I'm knowledgeable when it comes to politcs for the most part but what I want to know is if Trump does in fact win the nomination does the party have to honor it?
Trump's been greenlighted.
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They say they will. I don't think it's going to get that far. All of this shit that they're bringing out now is just the tip of the iceberg. McCain in South Carolina is going to look like child's play compared to this. I'm hoping they piss him off so bad, that he runs indy. I think the one thing the GOP fucked up on, besides creating Trump, was not knowing or caring about their base, and now it's biting them in the ass.
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I hope you're right.
The only positive out of all of this for me was Trump potentially running independent because I've felt no matter what Hillary or Bernie will have trouble bringing the voters out.
But when he actually started dominating the Republican field and looked like he wouldn't even have to run independent I got shook as hell.
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This is going to go to the bitter end.
Historically, long republican primaries tend to go badly for the democratic side.
Historically, long republican primaries tend to go badly for the democratic side.
The longer this goes on the better.
And if they end up with two candidates who are Conservative/Republican then they have no chance.
I am not a republican and I was embarrassed.
Lmaooooo
Trump swinging around an open bottle of water saying its Rubio sweating
No diss, fam. Overseas is like a sitcom audience, we can hear y'all laughing.
Weird. I was talking to my peeps in the UK, and they think it's sad and funny.
what history?
long primaries like what McCain and Romney had usually deplete financially and destroy physically the republican candidate.
I live up the street in Toronto,i was laughing not because i was entertained,but moreso because it was childish and silly.(what exactly were the serious issues being discussed)
How can these be the best candidates in a major party to rep the usa on a global level,how can anyone take these people seriously..
this was like watching springer..
Trump swinging around an open bottle of water saying its Rubio sweating
im loving it, amerikkka keep it up!!
we will see
How is this relevant to this post?
McCain, and Romney did not inspire folks at all. Just like Hilary isn't inspiring many folks these days.
you didnt say anything about inspiration, you said long republican primaries are bad for democrats historically.
i showed you 2 examples where you are wrong.
youve shown me no examples where youre right.
so again i say, what history are you talking about?
"It was all in my miiiiind." - Full Force
You don't know shit about my island u musty Guyanese
Im there every year..
Nah chill no batty men keep that shit in Guyana
You're funny.
Yea, some are so easily razzled and dazzled by Trump with this silly tall of him winning the GE
Trump is entertaining as fuck but it takes more than winging it in GOP primaries to win ghe voting bloc electorates.
Donors ask GOP consulting firm to research independent presidential bid
A group of Republicans is moving quickly to research ballot-access requirements for independent candidates in case Trump wraps up the GOP nomination next month.
By Scott Bland
02/26/16 12:44 PM EST
Conservative donors have engaged a major GOP consulting firm in Florida to research the feasibility of mounting a late, independent run for president amid growing fears that Donald Trump could win the Republican nomination.
A memo prepared for the group zeroes in on ballot access as a looming obstacle for any independent candidate, along with actually identifying a viable, widely known contender and coalescing financial support for that person. The two states with the earliest deadlines for independent candidates, Texas and North Carolina, also have some of the highest hurdles for independents to get on the ballot, according to the research.
they DO NOT want this motherfucker.
and peep this:
A group of Republicans is moving quickly to research ballot-access requirements for independent candidates in case Trump wraps up the GOP nomination next month.
By Scott Bland
02/26/16 12:44 PM EST
Conservative donors have engaged a major GOP consulting firm in Florida to research the feasibility of mounting a late, independent run for president amid growing fears that Donald Trump could win the Republican nomination.
A memo prepared for the group zeroes in on ballot access as a looming obstacle for any independent candidate, along with actually identifying a viable, widely known contender and coalescing financial support for that person. The two states with the earliest deadlines for independent candidates, Texas and North Carolina, also have some of the highest hurdles for independents to get on the ballot, according to the research.
they DO NOT want this motherfucker.
and peep this:
I'd love to watch this video.
Outside of Bernie Sanders, none of the clowns running for POTUS is going to change things up.
I hear ya, US immigration should be OPEN to ALL countries.
As long as they screen out terrorists, immigration should be FREE and OPEN.
Why did they have ELLIS ISLAND for WHITES and everybody else has to wait in line? GTFOH
The idea of pitting native born US citizens against immigrants is RIDICULOUS
Immigrants built this country
If it weren't for Latino and other immigrant groups, the US birthrate would track sideways
You NEED a huge population for ROBUST and SUSTAINABLE growth
I am so HAPPY that the Democratic Party is all about OPEN BORDERS
Don't get FOOLED into thinking that immigrants are stealing US jobs
Many immigrants come here and build businesses and create jobs.
Don't get it twisted.
Trump is just playing people's FEAR of immigrants. He himself hired ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS in the 80s. LMBAO
Obama doesn't import folks from Africa. But for the most part, I don't have an issue with your post.
We have a thread talking about those crooks in IT trying to get those H1-B increases. Folks like Zuckerburg and Gates are paying off politicians talking about there isn't enough homegrown talent.
Meanwhile, we have qualified African Americans not able to get jobs in the industry. Immigration is a double-edged sword. If certain areas aren't checked, greedy corporations do allow it to affect Americans. Black people caping for immigrants, meanwhile they are pushing us to the back. Asians(who are just as racist as cacs) already complaining about affirmative action. Hispanic interests will be catered to before our own. These cacs make African immigrants jump through hoops to get here, meanwhile they OPENLY campaigning for more Asians and letting more Hispanics walk here. All these groups end up taking the white side over the black side, but we always so eager to call these people friends and cape for them just because it pisses SOME cacs off.
We definitely need to wake up and start thinking about OUR interests. No one else will do it for us -- especially these immigrants we always caping for.
Romney, and McCain didn't have "long" primaries. In fact, both of them were decided before Texas.
Reagan vs Bush, and McCain vs Bush in 2000 were way longer, and bloodier *politically speaking*.
you know, 2012 was only 4 years ago. many of us remember it pretty well. the big news story was how the republican party EXTENDED their primary season, because McCain's ended too soon by some people's standards. as a result, the 2012 republican primary election process was one of THE LONGEST IN U.S. HISTORY. and regardless of when Romney had enough delegates, the process WENT ON until August.
Is the long primary schedule hurting Republicans?
For Republicans, "Super Tuesday" will not be quite as super as it used to be.
In recent presidential campaigns, the wave of state contests on the same day in February or March has been a defining moment, often settling the Republican race. That will not happen this Tuesday, when 10 states hold Super Tuesday contests that could boost Mitt Romney as the clear front-runner but will not hand him the nomination.
Rule changes by Republican Party leaders have stretched out the 2012 nomination process, essentially ensuring it will continue at least into April, and possibly to June.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-campaign-schedule-idUSTRE8211TS20120305
February 24, 2012, 06:35 pm
Long, damaging presidential primary has GOP considering changes to its rules
The RNC adopted a new rules system a little more than a year ago in order to try to control the mad scramble for early primary dates that had occurred in years past, partly because of the view that John McCain locked up the nomination too quickly and that a longer process would have helped the GOP find a stronger candidate.
The new system created a rigid calendar and strong penalties for states that moved their contest's date up, including the loss of half a state’s delegates and a proportional rather than winner-take-all system for states that voted before April.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box...ess-has-party-considering-changes-to-calendar
Why the Long Primary Slog Is So Much Worse for GOP in 2012 Than for Democrats in 2008
03/13/2012 09:49 am ET | Updated May 13, 2012
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-creamer/romney-obama-2012_b_1341388.html
First on CNN: Republicans moving to overhaul 2016 primary process
Handcuffed from spending campaign funds raised for the general election until he was officially nominated in late August, Romney was outspent by a 3-to-1 margin on the television airwaves throughout the summer by President Barack Obama and his allies. Democrats defined Romney early as an out-of-touch plutocrat, and he never recovered his image.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/11/politics/rnc-2016-changes/
Reagan swept the South, and although he lost five more primaries to Bush—including the Massachusetts primary in which he came in third place behind John B. Anderson—the former governor had a lock on the nomination very early in the season.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_presidential_primaries,_1980
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