Go ahead, just try it!
They pull a stunt like that and I will vote for the Democrat (which I have never done) just to spite them and teach them not to f-— with us.
They want to talk about how a Trump nomination would destroy the republican party?
Nominating ANYONE other than the candidate with he most votes IS COMMITTING POLITICAL SUICIDE.
The GOP will not survive that. Voters would leave FOREVER in droves.
I am of the opinion that delagates should be bound for the first round of voting but allow one exception. A delegate who is committed to a candidate who has withdrawn, or stopped their campaign should be unbound.
I am also of the opinion that delegates should be bound on the second round as well, with only votes being allowed for those candidates who have qualified to have their names entered on the floor (rule 40 - 8 states with a majority of delegates to qualify).
If by the end of the 2nd round, still no nominee, then all delegates are unbound.
I don’t understand why they don’t let the candidate’s campaigns pick the delegates from the states and districts from which they were won.
If Trump wins 2 delegates from a particular congressional district in Pennsylvania, his campaign staff will pick 2 supporters from that district to go to the convention. They could be volunteers, fund raisers, staff, people who contact his headquarters and apply, etc...
Then we could let the delegates vote for whoever they wanted on any ballot at the convention. Chances are they would stay loyal to the candidate that picked them to go. If the candidate drops out, there is a good chance the delegate will do their bidding and vote for the candidate they endorse.
Truthfully, I thought this WAS how we did it and only recently found out that we don’t. Why don’t we do it this way?
This is just wrong, why do we have votes if the leadership can subvert the will of the people? If Trump has won the primaries he should absolutely be the nominee, just as no matter how distasteful to some here, if Cruz somehow despite the odds won the primaries he should be the nominee.
he’s talking about volunteering to become the Whig party.
If in fact enough of Donald’s elected delegates turn on him on the first ballot (or even the second) the GOPe will definitely achieve its preference of handing the election to Hillary (or Bernie) over Trump.
It’s one thing to hold your nose and vote for the GOP nominee, it’s another thing to hold your nose after the GOPe has forced that nominee down your throat.
Then what is the point of voting in a Primary if only the Delegates votes matter?
Rope. Tree. RNC official. Some assembly required.
Then the joke is on the RINOcrats. I’m voting for Trump in November, even if I have to write his name in.
I have been anticipating having to write-in my canditate....
How to kill a party 101.
Republicans, say hello to the Whigs.
So the RNC is looking for a revolution? This would be a good start.
I would actually love to see Trump get the number and the Republicans take it away from him. They’ll be done for many, many years. This crop of crooks will be long gone before it becomes a viable party again (If they ever do)
no matter what I hope there is enough security at the convention to protect the convention on all sides.
If Trump has 90% of the needed delegates and they deny him the nomination, then burn the convention hall down...
Republicans tried it against William McKinley in the 1896 election.
The bosses still hoped to deny McKinley a first-ballot majority at the convention by boosting support for local favorite son candidates such as Quay, New York Governor (and former vice president) Levi P. Morton, and Illinois Senator Shelby Cullom. Delegate-rich Illinois proved a crucial battleground, as McKinley supporters, such as Chicago businessman (and future vice president) Charles G. Dawes, sought to elect delegates pledged to vote for McKinley at the national convention in St. Louis. Cullom proved unable to stand against McKinley despite the support of local Republican machines; at the state convention at the end of April, McKinley completed a near-sweep of Illinois' delegates.[89] Former president Harrison had been deemed a possible contender if he entered the race; when Harrison made it known he would not seek a third nomination, the McKinley organization took control of Indiana with a speed Harrison privately found unseemly. Morton operatives who journeyed to Indiana sent word back that they had found the state alive for McKinley.[90] Wyoming Senator Francis Warren wrote, "The politicians are making a hard fight against him, but if the masses could speak, McKinley is the choice of at least 75% of the entire [body of] Republican voters in the Union".[91]