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BREAKING: Ohio Makes Announcement That Should Put Trump 3rd Party Fears to Rest Permanently
The Conservative Review ^ | Aug. 8, 2015 | Staff

Posted on 08/08/2015 9:43:36 PM PDT by z taxman

According to “sore loser” laws in the state of Ohio, any candidate who has chosen their party essentially can’t, at the last minute, run on a third-party ticket in the state.

With Ohio being a crucial swing state, that’s a massive hurdle for team Trump to overcome, should they wish to run a third-party candidacy in the future.

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted and his spokesman, Joshua Eck, have already decided that due to the fact Trump “voluntarily participated” in the Republican primary debate in the state of Ohio, he’s already declared himself a Republican in the eyes of Ohio law and “chosen a party for this election cycle.”

Legal experts said that mounting a third-party run is a daunting, close-to-impossible, expensive challenge, according to USA Today.

Trump, should he proceed with his third-party option, would likely have to challenge laws like Ohio’s “sore loser” law in court, mount massive grassroots campaigns in all 50 states to get on the ballot and spend even more of his own money in a process that political experts believe would hand the election to Democrats on a silver platter.

But then again, this is Donald Trump — a candidate who has single-handedly changed the campaign in a matter of a few months.

His fierce anti-establishment platform has garnered unprecedented support from what his campaign calls a “silent majority,” so it’s really not a surprise that he’s insistent on using his third-party threat as leverage — that’s what deal-makers do.

What are your thoughts? Sound off on Facebook and Twitter if you think Trump would be foolish to run on a third-party ticket or if you think he should continue to use it for leverage against the establishment.

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


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: 2016election; 3rdparty; blog; blogpimp; braking; donaldtrump; election2016; jonhusted; joshuaeck; newyork; notbreaking; ohio; reaking; ridethelightning; trump; zot
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To: VerySadAmerican

Right, but the implication is that the rest will support the nominee. Even if Trump.

I think the RNC will command the delegates not to vote for Trump, should he win. They don’t care that the base will revolt.


181 posted on 08/09/2015 11:19:35 AM PDT by Hardens Hollow (Couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow to quit paying the fascist beast.)
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To: z taxman
you’re not one of those ‘squeel like a pig’ guys are you.. because your kinda sending out those vibes.

Speaking of vibes, that's a classic retread type of comeback.

As they say on the interwebs, "You haz a smell.....is a weeerd smell."

Enjoy your stay, bub. It's only a matter of time until we figure out who you really are.

182 posted on 08/09/2015 11:51:37 AM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: z taxman

Easy to get around. Just run someone as a surrogate who, if he wins the state, will direct his electors to vote for Trump. It is actually the electors chosen in the states, not the general population, that votes for the president.


183 posted on 08/09/2015 1:13:42 PM PDT by Petrosius
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To: z taxman; grey_whiskers

“I’m suspected of being pissant apparently lol. I am not but if you want to try to crucify me based on one Freepers innane suspicions, by all means have at me.”

z taxman: Just having joined FR this year means you are going to be eyed with a great deal of suspicion as a fake conservative troll.

You need a good explanation for why you have just joined the fight.

You also need to prove yourself over time. We do not yet have much of a track record to judge your conservatism by.


184 posted on 08/09/2015 3:04:27 PM PDT by unlearner (RIP America, 7/4/1776 - 6/26/2015, "Only God can judge us now." - Claus Von Stauffenberg / Valkyrie)
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To: unlearner; z taxman

As I found out later on as well, z taxman suffered a Viking Kitty Aneurism shortly after arrival.

He has passed on to that great DUmp in the dirt.


185 posted on 08/09/2015 3:15:30 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: eyedigress

His account is still active:

http://www.freerepublic.com/~ztaxman/


186 posted on 08/09/2015 3:25:42 PM PDT by unlearner (RIP America, 7/4/1776 - 6/26/2015, "Only God can judge us now." - Claus Von Stauffenberg / Valkyrie)
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To: unlearner

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3322415/posts?page=83#83


187 posted on 08/09/2015 3:48:29 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: eyedigress

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3322415/replies?c=83

Seems it is still in limbo.


188 posted on 08/09/2015 6:59:05 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!©)
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To: z taxman; humblegunner; darkwing104; 50mm; Darksheare; Col Freeper; Arrowhead1952; LUV W; Eaker; ...
Retread Troll Rears His Ugly Face...


189 posted on 08/10/2015 4:18:43 AM PDT by Old Sarge (I prep because DHS and FEMA told me it was a good idea...)
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To: z taxman; Old Sarge
I owe you this from a couple of months ago -

Too bad - So sad - Bye! -


190 posted on 08/10/2015 4:49:22 AM PDT by shibumi ("Cover it with gas and set it on fire.")
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To: Old Sarge

See third post down in this list:

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:ztaxman/index?tab=comments;brevity=full;options=no-change

Wants Trump, not Cruz.....

Trump is —not— a conservative; see this comparison:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3322665/posts?page=11#11


191 posted on 08/10/2015 5:36:45 AM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: Jim Robinson
> Unconstitutional.

Jim, that was my immediate reaction. Never mind Trump at the moment... Where in the Constitution does it enshrine the rule of parties? Does no one read Washington's farewell address any more? Oh, right, that's old history made by rich white men, that doesn't count.

Maybe there's a way that law can be changed. It's horribly against original principles.

192 posted on 08/10/2015 6:10:51 AM PDT by dayglored (Meditate for twenty minutes every day, unless you are too busy, in which case meditate for an hour.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Actually, it strikes me as an ohio resident that our primary is late. If Trump is ahead or in the running and has been treated fairly, then he holds a primary run in Ohio. If he isn’t treated fairly, he’ll know early, so he withdraws his name from a run in Ohio. Then he has not run in Ohio, so is not invalidated from a 3rd party run. In fact, even if leading he could skip ohio to leverage any shenanigans at the convention.


193 posted on 08/10/2015 6:49:17 AM PDT by xzins (Don't let others pay your share; reject Freep-a-Fare! Donate-https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Old Sarge
Retread Troll Rears His Ugly Face...And It's Gone!"

I sure called that one. Even had words with the troll over Freepmail and told it to enjoy its short stay.

Any idea of what the troll's former screen name was?

194 posted on 08/10/2015 11:55:20 AM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: z taxman

Clarify “Last Minute”.


195 posted on 08/10/2015 12:07:08 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: newgeezer

This is that “sore loser” thing I told you about.


196 posted on 08/10/2015 12:08:04 PM PDT by DungeonMaster (Of those born of women there is not risen one greater than John The Baptist.)
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To: shibumi

I’m still here.


197 posted on 08/11/2015 3:22:48 PM PDT by z taxman
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I don’t know what his endgame is.

He is not going to get elected POTUS, and he is losing business.


198 posted on 08/11/2015 6:12:06 PM PDT by Eric Blair 2084 (I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I prefer to drink a bunch of them. Stay thirsty my FRiends)
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