Posted on 06/21/2016 8:19:16 AM PDT by Taxman
Betrayed! 1,000 delegates to ditch Trump?
Just when it appeared that the movement to dump Donald Trump as the GOP presidential candidate was defeated, it looks like it has come roaring back.
And this time, it may have more momentum than ever.
As many as 1,000 delegates to the Republican National Convention may have interest in a new push to ditch Trump and allow delegates to choose another candidate.
The new movement is calling itself “Free the Delegates,” and it’s rallying like-minded Republicans to prepare for a fight.
But critics argue that it is a petulant coup that would set aside the will of millions of voters who backed Trump.
According to insiders, the Free the Delegates movement plans to organize thousands of delegates in a plot to depose Trump with a convention rules change.
“Roughly 30 delegates from 15 states participated in a conference call Thursday night,” Yahoo! reported Monday. “Since then, however, [their] campaign appears to have picked up steam. A second conference call on Sunday night attracted an alleged 1,000 participants.”
According to The Washington Post, “The group is led by delegates seeking to block Trump at the GOP convention next month in Cleveland by changing party rules so that they can vote however they want — instead of in line with the results of state caucuses and primaries. It is quickly emerging as the most organized effort to stop Trump and coincides with his declining poll numbers.”
The Free the Delegates movement is also reportedly raising money for staff and a legal defense fund.
This establishment threat to Trump’s nomination has grown increasingly credible. The Associated Press has reported that more and more Republicans in Congress are saying they will not attend the party convention and are not endorsing his candidacy.
Trump wondered aloud Saturday who his opponents would pick as a replacement, a problem that has plagued the “Never Trump” movement for months.
“Who are they going to pick? I beat everybody. But I don’t mean beat — I beat the hell out of them,” he said.
Tell us what you think! Would you support another GOP candidate if Trump was dropped at the Republican National Convention?
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
liberal/RINO/GOPe tears...
Is “The Horn News” run by James Carville?
Cruz was my choice until he became an attack dog. Trump is the choice of the people. Anything else now is an illegal and immoral coup.
Then get ready for whatever you think will happen to cause that. Barring an indictment Hildabeast will win. And even with an indictment it will be close.
Speak up FReepers!
“What happens? We will know that the GOP are a bunch of useless hacks. I’ll leave the GOP and never vote for them again.”
We already know that, and I’m already more than ready to never vote for them again. There won’t ever be another Trump - not only isn’t there anyone else like him, he took the establishment and their RAT pals in the media by surprise and they weren’t ready for it. Next time around they WILL be, and it will not be allowed.
If they think they can put another mealy-mouthed, do-nothing stuffed suit up there and convince us all to support him they’ve got another thing coming. I’ll vote third party, or won’t vote, but I won’t EVER vote for some GOP-e hack (think: Romney / Ryan) again.
I have a feeling Paul Manafort is on top of this.
No sweat.
If Cruz doesn't get on the Trump bandwagon, and soon, we'll know Cruz doesn't give a flip about the Supreme Court or the Country...
“According to insiders...”
Inside what. Their posterior?
Teach these assholes a lesson:
Vote Trump, vote democrat for your senator.
Note to those who would dare to do this: You live in small towns all across America you own a mini mart you own a farm implement store...people in your town who would have voted for TRUMP know you...at the very least they will boycott your business and you die broke...
or they might visit the local gas station...buy some diesel go to farm store and buy some nitrogen fertilizer and in the middle of night a call comes in ...”Joe your business done blew up”!
just saying...not threatening...but there was a time when traitors were dealt with...its in the history that our schools don’t teach anymore..
Freegards
LEX
Cruz was my choice and would even be my choice if he could take it within the normal rules of a convention. That door has closed. I would not support him if he took it in a coup.
And under those circumstances no Trump supporter would ever support him, which means that a coup against Trump, in favor of Cruz or Mother Theresa herself, would deliver the election to the Clintons.
So, as I say, Ryan stands exposed. Cruz had better go nowhere this.
Just a thought: What happens if they allow delegates to vote anyway they wanted... and Trump still won?
Think about it.
What is going on???
Round numbers like 1,000 are almost always a lie. If they want a more convincing lie, they should have chosen an odd number like 937.
Agreed, It will definitely be the end of the GOP ad well.
How corrupt and subverted is D.C. and our political system?
The Republican nominee, who Republican voters overwhelmingly support is not only attacked by his evil corrupt Democratic opponent, he is also being attacked by the party he now heads.
And they will lose once again.
These so-called delegates are mostly the Cruz-bots malcontents who still are attempting to bring their man into the limelight. It ain’t gonna happen.
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