Posted on 10/26/2019 4:10:40 AM PDT by Trump20162020
Senate Republicans could convict, or threaten to convict, thereby pressuring Trump to resign. They could even work out a deal by which they acquit in exchange for Trump not seeking a second term. Each of these options would leave the Republicans in need of a compromise candidate with very little time left on the clock. Republicans would need someone who understood the requirements of a national campaign, someone with widespread (and largely positive) name recognition, and someone on the record opposing both Trump and Trumpism.
Senator Mitt Romney is all of those things. Running Romney would immediately alienate the Trump base, but would attract voters from the sensible centers of both parties, along with independents, all of whom seem to be horrified by what they have heard thus far in the Democratic debates.
Romney could play this centrist position to devastating effect with just about anyone sharing the ticket, but there is one very shrewd move that would allow him to walk into the Oval Office in a landslide: Romney could pick a Democratic running mate.
But he shouldn’t pick just any Democrat. He should pick one with a growing national stature, one with the background to appeal to Republicans and Democrats alike, and one who has openly accused the Democratic Party of playing a rigged game in its primary campaign.
Mitt Romney should pick Tulsi Gabbard.
They agree on little politically, but that is a benefit. A Romney-Gabbard ticket could be based, legitimately, on decency, truthfulness and honor. They could point the American people away from the toxicity that has come to infect American political life, and remind us that we are not two countries seeking disparate futures, but one people experimenting with different means to the same end.
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Before that ...
The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two persons, of whom one at least shall not lie an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves. And they shall make a List of all the Persons voted for, and of the Number of Votes for each; which List they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the Seat of the Government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall, in the Presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the Certificates, and the Votes shall then be counted. The Person having the greatest Number of Votes shall be the President, if such Number be a Majority of the whole Number of Electors appointed; and if there be more than one who have such Majority, and have an equal Number of Votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately chuse by Ballot one of them for President; and if no Person have a Majority, then from the five highest on the List the said House shall in like Manner chuse the President. But in chusing the President, the Votes shall be taken by States, the Representation from each State having one Vote; a quorum for this Purpose shall consist of a Member or Members from two-thirds of the States, and a Majority of all the States shall be necessary to a Choice. In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal Votes, the Senate shall chuse from them by Ballot the Vice-President.
The number game?
Imbecilic blather.
Pierre Delecto believes in magic underwear and Gabbard thinks cows are sacred. Any questions?
I honestly believe that Pierre Delecto is as batschiff crazy as Her Thighness is. Thank God Above that neither one of these loons will ever reside in our White House!
Isn’t this another satire site?
Pierre Delecto likes this.
Here is how I see it going down.
Romney jumps into the race. He tries to appeal to the center. Then, in a turn of events nobody saw coming an unknown new comer,
Juan Delictez jumps into the race as well. He immediately starts to erode Romney’s support amongst Hispanics. And then Romney demands a debate against Juan but is rebuffed by the Delictez campaign. It will be a mess. Finally, in an act of PURE POLITICAL GENIUS, Romney names Delictez as his running mate.
Meanwhile, Trump will watch with amusement as all this unfolds. But Romney/Delictez will declare victory as they hold a raucous campaign rally at the local Y in front of a cheering crowd of hundreds. Bill Kristol will declare a new day in American Politics as George Soros warms up his checkbook (well, it was already warm, now it is red hot). Nobody will notice or will ignore the fact that for some odd reason Delictez and Rome y rarely appear together and, when they do, Delictez seems almost mannequin like. Perhaps he is just trying to emulate Romney?
The final twist to all this will be when Romney/Delictez’s polling show that they are tanking with the LGBQT XYXPDQ community. Suddenly, Delictez steps up his joint appearances and starts wearing women’s apparel, as if he is a completely different mannequin. At one rally he will sit on Romney’s lap and speak as Romney appears to be stifling lip movement.
Finally, seeing this amazing political force strayed against him, Trump calls it quits.
True, but would YOU want Hillary Clinton as a VP? To anyone?
This nonsense was largely unseen until syndicated here.
Thus, like similar rotting, decaying offal, it represents the sentiments of the syndicator(s).
What modern wars aren’t regime-change wars?
Demoncraps to republicans: “We’re worried about you, here, hold this gun up to your head and pull the trigger. It’ll get rid of your headache.” “Just tryin ta help is all.”
re: “Mitt Romney should pick Tulsi Gabbard.”
Idiot author.
That's something that the writer of the article and his attackers would actually agree on. For the writer Mitt is all about "Mitt Romney - Man of Integrity." For his critics, Mitt is all about "Mitt Romney - Opportunist." Neither is a platform many people could get behind.
I think the guy who wrote the article has the wrong suspect here. If Bloomberg doesn't like the Democrat nominee, he may enter the race as an independent. Romney, not so much.
Their problem is that they'd never work out a deal to get the 10-15% of their "true conservative" base to show up at the polls for the Republicans.
He may have to fight Bernie for her. LOL
More wishful BS!
Please put [Humor} in the title next time. And welcome to FR.
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