Posted on 04/05/2016 12:11:49 PM PDT by Kaslin
And by "Trump ally," I mean the always, er, colorful Roger Stone -- who recently sounded the alarm over the Cruz campaign and other Republican officials working assiduously to fill delegate slates with people who are legally bound to support Trump on an open convention's first ballot, but who would bolt immediately thereafter. These "trojan horse" delegates, as Stone labeled them, could also vote against Trump's interests on key decisions involving the convention's rules, which will be determined by a special committee that anti-Trump forces are moving behind the scenes to stack in their favor. Bear in mind that all of these moves are fully within the bounds of hardball politics; for the latest instance of Trump getting outmaneuvered on important details, read about Cruz's big below-the-radar wins in North Dakota over the weekend.
Stone frames all of this as "the big steal," as if Trump is being robbed of what's rightfully his. In reality, Trump controls his own destiny He can lock down the nomination by doing what presumptive nominees all do: Winning a majority of delegates. If he fails to do so, it'll be because Republican voters chose to deny him the winning threshold he needs, after which other factors come into play. Trump and friends have indicated that they won't go quietly if things don't go their way. After Trump warned of the possibility of "riots," one of his knee-jerk media defenders (who was savaged on SNL over the weekend) told CNN that violent upheaval might be justified. Stone, for his part, has been talking about leading "days of rage" protests to "stop the steal" if Trump fails to clinch the nomination outright, a reference to the violence perpetrated by the left-wing Weather Underground terrorist group led by radicals like Obama pals Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn. Buzzfeed has more:
Asked to elaborate, Stone said he was talking about “rally-protests -at delegate hotels street theater.” Stone said the campaign was not involved in organizing this, instead saying the protests will be “organized by Trump nation,” but said that “we did inform them.” He said he had “issued the call to action” on Infowars, the Alex Jones-run conspiracy show, on March 30, that they “will stage protests at hotels of state delegates of states supporting the BIG STEAL,” and that he and Jones would be speaking (Pat Buchanan and Ron Paul are both invited). Stone, a colorful figure known for his dirty trickster reputation, worked for the Trump campaign until August, when he and the campaign parted ways after disagreement over Trump’s feud with Megyn Kelly. But Stone still supports Trump and acknowledges talking to him even though he no longer works for him. “We just have a rhythm,” Stone told GQ this week. In the same GQ interview, Stone hinted at unrest at the convention, saying “I think there’d be extreme anger by the Trump supporters. I don’t know that it would boil over into violence. Trump is certainly not advocating violence.”
"We will disclose the hotels and room numbers of those delegates... We urge you to visit their hotel and find them." pic.twitter.com/VnPsD8rFOy— Liam Donovan (@LPDonovan) April 5, 2016
Roger Stone tells radio station that Trump supporters will know hotel rooms of delegates at convention. pic.twitter.com/ItPOL4QDhe— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) April 5, 2016
Trump on Louisiana delegate situation: "I don't care about rules, folks"— Betsy Woodruff (@woodruffbets) April 5, 2016
Questions about the rules, delegates, & what happens at the GOP Convention? Get the answers: https://t.co/OYXiYMTJ0Thttps://t.co/cV2rMgoSRW— GOP (@GOP) April 4, 2016
“Occupy Republican Convention”
Classy bunch of folks!
It’s getting close to the point where Trump should just pack up the tents, shut down the circus, fire the clowns and call it a day. If he drops out now, perhaps he can cut a deal to be wall-building czar in a Cruz administration.
yea because the front runner drops out when the first place loser wants.
sigh
but Cruz loves illegal immigrantion.
Tar and feathering GOPe delegates?
Do you honestly believe the GOP will EVER allow Cruz to be the nominee? God help us.
Now that’s what I call fighting for your delegates:-)
Betray the base at your own peril.
A bit off the topic of the thread, aren't we? lol
I’m thinking about going to Cleveland even if to just add another body and Trump sign to the crowd.
Peak Trump! (wishful thinking)
I doubt that Tedophiles will stop scheming even if Trump gets to the convention with 1,227 delegates. Unhinged.
Cruz will never be the presidential nominee of the Republican Party, not now or ever!
“Occupy Republican Convention”
Classy bunch of folks!”
That’s exactly what we need. Burn it to the ground...figuratively, maybe more.
A bit off the topic of the thread, aren't we? lol
No, because.........Cruz!
And the cruztrolls shoot their mouths off thinking teddies boy is immune to getting the rug pulled out from him as well
Some of us have told them that we do not want to see tem on here after cruz gets stabbed in the back acting all surprised.
They knew a vote for cruz would be a vote for the establishment and cruz was being used.
If cruz was smart he would have gone against the establishment, and told Romney, Graham etc he does not want their help and if the two of them were smart and never let ego’s in the way they would join together insuring the delegates count way beyond 1237
Now delegates that may be leaning should go to Cruz.
Cruz should publish this far and wide. Trump fired Stone.
Very interesting.
Heard this morning on Hugh Hewitt there will be a second ballot for VP, not for Trump to decide in a contested convention.
No wonder Cruz is getting all those delegates lined up . They will vote him VP , even if Trump barely gets to 1237 .
Or it forces Trump endorse Cruz for VP after Trump gets Cruz endorsement for Pres.
Interesting.
The state Supreme Court order Thursday upheld a lower-court judge's decision to dismiss the case.
A Pittsburgh resident and registered Republican voter, Carmon Elliott, had argued that Cruz isn't eligible to run for president or to appear on Pennsylvania's April 26 primary ballot because he was born in Canada.
Commonwealth Court Judge Dan Pellegrini ruled March 11 that common law precedent and statutory history maintain that an eligible candidate includes any person born to an American citizen, regardless of where.
Elliott had acknowledged that Cruz's mother was born in the United States and has been a U.S. citizen her whole life.
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