Posted on 12/08/2015 6:00:20 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
MOST CANDIDATES for the Republican presidential nomination, with an understanding of constitutional, democratic and social norms that Donald J. Trump utterly lacks, have denounced his outrageous call for a “total and complete shutdown†on Muslims entering the United States.
It is heartening that Mr. Trump’s opponents are finally condemning him in terms they would generally reserve for Democrats, but it also raises a critical question: If the GOP front-runner’s pronouncements are as lunatic and offensive as his rivals say — and they are — isn’t it incumbent on them to make clear they would oppose him if he were the party’s nominee?
The prospect of an open Republican split may send tremors down the spines of party strategists. They naturally fear an internecine war, a fractured party and maybe an independent Trump candidacy. But even those outcomes would cause less damage to their party and to the nation than uniting behind a candidate whose policies and rhetoric are morally, legally and pragmatically unconscionable — as they have now recognized....
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Yes, they’re called faithless electors.
To the Muslim sympathizers, period: NUTS!
I am a Cruz guy, not a Trump supporter but man how love watching the lefties heads explode.
Stupid lieberals leftist hacks. Just because they can control their own mindless drone Dem moron followers doesn’t mean it will work on us. But oh how they try...
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha.......
In a week they will all be agreeing with him. Come the next terror attack, probably BEFORE the next year, how will once again look like a sage.
They are so content with their astroturf (their manufactured, artificial grassroots movement), that when they see a true grassroots movement, they must destroy it.
Palin had the same type of effect, so they had to destroy her lest she become the first woman president.
It really is sick how consumed with power and control the libs/dims are.
They are the tyrants our Founding Fathers warned us about.
Whatever these ‘educated’, ‘high class’ smarter than the average’ say about Trump, they are saying about me. I didn’t know I was that low class until they pointed it out.
I am disgusted with all of them... they know no bounds on insults to so many out here who just want the destruction stopped! who want someone in there who has some sense and will NOT roll over. Someone who can stand the onslaught they dish out.
So much condescending... they need to be slapped down.... way down.
“....this newspaper does not have the well-being of the Republican Party uppermost in it’s minds.”
This newspaper has long since proven it does not have the well being of the United States or her citizens in it’s mind!
Here's RealClearLiberalPolitics saying Trump is the greatest gift to the Rats since sliced bread.
So which is it?
Spot the difference? There is no difference. Both of those MEN push forward, and to hell with the Pajama Boys who whine about it on the sidelines.
I have a vote for Trump in my pocket. Tell ya what, you can have it for,...say,......2billion dollars. Get back to me.
NEVER GONNA HAPPEN!!!
Git on outta here!!!
When you vote for President in your state your actually voting for a slate of Electors that go to the Electoral College to cast the votes for President.
Trump as the party nominee puts up his slate of Electors in each state. So for the most part they are pledged to him.
Now theoretically they are free to vote any way they want to and occasionally some have. For the most part they vote for person who they are pledged to.
Then Trump had better prepare for that... and we need to also.. for he’ll run 3rd party.. the gop is not going to let him be their candidate... (they are like obama... “dare me and I’ll show you who is who”)... unless a miracle happens... which is not likely. They are determined to have their way in this.. if they can’t stop him before .. they’ll stop him afterwards.
Are the people going to let them strip their votes? and overrule us one more time?
FU Wash Post & MSM!
Idiots. Republicans don’t read the Washington comPost.
I know how it works... it’s just that this situation has not happened before.. where the candidate is not the GOP pick and the gop is super upset.
WOW! This is just great.
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