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Republicans ready to move 2016 convention up two months
Washington Times ^ | January 23, 2014 | Ralph Z. Hallow

Posted on 01/23/2014 12:36:59 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

Republicans on Friday are expected to remove all obstacles to holding their 2016 presidential nominating convention to the end of June, two months earlier than their 2012 convention in Tampa, The Washington Times has learned.

“The party’s rules change moves the convention to an earlier date which will allow our candidate to begin the general campaign earlier,” said Republican National Committee member Bruce Ash, who is chairman of the RNC’s Standing Rules Committee.

“I will be voting to create a level playing field for all candidates and to help vet and promote the best candidate to allow the GOP to re take the White House in 2016,” Mr. Ash told The Times.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; gopconvention; presidentialprimary; republicanconvention

1 posted on 01/23/2014 12:36:59 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

this way Clint Eastwood can deliver his remarks next to a lawn chair


2 posted on 01/23/2014 12:38:17 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Why spend all that money on a useless convention?


3 posted on 01/23/2014 12:42:54 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Exactly. Much ado about nothing.


4 posted on 01/23/2014 12:47:23 PM PST by Starboard
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Which RINO has a prior commitment in August that they cant be there to be the GOP nominee ???

What’s Willard doing ???

What’s Christie doing ???


5 posted on 01/23/2014 12:50:21 PM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: Tennessee Nana

Fewer “debates?”


6 posted on 01/23/2014 12:52:35 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

So the last few cycles of trying to get a later spot to help with continued momentum to November is just no more? Doesn’t seem like a great idea. IMHO


7 posted on 01/23/2014 12:54:56 PM PST by jbwbubba
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To: Buckeye McFrog

this way Clint Eastwood can deliver his remarks next to a lawn chair

Boy did our FRiends eat up his speech which was a tragic display of crap. Sometimes you have to wonder....


8 posted on 01/23/2014 12:56:16 PM PST by napscoordinator ( Santorum-Bachmann 2016 for the future of the country!)
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To: jbwbubba

Haven’t seen much of that “momentum” stuff recently.

Now if Ted Cruz was the nominee — the joint will be rocking!


9 posted on 01/23/2014 12:56:32 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Whatever it takes to reduce the number of demoflak gotcha debates.


10 posted on 01/23/2014 1:06:06 PM PST by CMailBag
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To: CMailBag

Republican candidates should not debate each other, win on your own merits, keep the message positive. All debates do is weaken the nominee.


11 posted on 01/23/2014 1:07:49 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Yes lets get ready for the Jeb Bush Express/sarc!


12 posted on 01/23/2014 1:08:33 PM PST by Trueblackman (As a Conservative, I am proud to be on the Obama's enemy list and on the right side of history..)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife


13 posted on 01/23/2014 1:16:16 PM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

The only way to make the convention have any meaning whatsoever is to release delegates and allow them to vote for candidates regardless of the results of primaries. The idea that a presidential candidate can be written in stone after just a handful of state primaries is utterly ludicrous.

They should have to duke it out to the very end, which will ultimately produce a better contender for the general election in November.


14 posted on 01/23/2014 1:18:56 PM PST by rottndog ('Live Free Or Die' Ain't just words on a bumber sticker...or a tagline.)
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To: dfwgator
Republican candidates should not debate each other, win on your own merits, keep the message positive. All debates do is weaken the nominee.

Well, is that the result of the damaged goods type of candidates we had in the Primary in 2012 or the result of the debates?

What you wanna bet that if Either or both Gov. Palin and Sen. Cruz were in the debates, they'd come out a lot less damaged than the group of canidates we had last time?
15 posted on 01/23/2014 1:29:52 PM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Fewer “debates?”

Yeah...a LOT fewer debates.

BTW, thanks for the props to my Liberal Girl video. Just for that, I'm going to post a link to my You Tube channel! Hope you like the songs.

“10 Pound Test You Tube channel

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

16 posted on 01/23/2014 1:34:32 PM PST by wku man (We are the 53%! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUXN0GDuLN4)
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To: CMailBag
Whatever it takes to reduce the number of demoflak gotcha debates.

Better known as Turkey Shoots.

17 posted on 01/23/2014 3:18:39 PM PST by itsahoot (It is not so much that history repeats, but that human nature does not change.)
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To: rottndog
The idea that a presidential candidate can be written in stone after just a handful of state primaries is utterly ludicrous.

But necessary to keep conservatives from having a voice. The rules changes that they crammed into the last convention were designed to prevent the TEA party types from gaining any traction.

18 posted on 01/23/2014 3:21:28 PM PST by itsahoot (It is not so much that history repeats, but that human nature does not change.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

This is part of the overall plan to shorten the primary season in an effort to give the establishment candidate instant “inevitability” and get it over with quickly. It also includes changes to the primary rules that favor the establishment and the further enforcing of “open” primaries allowing libs to cross over and vote for the most milquetoast (establishment) republican. ALL in an effort to keep control of the party away from conservatives.

After all, they would rather lose the White House than lose the party. The establishment is A-Okay with how things are in Washington right now.


19 posted on 01/24/2014 10:41:01 AM PST by Buckeye Battle Cry (Audentis Fortuna Iuvat)
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