Posted on 08/03/2016 11:54:34 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Republican officials are exploring how to handle a scenario that would be unthinkable in a normal election year: What would happen if the party's presidential nominee dropped out?
ABC News has learned that senior party officials are so frustrated — and confused — by Donald Trump's erratic behavior that they are exploring how to replace him on the ballot if he drops out.
So how would it work?
First, Trump would have to voluntarily exit the race. Officials say there is no mechanism for forcing him to withdraw his nomination. (Trump has not given any indications that he no longer wants to be his party's nominee.)
Then it would be up to the 168 members of the Republican National Committee to choose a successor, though the process is complicated.
One Republican legal expert has advised party officials that, for practical reasons, Trump would have to drop out by early September to give the party enough time to choose his replacement and get the next nominee's name on the ballot in enough states to win.
(Excerpt) Read more at gma.yahoo.com ...
I can smell the fear of Trump. They will do anything to stop him. Sick.
Yahoo fantasizing.
Wow, fantasy pieces are now being passed off as high level think pieces.
If it came to that,b huge if, they would have to run Sessions. Sessions is in the Trump camp on policy, is more politically polished and smart. The other option could be Newt. I don’t see it happening, though
“Doan worry ‘boutit!”
The anti-Trump people just won't give up, will they?
So this is all just BS speculation about a non-existent scenario that they wish would occur.
Yahoo is the worst anti-Trump piece of tripe you can quote. They are scared, desperate and panicked. You have the forces of Satan arrayed against us. Lying is truth, theft is generosity, violence is peace, etc. I have no doubt there is scheming going on ..the uniparty is frightened. The Judases will be dealt with. John McCain’s parachute should have not opened in 1967, the guy is a traitorous loser.
Why would he drop out? The fake, hyped up stories aren’t working.
It’s not a huge “if”, it’s not effing gonna happen!
Trump is gonna win, and these dirtbags are desperately trying to stop him any way they can.
Full on bullsh!t and typical of the lying enemies of America, the mediawhoredom. If ANYONE is exploring how to replace a nominated candidate it is the criminal enterprise DNC, to replace the sick, lying, demonically possessed hillabitch. They will want to act before the criminal indictments start flowing in ... perhaps they’re having trouble drying out old Joe without killing off the remaining crippled brain cells?
The globalist uniparty are in a fever.
But the one in danger of being replaced is actually Hillary.
These next couple of weeks are critical for her -- If Obama and Jarrett conclude that she cannot beat Trump they will replace her with Joe Biden.
They have complete leverage over her and can threaten her with RICO prosecutions over the Clinton Foundation unless she withdraws for health reasons.
You can be sure the globalists are poring over the polling data and focus group results for Hillary like crazy and they are having the MSM throw everything they can at Trump to try to gauge the true state of the race right now.
I check Yahoo twice a day to see the DNC taking points
These people must be DREAMERS, right? ;-)
Two BIG liberal NYTimes reporters:
“Maggie Haberman ;@maggieNYT · 4h4 hours ago
Agree with @daveweigel that floats that Trump is going to drop out are largely last gasp of people who have opposed Trump all along.”
No one believes ANY of the BS being spewed.
Didn’t they write this article last year during the primaries?
” (Trump has not given any indications that he no longer wants to be his party’s nominee.)”
so why was artile written in the first place...?
diversion
: something that takes attention away from what is happening
Pick Jeb, we dare you.
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