Yes, well, life's not fair. What's more, politics is a blood sport. Not being treated "fair" ought to be a given, and frankly, you have no right to a "level playing field" (who is going to level it for you and how?).
The uni-party always likes to set up a heads-I-win, tails-you-lose contest. Would it not be awesome for Cruz or Trump to spoil this rotten system!
When your own party is trying to bump you off all is fair.
Good for him. With the GOP, we have another Democrat party. We need a two-party system again.
Times have changed from last July.
The difference now is that Trump CAN ACTUALLY WIN if he runs Third Party.
For the GOPe, their BEST course of action is to let Trump have the nomination and then find some disgruntled conservative to run Third Party.
If they do that, then Hillary wins, which to the GOPe is FAR BETTER than Trump becoming President on the Republican Ticket.
(i.e., we have one sick party)
The Republican party needs Trump a lot more than he needs them. They need to shape up and support the front runner.
The father of our country:
“I have already intimated to you the danger of parties in the State, with particular reference to the founding of them on geographical discriminations. Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally.
This spirit, unfortunately, is inseparable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human mind. It exists under different shapes in all governments, more or less stifled, controlled, or repressed; but, in those of the popular form, it is seen in its greatest rankness, and is truly their worst enemy.
The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual; and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty.
Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind (which nevertheless ought not to be entirely out of sight), the common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it.
It serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration. It agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot and insurrection. It opens the door to foreign influence and corruption, which finds a facilitated access to the government itself through the channels of party passions. Thus the policy and the will of one country are subjected to the policy and will of another.
There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of the government and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty. This within certain limits is probably true; and in governments of a monarchical cast, patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with favor, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency, it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume.”
— President George Washington, Farewell Address
If Cruz is the nominee, then no.
Money and ads won’t knock down Trump.
Protecting Americans and our rights granted by God will get them support - and maybe as much as Trump. But they’re not going to knock him down.
He may knock himself down but he is saying what Americans want to hear. Going negative on that is going negative on Americans.
Remember in the olden days when a Repub. candidate was very very popular, the GOP would be happy and support him because they like to win?
I think this is Trump’s way of sending a message to the GOPe that you better not try this crapola.
I’m not a Trump supporter, but I think this is smart of him.
Hmm. Half of FR is already trying to pick a Cabinet for this guy. Why would such an obviously popular candidate, with such ‘yuge’ potential, even need to consider a third party?
If so, Hillary wins in a landslide.
Good.
The anti-GOPe candidates have 70% of the vote in Iowa right now. The GOPe is dead. The news just hasn’t reached them yet.
TRUMP said after talking to Rinse Prebwash that he agreed to support the Republican ticket, AS LONG AS THEY PLAYED FAIR, with him.
Well the GOP has sure dropped THAT ball. They want Trump to go THIRD Party, because the title is to go to Jeb or Hillary. Well, Jeb is out. So, read the tea grounds. They want Hillary.
And Cruz doesn’t get out of the South, or passed South Carolina, nope, not in this secular day, not if they can take down the gladiator, Trump. Cruz is cake.
The GOP will have no one as the Republican nominee but the one they own— lock, stock, and barrel, or the COMPLEX happily takes Hillary.
If TRUMP, who is a force of his own, beholden to no one can be knocked out, no one will be making the grade but for the Establishment grunt. Who will that grunt be? Rubio? Who cares who it is? It really doesn’t matter.
Trump beats the Obama/Hillary machine. That machine has a name, we all know. It’s called, “the fundamental transformation of America” machine.
As for Trump, he will lead the Republican ticket, or will consider a Third Party. He won’t be “sharing” no stinkin’ ticket.
Bank that.
Since the eGOP is refusing to support Trump, then Trump should do as he needs. Trump knows we’ll vote for him, not any party in particular.
So he basically lied about NOT going 3rd party? Big surprise.
We already had Ross Perot, what the heck is he doing?