Posted on 09/18/2016 6:33:29 PM PDT by Kaslin
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Sunday suggested he could say “never mind” to the “Never Trump” candidates should they try to make another run for the presidency.
Priebus said the former primary challengers who’ve refused to support Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump could face consequences if they fail to back Trump in the stretch-run to Election Day.
“Those people need to get on board,” Priebus told “Face the Nation.” “And if they’re thinking they’re going to run again some day, I think that we’re going to evaluate the process – of the nomination process and I don’t think it’s going to be that easy for them.”
Priebus didn’t specifically name the group, but Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush are the most prominent ex-GOP primary candidates to refuse to support Trump.
Cruz and Bush were locked in particularly nasty verbal spats during the campaign with Trump, who termed his opponents “Lyin’ Ted” and “Low-Energy Jeb.” Though Kasich and Trump rarely went toe-to-toe, Kasich was the last Trump challenger to drop out of the race, and despite the Republican National Convention being held in Cleveland, the Ohio governor didn’t set foot in Quicken Loans Arena. Cruz spoke at the convention, but he was booed off the stage when he told the assembled, largely pro-Trump crowd to “vote your conscience.”
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The RNC can decline to endorse them however and that affects finances. I always note who the Wake county NC GOP endorses although it does not decide my vote.
They are a private organization, and as such can determine who may or may not be a member entitled to the use of the name, trademarks, logos, and copy writes.
Maybe I am not the only one who says “No money for the RNC until the RINOs are on the Trump Train!”
BTTT!
Perhaps Priebus should shut up. I can imagine Kirk, Grahm, Collins and more becoming Democrats
Dear God, let this be true. Save our country Dear Lord.
he knows, they know, and the dems know.. and apparently now, the president of Mexico and of Egypt also know...
Trump is in...
Obama spit in the face of his African American supporters his entire presidency and now he says support me...
They are saying not only no... but “hell no.” period.
And the party is going to self pogram out the liberal elites that have taken over since Reagan left office.
If the pols who have not backed DJT are punished by refusing them permission to run for office again as Republicans, I will once again begin donating to the RNC. BUT NOT UNTIL!
RNC can dry up the money for them!!!!
Lyin’ Ted turned out to be an accurate moniker.
Fiorina was a fool to team up with the Cubo-Canadian. She’s finished in politics.
It’s far too late for the “stragglers” to get on board now. The train left the station at the convention.
Let ‘em rot in the political wilderness.
Promises, Promises! ;)
“Kasich needs to get the message. He may switch to Demorat, but at least he should be told that his GOP days are over unless he pulls his head out of his ass and does his best for Trump here in Ohio.”
Kasich would be the biggest liar on earth if he turned around and started supporting Trump at this late date. Hell, he insulted Trump by failing to show up for the convention as Governor of his home state!
And now we read that he’s had meetings with Obama. If that doesn’t spell quisling traitor, I don’t know what does. Screw this guy. We don’t need his kind of ‘support’.
They should be expelled from the Republican Party.
Good. Those clowns can beg the DNC for money and support.
They’d probably ask, “What will you do for us that you aren’t doing already?”
Fiorina has come out in support of Trump, albeit really late in the game
And that would be a bad thing?
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