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State GOP leaders plot to tie Donald Trump’s hands. [VA and NC]
Politico ^ | 08/24/2015 | Alex Isenstadt

Posted on 08/24/2015 6:19:21 PM PDT by GIdget2004

Amid mounting concerns about Donald Trump’s candidacy from the GOP establishment, Republican leaders in at least two states have found a way to make life a lot harder for him.

The Virginia and North Carolina parties are in discussions about implementing a new requirement for candidates to qualify for their primary ballots: that they pledge to support the Republican presidential nominee — and not run as a third-party candidate — in the general election.

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: North Carolina; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 3rdparty; nc2016; trump; va2016; virginia
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To: Kenny

” Trying to leave RNC in clear because Trump will probably go nuts and run third party “

Did you ever think that is what they want - so Hillary or Biden or ( fill in black ) would be elected ?


41 posted on 08/24/2015 6:40:40 PM PDT by sushiman
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To: GIdget2004
The GOPe don't have enough muscle or cash to fight a legal battle with Trump. He could easily bankrupt their poor little party.
42 posted on 08/24/2015 6:40:51 PM PDT by Bobby_Taxpayer
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To: GIdget2004

gotta keep the game rigged.


43 posted on 08/24/2015 6:40:53 PM PDT by dadfly
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To: odawg

Count me in on that my friend.


44 posted on 08/24/2015 6:40:59 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s, you weren't really there....)
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To: Nep Nep

Well, I disagree. The first sanctioned debate has occurred. The campaign has started.

It’s my opinion for sure, as I’m sure the rules are spelled out somewhere specifically for these issues.


45 posted on 08/24/2015 6:41:36 PM PDT by Fhios (Simplicity is often mistaken for genius.)
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To: GIdget2004

virginia is open primary.. maybe he could file as third party, democrat and repub. i can’t wait to see what he does. it;s exciting.


46 posted on 08/24/2015 6:42:27 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2 (civil law: commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong Blackstone Commentaries I p44)
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To: GIdget2004

The fix is in . The GOPe want Trump to run third party insuring a Rat victory . They all sleep in the same bed .


47 posted on 08/24/2015 6:42:35 PM PDT by sushiman
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To: maggief

Brad Dayspring (Walker) pushed NC to change to a winner take all state.


48 posted on 08/24/2015 6:42:57 PM PDT by Amntn
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To: maggief

PreBUTT. Better get his state parties in tow or he will loose the entire caboodle.


49 posted on 08/24/2015 6:45:17 PM PDT by hoosiermama ( Read my lips: no more Bushes)
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To: Truth29
Heck the GOP would be happy to even see a Democrat win so they can at least maintain their corruption and status quo!


50 posted on 08/24/2015 6:45:19 PM PDT by caww
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To: dontreadthis
"they think they will make up for it with hispanic votes"

I think this is really their plan. They want to replace the base with Hispanics.

51 posted on 08/24/2015 6:45:31 PM PDT by Amntn
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To: Nep Nep

“One thing leads to another.” I voted for Ron even though...


52 posted on 08/24/2015 6:45:55 PM PDT by outofsalt ( If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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To: Jim Robinson
It’s the totalitarian way.

The Marxists/One Worlders have waited over 100 years to enforce their totalitarian doctrine on America. They will not go away easily. Assassinations will not be out of the question.

53 posted on 08/24/2015 6:46:49 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Fhios

The RNC and the state parties are completely different creatures. State parties are not compelled in any way to respect anything the RNC does, they are completely independent - and often at odds with the national committee.

The rules ARE spelled out, and they say that the state parties can pretty much do whatever the hell they want to do. State parties are wholly autonomous and don’t have to listen to anybody but their own governance structures.

Get involved in party politics, you’ll see for yourself how it works. When I lived in Virginia I was deeply involved and I know the names of these individuals and their significance and what factions they belong to and who they are allied with.


54 posted on 08/24/2015 6:47:31 PM PDT by Nep Nep
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To: GIdget2004

Those with designs on “deep-sixing” Trump will only end up sinking themselves.


56 posted on 08/24/2015 6:49:06 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: GIdget2004
“They” should probably go for it!
It will cement a Trump win, in a huge bipartisan popular majority vote landslide!

I'm not a registered Republican voter due to any efforts of local, state or national paid political “party” leaders.

It's despite all of them, that I am a registered Republican.

“They” seem not to comprehend that it's game over!

57 posted on 08/24/2015 6:49:16 PM PDT by sarasmom
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To: outofsalt

Cantor was thrown out 100% due to failing in a big way at the local level. I personally know many of the players who made it happen. It was not a shock to me to see him go down after his minions lost control of his home county convention and then the district level convention - the writing was on the wall.


58 posted on 08/24/2015 6:50:42 PM PDT by Nep Nep
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To: Kenny

No matter what happens to Trump, if the Republicans start playing dirty like this with him, the party will never hold power again. Nor will they even be a substantial minority in Congress. It’s a suicidal move.


59 posted on 08/24/2015 6:51:43 PM PDT by ballearthout
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To: GIdget2004

http://truthinmedia.com/

Could the GOP ban Trump from its next debate?

The first Republican debate one week ago opened with a question specifically for Trump. Per Bret Baier:

“Who is unwilling tonight to pledge your support to the eventual nominee of the Republican Party and pledge not to run an independent campaign against that person? Raise your hand now if you won’t make that pledge tonight.”

Trump was the only candidate who said that he might run as an independent if he doesn’t get the GOP nomination. Not only is that a difficult path to take, but also an expensive one. Trump is probably the only candidate running who could afford to launch an independent campaign.

Because Trump said he would not rule out running as an independent candidate, the Republican National Committee (RNC) has now said it could ban Trump from the next debate if he won’t make that pledge.

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus has since directly requested all Republican candidates to pledge that they will not make a third-party run, according to ABC News. Those who do not pledge might not get an invite to future Republican candidate debates, and would likely be restricted from accessing party data on Republican voters.

If Trump is polling at twice the numbers of his closest challengers and as much as five times the numbers of seven of the top 10 candidates—which he is—then how could the RNC ban him from debates? Can that really be done?

The answer is yes. The RNC, just as the Democratic National Committee (DNC), is considered a private club. They make their own rules. The DNC isn’t holding a single debate until October—something that candidates like Martin O’Malley aren’t happy about. But there’s nothing they can really do.

And that is why a senior Trump campaign official has told ABC News that it is possible that Trump may make that pledge. Though Trump has clarified that statement, saying, “It’s absolutely possible that at some point I would change that,” but, he added, such a change “is not imminent.”

“If I’m the nominee, I pledge that I will not run as an independent,” he said.

What you need to know is that the RNC claims it has every right to prevent Trump or anyone else from debating because it is a private club. But—Reality Check—in actuality they are not.

In fact, American taxpayers spent $400 million administering Republican and Democratic primaries in 2012.

That is one of the major problems with the way the party conducts business. On average, only about 9 percent of the voting population vote in national primaries. But 100 percent of taxpayers are on the hook for these so-called private events.


60 posted on 08/24/2015 6:52:27 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 ("It's the hard working, tax paying citizens of the United States that are suffering...")
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