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zoux posted:No this sounds authentic and human. if he comes out smart and authentic and human, he will win the presidency in 2016. He can easily counter the Donald's fake glitziness with his actual pedigree, that he actually mostly created by himself, unlike Donald. And then there is the hair. The only thing that Donald could attack him on was labor but then he's a Democrat
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Tight Booty Shorts posted:What's a brokered convention and how would that hurt Trump's chances of being the nominee? At it's simplest: no candidate has the 2000ish delegates needed to reach the nomination threshold. State delegates are bound to follow the wishes of the state electorate in most cases only on the first ballot, and can defect on subsequent ballots. So if the first ballot has no winner, then the delegates would be released to vote how they want, and since they are likely to be GOP party apparachiks, they can thwart the will of the electorate. There's a lot more nuance based on differing state rules and dynamics, but that's basically it.
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zoux posted:No this sounds authentic and human. There is that. I fully believe that Willard Romney does not like Trump.
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Tight Booty Shorts posted:What's a brokered convention and how would that hurt Trump's chances of being the nominee? Imagine 15,000 people jumping into the Cuyahoga river, and then an oily slick of hairspray catches fire
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Tight Booty Shorts posted:What's a brokered convention and how would that hurt Trump's chances of being the nominee? Here is a quick explainer http://www.vox.com/a/presidential-primaries-2016-republican-democrat/brokered-convention
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Q-sixtysix posted:if he comes out smart and authentic and human, he will win the presidency in 2016 yeah I imagine he'll be able to do that, his warmness and relatablity were his strongest aspects in 2012.
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zoux posted:yeah I imagine he'll be able to do that, his warmness and relatablity were his strongest aspects in 2012. compared to what we have now he's Morgan loving Freeman
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https://twitter.com/SarahMMimms/status/705461451717222401 Y'all this is extremely poor message discipline.
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Romney's speech isn't going to change anyone's mind and isn't meant to. It's appealing to the pro-business small-government "compassionate conservatives" that actually do still exist, in large numbers. They already don't like Trump. Romney and the RNC are giving these people cover to not vote for him. I honestly think the RNC would rather Trump lose the GE. If he loses, he's out, and he's no longer an albatross around their necks. They regain control of their party and retrench for 2020. I think they know he takes some voters with him, but these were largely disengaged voters already, so they're no worse off than 2012. They're so spectacularly incompetent though that I could be giving them too much credit. It should be obvious that trump will be he nominee now, so my feeling is that if they were going to fall in line behind him they would be already. Fox is, but nobody else.
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Sheng-ji Yang posted:Donald J Trump, the 80s rich guy with funny hair, has single-handily destroyed the Republican Party and Conservatism they deserve worse
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Homer J. Fong posted:So let's say the Republican Party stops trump from being the nominee. There is no way trump wouldn't run as a third party candidate, right? Is this strictly a lose the battle win the war thing w/ regards to GE? Isn't a third party run likely not work out for Trump because of state filing deadlines and what not?
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Schnorkles posted:David Frum's twitter right now David Frum posted:None of this would be happening if we'd let Al Gore win that blinking recount You ain't lyin'.
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Zohar posted:every morning I wake up and open palm slam a marco rubio audio book disc into the slot
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UFOTofuTacoCat posted:Isn't a third party run likely not work out for Trump because of state filing deadlines and what not? Remember how we saw with Jeb that Trump will get revenge for a grudge even if it isn't in his best interests? Imagine that but with the entire GOP
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Tight Booty Shorts posted:What's a brokered convention? A fairy tale where Millions of voters continue to vote for candidates like Rubio even after they've been mathematically eliminated from winning thereby helping the elites stop Trump. It's not going to happen. TRUMP!!!
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Q-sixtysix posted:anyway Trump can't attack Romney for begging for a endorsement when he ended up giving it lol Obviously he isn't very sharp and smart if he's decided to betray the Trump. One can hardly be faulted for another's betrayal.
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Q-sixtysix posted:anyway Trump can't attack Romney for begging for a endorsement when he ended up giving it lol All he has to say is "well, he's better than Obama and I wanted him to win. But now he's shown himself to be a lightweight with poor judgement."
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Shifty Pony posted:There is a certain class of scumbag that would rather burn down the city and salt the earth than hand over power. Assad is a great example of one. Now we find out that the same sort run the modern GOP. lol
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PT6A posted:All he has to say is "well, he's better than Obama and I wanted him to win. But now he's shown himself to be a lightweight with poor judgement." This right here. It's easy. This will be a non-issue for the Trump campaign. With all the hype preceding it, probably even a boon.
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Zohar posted:every morning I wake up and open palm slam a marco rubio audio book disc into the slot and now I'm drinking the water right with Marco, working up a sweat, telling my Trump jokes
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Schnorkles posted:David Frum's twitter right now https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/705439424495149056
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DAD LOST MY IPOD posted:Romney's speech isn't going to change anyone's mind and isn't meant to. It's appealing to the pro-business small-government "compassionate conservatives" that actually do still exist, in large numbers. They already don't like Trump. Romney and the RNC are giving these people cover to not vote for him. Agreed 100%. They're flailing around because they have no strategy and a serious lack of strategic thinking. They've hollowed out their brain trust (assuming you believe they ever had one) and now they're still just unskewing those polls. I mean how the gently caress do you not do opp research against the entire field? "If literally everything goes right and the attitude of the public remains frozen then we can maybe, maybe, with the grace of God, stop an orange clown man" - the best strategy the GOPe can come up with.
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Carson On Romney's Big Anti-Trump Speech: 'I Don't See How That's Helpful' http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/carson-romney-trump-criticism-unhelpful quote:Dr. Ben Carson said Thursday that it wasn't "helpful" for former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to devote an entire speech to criticizing GOP frontrunner Donald Trump.
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Q-sixtysix posted:anyway Trump can't attack Romney for begging for a endorsement when he ended up giving it lol Mitt's firmware has been upgraded over the years and it isn't as sharp or smart. 
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PT6A posted:All he has to say is "well, he's better than Obama and I wanted him to win. But now he's shown himself to be a lightweight with poor judgement." "For the last eight years Ive been (shows his resume which is hopefully full of non racist decent business dealings that havent offended any heads of state or the pope)" Trump calling someone a lightweight with poor judgment would be the same as him standing in traffic and begging to be hit
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DAD LOST MY IPOD posted:Romney's speech isn't going to change anyone's mind and isn't meant to. It's appealing to the pro-business small-government "compassionate conservatives" that actually do still exist, in large numbers. They already don't like Trump. Romney and the RNC are giving these people cover to not vote for him. You're probably right but come 2020 the Trump voters will be back and even angrier than before, if they don't find a way to actually address their concerns and instead try throwing Romney-like candidates at them again they're hosed.
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MaxxBot posted:You're probably right but come 2020 the Trump voters will be back and even angrier than before, if they don't find a way to actually address their concerns and instead try throwing Romney-like candidates at them again they're hosed. how does one "address their concerns" without promising the system of government from judge dredd
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