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RNC Chair Priebus: Nominee Will Be One of the Three People Still Running
Breitbart.com ^ | 5 Apr 2016 | Jeff Poor

Posted on 04/06/2016 6:59:12 AM PDT by Rockitz

Tuesday following the outcome of the Wisconsin GOP presidential primary, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus appeared on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity” to answer questions from host Sean Hannity about the nominating process.

Priebus downplayed any talk of the nominee being someone other than who is still running, including House Speaker Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI).

“Well look, clearly there’s a rule in place that candidates now need a majority of eight states’ delegates – eight different states’ delegates, a majority to be even nominated,” Priebus said. “I’ve said it before. It’s not like I’m making news. I believe – our nominee’s going to be someone running. And as far as this Paul Ryan talk, let me just say it again for the tenth time: Number one, he’s not running. Number two, he doesn’t want to. Number three, he doesn’t like this talk. He wants it to end. But number four, he’s not going to have a floor operation to do any of these things. It’s ridiculous.”

Priebus outright declared it would be one of the three candidates still in the field, which are Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Gov. John Kasich (R-OH)

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TOPICS: Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: New York; US: Ohio; US: Texas; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: 2016election; effinliar; election2016; johnkasich; newyork; ohio; paulryan; reincepriebus; scottwalker; tedcruz; texas; trump; wisconsin
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To: Rockitz

And I can get you a good deal on this baby.

41 posted on 04/06/2016 7:51:19 AM PDT by McGruff (The Republican elite would rather see Hillary Clinton president than Donald Trump.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

I think it’s nothing more complicated than that Reince Priebus is lying once again.


42 posted on 04/06/2016 7:53:43 AM PDT by Pelham (A refusal to deport is defacto amnesty)
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To: austingirl

You know it is.


43 posted on 04/06/2016 7:55:52 AM PDT by zek157
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To: Cboldt

Because he’s only won 1 state. . . .


44 posted on 04/06/2016 7:56:20 AM PDT by Durbin
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To: Durbin
-- Because he's only won 1 state. . --

That doesn't disqualify him from winning the nomination.

45 posted on 04/06/2016 8:01:53 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Rockitz

Kasich says the rule will change and he will be the nominee. Everyone says he is delusional but maybe that is what the GOP is telling him.


46 posted on 04/06/2016 8:09:25 AM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: Cboldt

The current rule 40 says that his name cannot even be placed in nomination at the convention unless he won the majority of delegates in 8 states. The old rule 40 says same thing but with 5 states. Unless he wins at least 50% of the delegates in 4 more states, he is disqualified. The chances of him doing that are pretty much 0 that he will get 50% of the delegates in even 1 more state, let alone 5 ... or 8.


47 posted on 04/06/2016 8:13:29 AM PDT by RainMan (Liberals are first and foremost, jealous little losers who resent anyone who has anything they dont)
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To: Rockitz

They can toss that rule.


48 posted on 04/06/2016 8:16:54 AM PDT by MarMema ("if voting made any difference, they wouldn't let us do it" mark twain)
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To: Rockitz

They can toss that rule.


49 posted on 04/06/2016 8:16:56 AM PDT by MarMema ("if voting made any difference, they wouldn't let us do it" mark twain)
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To: Rockitz

Sorry. Should have read the whole thread. And sorry for thge duplicate post too.


50 posted on 04/06/2016 8:21:53 AM PDT by MarMema ("if voting made any difference, they wouldn't let us do it" mark twain)
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To: libbylu

Let’s say your scenario comes to pass. How damaged will Cruz be coming out of a contested convention? The majority of Wisconsin voters said the candidate who gets a plurality of delegates should be the nominee. That is in Wisconsin, which as you know went overwhelmingly for Cruz. The takeaway is that even Cruz supporters (not hyperpartisans such as yourself, but average Cruz voters) feel the candidate who gets the most delegates should be the nominee.

Any candidate who comes out of a contested convention will be damaged, perhaps fatally, in the general. The RNC knows that, but hey are perfectly happy to let their guy lose to Hillary. Their gravy train will keep running regardless.

Be careful what you wish for. The last time a contested convention produced a winning candidate was Roosevelt in 1932. In a contested convention, Cruz may yet win the battle, but he will very likely then lose the war.


51 posted on 04/06/2016 8:22:00 AM PDT by LNV
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To: Cboldt

It does if they don’t change the rules.


52 posted on 04/06/2016 8:22:23 AM PDT by Durbin
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To: RainMan
The rules for nomination are finalized after the results of all the state contests are known.

What I was fishing for was whether or not the poster's proposed rule was "can't win on pledged delegates" or "can't win on the first ballot." Certainly, Kasich fits into that group.

53 posted on 04/06/2016 8:24:18 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Durbin
So your position is that Kasich should be ruled out -now- because he can't meet Rule 40(b) used in the 2012 convention. That is premature because there are more than 7 states yet to allocate their delegates.

Never mind that the party can write Rule 40(b) entirely out of the convention.

54 posted on 04/06/2016 8:28:40 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt

So your position is, rule 40 should not apply if Kasich only has 1 win going into the convention? Seems like one of us wants the rules to apply, the other doesn’t. If the GOPe doesn’t like that rule, they should have changed it before the primaries started. But they didn’t, and all the candidates ran knowing what the rules currently are.


55 posted on 04/06/2016 8:31:28 AM PDT by Durbin
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To: Durbin
-- So your position is, rule 40 should not apply if Kasich only has 1 win going into the convention? --

My position is just that this rule is amenable to being changed, and likely will be changed. It isn't a question of whether either one of us wants that or thinks it is fair or unfair. Some parts of the rules are always written just before the convention. They are convention rules, not primary rules.

56 posted on 04/06/2016 8:37:36 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt

ok, then what’s the problem? I said, according to the current rules, Kasich shouldn’t be included. No need to debate me on this, that’s the rules.


57 posted on 04/06/2016 8:43:29 AM PDT by Durbin
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To: Durbin
-- ok, then what's the problem? I said, according to the current rules, Kasich shouldn't be included. --

Here is what you actually said in post 12.

It should only be one of two candidates still running. Kasich shouldn't count.

What I was fishing for is whether your proposed exclusionary policy was based on number of delegates.

58 posted on 04/06/2016 8:52:42 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Rockitz

Wink, wink.

The GOPe holds the smoking gun on Cruz. Count on it. They will play with him until they are sure Trump can’t get to 1237, then they will drop the smoking gun and that will assure they install their favorite choice.

Because you see, they had to in light of the Cruz problem.

Anyone who trusts them or lies down with them will get fleas.


59 posted on 04/06/2016 8:58:06 AM PDT by dforest (Ted took your money and is laughing all the way to Goldman Sachs)
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To: Rockitz

The Rove’s of the world have no intention of letting a few ‘rules’ get in their way...


60 posted on 04/06/2016 9:09:12 AM PDT by GOPJ ("We have the fight of our lives coming up to save our nation!" ~ Jim Robinson)
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