a Fox News interview airing Sunday, Trump said he would prefer to run on the Republican line, but left himself the option for an independent bid should the party reject him at the July national convention in Cleveland.
“I want to run as a Republican. I will beat Hillary Clinton,” he told Fox’s Chris Wallace, in an excerpt released Friday.
When pressed on a potential third-party candidacy, Trump added: “I’m gonna have to see how I was treated [before making a decision]. It’s very simple.”
A third-party run by anyone has the potential to dramatically alter the general election outcome — and by someone with as much staunch support behind him as Donald Trump, it’s pretty much unchartered territory.
Rivals Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. John Kasich both were also noncommittal recently about supporting the Republican nominee, regardless of who it ends up being, when asked by Anderson Cooper during a recent CNN town hall.
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Trump no longer has an icicle’s chance in the hot place of winning.
It’s becoming doubtful that he’ll even win the nomination.
I’ve been telling you trumpers you can’t trust him.
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I’ve been telling you cruzers you can’t trust Lyin’ Ted, but you don’t listen.
Old lines used by trumpers who cannot defend Trump on merit.
Canada ... another court ruled invalid.
GOPe .... who actually hate Cruz far more than they hate Trump ... really they kinda like Trump, he would be so easy to manipulate.
What else?
Not only that but many states have early filing dates for third parties that has already passed. The Uniparty *never* wants to see a third party candidate win so they’ve stacked the deck in many states. Trump would have had to file as third party candidate by January or so.
If he does it now, it will simply be to screw the GOP because he has no chance to actually win as a third party. None. Nada. Isn’t going to happen.
There is no doubt in my mind that anything I say or do will change your mind about the Man you Love.
And, you know what, constantly referring to Ted Cruz as Lyin’ Ted, as Trump himself does, is really childish and stupid.
Well? What about Trump’s pledge?
Can you defend him for going back on it?
Not that he’ll really do it.
Yes, they are aggregated. The Libertarians wouldn’t do it, though, without massive defections from their super-doctrinaire party. But maybe the Conservative Party of New York State would do it. They are less snooty than the Republicans, more working-class-oriented, and just might go for it. That would only give us New York State though, with that particular tactic.
The Conservative Party usually goes along with the Republicans. Makes sense usually. They won’t back a partial-birth-abortion candidate—that’s their red line, a sad statement on our culture, really. And one year they held their state convention earlier than the Republicans, which kind of forced the hand of the GOP.
In Connecticut you can run on someone else’s line, with their permission, but not on any other line, including your own party, at the same time. I think that’s about it for running on another party’s line.
-—He can beat Hillary.-—
To put it bluntly, you are delusional if you think Trump can beat Hillary as a third party candidate...
To put it bluntly, you are delusional if you think Trump can beat Hillary as a third party candidate...
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To put it bluntly, you are delusional if you think Cruz can beat Trump or Hillary. PERIOD.
There is no doubt in my mind that anything I say or do will change your mind about the Man you Love. And, you know what, constantly referring to Ted Cruz as Lyin’ Ted, as Trump himself does, is really childish and stupid.
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There is no doubt in my mind that anything I say or do will change your mind about the man you Love and are deceived by.
And, you know what, constantly referring to Donald Trump’s supporters with childish names is really stupid.
Well? What about Trump’s pledge?
Can you defend him for going back on it?
Not that he’ll really do it.
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Well? What about Cruz’s lying “fair trade” ad?
Can you defend him for copying Trump?
Not that he’ll really do anything except sell out America.
I never said Cruz could...
I live in reality...
“Oh, so only candidates for President are allowed to say who they support, seriously?? Since when?”
Good Lord you’re dense. YOU said, and I quote “like he did to the other CANDIDATES”....remember?
“Lots of GOP politicians lined up in support of GHWB and against Reagan in 1980. Reagan won anyway.”
Romney isn’t SUPPORTING anyone. He’s only sabotaging Trump.
All the polls show Ted beating Hillary handily.
But you trumpers only believe in polls that show trump winning, right?
Much ado over a non-starter!
Hard to fathom Col. West falling for this drama, but alas! he did.
Harkin back to Trump’s meeting with Priebus at the RNC Headquarter’s in Washington, D.C.
Cruz and Kasich were the first ones to shy away from the agreement with their shillyshally answers. Mr. Trump only followed suit.
Old lines used by trumpers who cannot defend Trump on merit.
Canada ... another court ruled invalid.
GOPe .... who actually hate Cruz far more than they hate Trump ... really they kinda like Trump, he would be so easy to manipulate. What else?
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Old lines used by cruzers who cannot defend Rafael on merit.
He’s a liar.
Canada...his non-NBC status will catch up with him. Bet on it
GOPe .... who actually hate Trump far more than they hate Cruz ... really they kinda like Cruz, he is so easy to manipulate. He’s actually hired many of GOPer’s as advisers on his campaign. Sell out.
What else?
If they run Ryan or Romney, Hillary wins anyway
“All the polls show Ted beating Hillary handily.
But you trumpers only believe in polls that show trump winning, right?”
The first one is people guessing...NO ONE KNOWS the answer!
The second one is people STATING who they will vote for......NOT GUESSING!
NO COMPARISON.
All the polls show Ted beating Hillary handily.
But you trumpers only believe in polls that show trump winning, right?
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All the fake, push polls show rafael beating Hillary handily.
You cruzers only believe in polls that show cruz winning, right?
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