Posted on 04/20/2016 7:21:36 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck
Donald Trump has brought out the largest crowds in the history of primaries. He has won the most victories, the most delegates, the most votes. He is poised to sweep three of the five largest states in the nation – New York, Pennsylvania and California.
If he does, and the nomination is taken from him, the Republican Party will be seen by the American people as a glorified Chinese tong.
Last week, Ted Cruz swept 34 delegates at the Colorado party convention. Attendees were not allowed to vote on whom they wanted as the party’s nominee.
This weekend, Cruz shut out Trump in Wyoming the same way.
What does this tell us? Cruz has a better “ground game.” His operatives work the system better. Ted Cruz is the king of small ball.
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So far from being "suicide," this is the GOP establishment's strategy for self-preservation: better to lose this election to another Democrat than risk having the party taken over by the grassroots.
People don't like Cruz. He gets delegates when people DON'T vote.
They’re not just risking the White House though. They are risking many, many down ticket votes. My only reason to vote Republican this year is for President, frankly. I’m done with that party after this.
The GOP will gladly implode and cede control to the dems to keep a conservative from gaining control. It would be a mistake to think they are worried.
Exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
While we have had two major parties for most of our history, the two major parties have not always been today’s Republican and Democrat parties.
If the Republican party were to dissolve as the Whig party did, I would not shed any tears for its demise.
I would appreciate seeing a strong conservative party arise, to take the place of the Republicans as the 2nd party in American politics.
What does the Republican party really stand for anymore?
Do conservatives feel represented by the GOP?
Do we have a meaningful two party system, if we have a liberal/socialist party, and then a liberal lite party as the opposition? Does this arrangement really represent the big plurality of people who identify as conservative, for them to support the liberal lite party???
And in the end, that’s why the GOPe will support Trump, if not strongly at least as part of a deal to protect their congressional races.
Look at the math - there’s only one President but hundreds of Republicans in the Senate and House, each of which is ripe for being “assisted” by the GOP in return for helping to keep the gravy train flowing smoothly.
the Republican Party will be seen by the American people as a glorified Chinese tong.
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The GOP will be seen by the American people as the other half of the Uniparty that refuses to represent the citizens and enforce the laws against fraudulently documented foreigners.
The most important thing to the GOP is blocking the citizens from stopping The Cheap Labor Express.
What they can’t live with is the citizens keeping the rule of law and their country.
Staying home will be the reaction of some. What they not are counting on is the new phenomenon of :
Kamikaze Voter
Removing Republicans from office everywhere
Here's the irony: when the RNC nominates one of its hack candidates (I'm betting on Jeb, Mitt, or Marco) at a brokered convention, they will try to shame and scare alienated Trump (and Cruz!) voters by saying it's our duty to stop Hillary. The hypocrites of the GOP establishment will manage to do this with a straight face, even though they themselves would overtly or covertly back Hillary if Trump makes it to the nomination. In other words, it's our duty to back their candidates, while the RNC is under no obligation to support our candidates of choice in a general election.
If we are doomed with Trump and doomed without him, does it mean Clinton is our savior?
There are NO scenarios under which the GOP doesn’t die this cycle.
Tump nomination kills it.
Trump tantrum at loss kills it.
Had to look that one up:
Tong (organization)
In Chinese culture, the word tong means "hall" or "gathering place". In North America, a tong (Chinese: 堂; pinyin: táng; Cantonese Yale: tong; literally: "hall") is a type of organization found among Chinese living in the United States and Canada. These organizations are described as secret societies or sworn brotherhoods and are often tied to criminal activity.
[The GOP will gladly implode and cede control to the dems...]
In the end, when Trump is the unquestionably the nominee, the Establishment will do what they always do, they will stop the huffing and bluffing and jump on the Trump Train and the money people behind Kasich will bail.
THAT’S when the real whining will begin when they go to Trump and try the old worn out loser position...’it was nothing personal Mr. Trump, it was only business’
The GOP has absolutely no problem with second-tier power as long as the Democrats give them their vig on the $ and power.
I'd much prefer the alternatives of 200+ years ago. You had the "Democratic Republicans," technically the precursors of the Democrats, while in practice libertarian (or "classical liberals" if you prefer). Then you had the Federalists/Whigs, who were the conservative party.
A choice between libertarians and conservatives would be far preferable to a choice between socialists and crony capitalists.
If the Republican party were to dissolve, I wonder how many current Republican elected officals would join the new party...and how many would join the Democrat party?
B.S. Trump is a Democrat in a ‘Pub sheepskin. He certainly is not a grassroots conservative. And now he’s hired those GOPe operatives to run his campaign that so many on this site disparage. He’s always had the worst of the establishment political class on his team, the execrable Roger Stone. Plus he doesn’t whine about all the caucus “no vote” races he’s won or received delegates. Ignorant, arrogant phony.
Hope it plays out just as you say, Signman!
GOP risks suicide by stealing election from Trump
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I have a strong suspicion that Ted and the GOP-e will cave in. They will let Trump take the nomination.
Accordingly Trump will be our next McCain/Romeny loser to lose to Hillary.
All by design.
“Cruz is the King of small ball”
That just about sums up Ted Cruz.
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