"We're NOT the Republicrat or the Demoblican UniParty(c)!!
*NO MORE BUSINESS AS USUAL!*"
Posted on 04/04/2016 6:48:46 AM PDT by xzins
Donald Trump continued his war with party bosses Sunday, once again saying that he wouldn’t rule out a third-party run if he failed to secure the GOP nomination and demanding that rival John Kasich drop out of the race.
“We’re going to have to see how I was treated. I’m going to have to see how I was treated. Very simple,” Trump said on “Fox News Sunday” when asked if he would categorically rule out running as a third-party independent candidate if he failed to win his party’s nomination. “It’s not a question of win or lose. It’s a question of treatment. I want to be treated fair.”
The comments came just days after Trump, Kasich and Ted Cruz backed out of pledges to support the GOP’s eventual nominee. Following the walk-backs, Trump met privately with Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus in an apparent effort to smooth things over, but on Sunday, the hot-and-cold relationship appeared on the verge of fracturing once again.
“Those kinds of comments, I think, have consequences,” Priebus said on ABC’s “This Week” of Trump’s latest remarks. “When you make those kinds of comments, and you want people to fall in line for you, it makes it more difficult.”
In yet another interview, Priebus admitted he wasn’t sure whether he felt the former businessman was the party’s best candidate.
“I don’t know,” Priebus said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “Listen, I don’t worry about who is the strongest candidate.”
Further suggesting Trump was undeterred by the criticism were demands he made during a rally in Wisconsin — whose pivotal primary on Tuesday will put for up grabs another 96 delegates — that Kasich drop out of the GOP race.
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My memory says that their comments came after discussions about Trump, so I linked their comments to Trump.
Kasich couldn’t be opposed to a selectee out of the convention because that’s his only hope.
Maybe you are right.
In yet another interview, Priebus admitted he wasn't sure whether he felt the former businessman was the party's best candidate. "I don't know," Priebus said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "Listen, I don't worry about who is the strongest candidate."So, when does the RNC make its pledge? Oh, that's right, they've already gone second party, and are happy to stay second.
Its you Trumpeters demanding that Ted drop out even though Trump hasn't got the 1237 delegates.
Trump's rules=surrender to him without a fight.
Cruz doesnt play by his rules.
Dump Trump!
“Trump, Kasich and Ted Cruz backed out of pledges to support the GOP’s eventual nominee”
The terms Republican and Democrat have lost much of their meaning.
IF he has the 1,237 then he’ll get the nomination. If not he’ll go home and watch himself on TV. That’s my guess. I don’t think he’ll run third party. That’s just a bluff in my opinion.
Thank you. I was trying to figure out if there were other states tomorrow, or something else. Didn’t think to check the Dems.
I would be pleased to see that happen.
Personally, I think a Bush or a Ryan is indistinguishable from Clinton.
Corruption...check
Liberal...check
Illegal immigration....check
haphazard foreign policy....check
massive indebtedness....check
Yeah, Ted hopes to be maneuvered into the candidacy over Donald like Barack was over Hillary. It’s an honorable precedent. (Said with poker face.)
Jeff Sessions is acceptable to me. Probably to Trump as well. Trump can run his business, Jr. or Eric can go build the great wall.
But that is probably one day premature. We need to win Wisconsin and all this begins to become moot. And then we also get to see what real panic looks like...
Sanders says the same thing. T.Rump-Sanders 2016.
I will assume you're just ignorant. Trumps voting records came out during this campaign. He has voted Republican in every election he's been in. He's attended the Republican convention at least twice. He's contributed equally to Democrats and republicans but for the last 6 or 7 years he donated exclusively to Republicans.
Well yes. Lots of crabapple carts among them.
My comment wasn't intended to be confrontational or demeaning. In all sincerity, if reading and posting to the forum is interfering with your prayer life, you should seriously consider it.
If he runs 3rd party he will get 5 million more votes in the General than the Republican establishment installed candidate. It won’t be enough, but it would be the result.
good grief still can’t answer the question
tell me where you have seen any where in sport of politics where the front runner winning easily should step down to let the first place loser in?
Yu keep spouting this crap then I will call you out on it and wn;t stop until you stop your B/S nonsense./
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