Some anti-Trump efforts at the convention would not just have hurt Trump, but the entire Republican brand. Good that most came to their senses and did not allow a few to destroy everything.
This is where a professional like Paul Manafort comes in very handy. This very easily could have gone the way.
Most people have no idea how this ‘inside baseball’ part of politics operates. I know that I don’t.
I think this shows that Trump is a lot more capable, genuinely talented, at handling the workings of Washington then anyone in the media is willing to give him credit for.
I look forward to seeing Trump become president, sweep aside political correctness and really cleanse this country. Of course, he’ll go after the Muzzies. But what people tend to discount is the historic opportunity Trump represents to return America to God and the Constitution.
There are numerous strategies that could be used to dismantle the leftist infrastructure in the bureaucracy, media, entertainment, academia and elsewhere.
We can start by breaking the back of the communist union movement once and for all by banning all public sector unions.
We also could ban tenure in our universities and de-fund every one that refuses to fire known communists, Muslims, and anyone who has published anything anti-Christian or disloyal to the United States. Freed to tenure restrictions that make firing professors impossible, we could unleash college Republicans, student veterans and campus Christian groups to take back our colleges by exposing the rot and rooting it out.
In the media, I see great promise in Trump’s pledge to “open up” the libel laws to allow retaliation against dishonest reports, editors and the “news” outlets they work for. Such people need to be sued into ruin and, in many cases, criminally charged.
We also need to clean house in government. A big step forward would be for Trump to use his executive authority to simply refuse to spend money on anything unconstitutional. Leave the money in the US Treasury until it can be returned to the taxpayers.
We also need to start enforcing treason and sedition laws on the books and pass stronger ones. We are at war, so we should not tolerate anti-American activity of any kind.
It didn’t take any crafty dealings to handle the ‘revolt’. It had the backing of only a few dozen delegates.
The infamous Curly Haugland, for example, has been pushing his personal quirky view of the rules since at least the 2008 cycle, but didn’t get MSM coverage then or in 2012 when he made the same proposals.
That is why, aI think, Priebus saw the light and got with Trump’s people to stop Romney and those other idiots. He has other races to win, and didn’t want the party torn apart by a few big egos.
Just look at the drawing power of Trump vs Romney or Cruz...the turnout at those rallies proved that Trump is the best thing to happen to the Republican party in decades.
It wasn’t so much a teaming up as a moment of clarity for the regular Rules Committee members.
If they allowed the rebellion to succeed in unbinding delegates — before the first vote, they would set a precedent that basically destroys the entire primaries process.
Why bother with primaries if the delegates are free/unbound to vote for whomever they desire?
How about the RNC blinked and realized that Trump has grown the party more than any other Presidential Candidate in recent history without their help. They have grabbed at his coattails very late in the game. They had better hold on for dear life and make sure their friends in the media get the message. Any Backstabbing at the convention will run downhill on the ticket very fast.
NeverTrump never stood a chance because it:
Never had delegates
Never had committee members
Never had an alternative candidate
Never had voter support.
I’m starting to think Priebus has seen a bit of the light as he has been instrumental in thwarting the GOPe Never Trumpers.....
I'm sort of confused ...I've been told over and over and over again on this website that Trump will destoy the RNC and it's RINO infested damp caves...
I'm not really confused, but vindicated that I was correct.
For months I have said that Trump will eventually work with the RNC and versa visa and not destroy them...
Yea, I'm taking a victory lap...after the abuse I took was taking for holding to that position..
One thing I find outlandish about this description of things, is that NeverTrump was inferred to be very effective, very crafty, had super abilities, and yet failed.
In the mix is one adversary, the Trump team. Is it credited with lofting a counter effort that defeated NeverTrump? No.
This last year, at every turn the media and those that became the NeverTrumpers trashed the Trump team as not having the ground game, the inside knowledge, or the intelligence to compete.
The RNC joined in that effort, lest we forget. Trump is still trashed by Ryan. Every few days he has some comment that insults the Trump team or Trump himself.
It is in this climate that answers need to be provided as to why the NeverTrumpers did not prevail.
Somehow, it had to be laid off on someone else. Blaming it on Trump would have given Trump’s team credit for being very effective at staving off a revolt. Couldn’t have that.
No, they actually laid it off in no small part on the RNC, a crafty three-fer if you’re keeping score.
1. It inferred unfairness on behalf of the RNC, NOT NEUTRALITY
2. It downplayed any credit to the Trump team for being very astute
3. It downplayed the inability of the NeverTrumpers to prevail due to a severely flawed idea
Those that support Trump know the RNC has not gone to bat for him. They know that the RNC today hates Trump as much as they always have. Note the numerous high level Republicans who won’t be attending the Convention, or endorsing Trump. They are a direct part of the GOPe or heavy influencers of it, and vise versa.
Trump’s team has at every turn been more astute and effective than his adversaries.
It’s about time folks understood that and gave him/them credit for it.
It bodes well for his terms in office. He and his team is very astute, very tuned in, and on our side.
To quote the GOPe, the RNC, and the NeverTrumpers, “Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...”