TRUMP: holy FUCK its november 8th

The Something Awful Forums > Archives > Comedy Goldmine > The Goodmine > TRUMP: holy FUCK its november 8th

Majorian: Jul 1, 2009

The Nastier Nate posted:

The casino guy will come around to Trump. Who won't are the multi-national corporate guys. Trump threatening to shut off the spigot of cheap labor and free trade scares them, they will sit this election out or jump ship to Clinton. I think some financial sector guys are genuinely worried because Trump hates them with a passion, but his written tax policies are as good to them as any other republican.

I think that's about right, although I'm guessing Adelson's support for Trump will also be lukewarm at best.

# ? Mar 16, 2016 16:59

Adbot: ADBOT LOVES YOU

# ? May 28, 2024 16:51

zoux: Apr 28, 2006

Joementum posted:

But keep in mind that strategy is what caused tea party candidates to win primaries against incumbent Republicans. They've created this monster and they have no way to feed it.

Yeah I know this whole thing is great.

# ? Mar 16, 2016 16:59

Patter Song: Mar 26, 2010; Hereby it is manifest that during the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that condition which is called war; and such a war as is of every man against every man.; Fun Shoe

Bernice Anders posted:

According to 538's arbitrary delegate targets that are different for each candidate? No, but just barely.

According to reality? He's in good shape.

Trump's perfectly on track on 538. They have him about 27 delegates off target but haven't put Missori in because it's unclear whether Trump got 42 or 47 there. When Missouri is added he'll be either 15 or 20 delegates ahead of pace.

Their pace going forward should be good for Trump even if he does get dicked out of way more delegates than they think in the non-voting rigged CO, ND, and rest of WY contests. Trump can make that up by seriously outperforming the rather humble targets set for him in Wisconsin, Maryland, and a few others.

That said, Trump would be in real danger of falling short if he lost Arizona next week.

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:00

Thump!: Nov 25, 2007; Look, fat, here's the fact, Kulak!

Joementum posted:

Kasich's campaign says he won't show up if Trump doesn't so that debate.

lol

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:00

Al!: Apr 2, 2010

Joementum posted:

Kasich's campaign says he won't show up if Trump doesn't so that debate.

"Don't leave me alone on stage with that thing"

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:00

Joementum: May 23, 2004; jesus christ

Should help Trump in the Florida primary.

https://twitter.com/stevebousquet/status/710127474273812482

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:02

Majorian: Jul 1, 2009

Al! posted:

"Don't leave me alone on stage with that thing"

Every time it cuts from Cruz to Kasich, Kasich is visibly more mutated than he was before, just from being in proximity with Cruz.

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:04

The Saurus: Dec 3, 2006; by Smythe

Pompous Rhombus posted:

let the waves wash over you, florida. sink back into the ocean, from whence you came.

Remember when Trump had a hard ceiling of 30-35% of the support and as the race winnowed he would start to be overtaken by the other candidates?

:lol:

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:04

Montasque: Jul 18, 2003; Living in a hateful world sending me straight to Heaven

Thump! posted:

So wait the next GOP debate is gonna be between Cruz and Kasich?

Christ that is gonna have the worst ratings ever.

Kasich backed out as well. Won't do it unless Trump is there.

E: beaten

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:05

sean10mm: Jun 29, 2005; It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, MAD-2R World

What's better/funnier, Trump running 3rd party against a bland establishment stooge the GOPe likes, or Trump running 3rd party against Cruz?

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:05

paranoid randroid: Mar 4, 2007

Gov. Scott declined further comment, instead transforming into a hideous batlike creature and taking flight with a screeching predatory wail.

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:05

Mr Ice Cream Glove: Apr 22, 2007

Holy poo poo Cruz got hosed in delegate count

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:06

InsanityIsCrazy: Jan 25, 2003; by Lowtax

if its just ted cruz on stage, theres gonna be a lighting failure for about five seconds, and megyn kelly will go missing

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:06

Mr. Pumroy: May 20, 2001

Abisteen posted:

That article is from eight months ago before all the fun began.

my god... they knew the whole time... it was kasich all along

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:06

Thump!: Nov 25, 2007; Look, fat, here's the fact, Kulak!

sean10mm posted:

What's better/funnier, Trump running 3rd party against a bland establishment stooge the GOPe likes, or Trump running 3rd party against Cruz?

The GOPe running a third party candidate against the GOP Base's Trump.

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:07

Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

Patter Song posted:

That said, Trump would be in real danger of falling short if he lost Arizona next week.

Land of Goldwater.

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:08

DAD LOST MY IPOD: Feb 3, 2012; Fats Dominar is on the case

haha loses Missouri by half a percent, gets 40 fewer delegates

get hosed Cruz

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:09

Fuck You And Diebold: Sep 15, 2004; by Athanatos

Imagine if you were forced to be a delegate for Cruz. loving inhumane imo

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:10

A GIANT PARSNIP: Apr 13, 2010; Too much fuckin' eggnog

mormonpartyboat posted:

maybe i am confused, but how would someone other than trump or cruz even have a chance at getting nominated at this point?

rules changes would need a majority of delegates to sign off on them and - assuming cruz gets his 8 states for rule 40 - he'd have no incentive whatsoever to agree to those changes. he'd want it to be just trump and him so he can leverage not being trump

is there another way to get someone nominated on the floor that ignores rule 40, or another way to change the rules that gets around the delegate sign off?

The delegates are bound for the presidential candidate vote only - they're not bound to vote a certain way on anything else. And while some delegates were hand picked by the campaign that won them, many (most?) delegates are either state party leaders or just random people who personally support someone besides the candidate they're pledged to. Such delegates would be very excited to vote for rule changes that allow them to vote for the candidate they personally prefer!

Most pledged delegates are also only pledged for one or two rounds of voting for the presidential candidate, and the rules committee can basically do whatever the gently caress they want if the delegates vote to approve it. So while they could refuse to recognize trump as a candidate or rule to unbind some or all of the delegates, they could also simply rule that to win in the first round you need 80% of the vote, and once trump fails to achieve a first round victory many of his delegates are free to vote for whoever.

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:11

Chemtrailologist: Jul 8, 2007

paranoid randroid posted:

maybe someone should have pointed out to Marco that if Florida sinks, Ultra Music Festival goes down with it

a sinking florida has the potential to be the biggest foam party the world has ever seen.

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:15

A GIANT PARSNIP: Apr 13, 2010; Too much fuckin' eggnog

Joementum posted:

Should help Trump in the Florida primary.

https://twitter.com/stevebousquet/status/710127474273812482

endorsing the morning after is a great way to make sure you're on the right side of your constituents!

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:16

QuoProQuid: Jan 12, 2012; Tr*ckin' and F*ckin' all the way to tha
T O P

Mr. Pumroy posted:

my god... they knew the whole time... it was kasich all along

Kasich drops his "aw shucks" campaign at the convention and reveals himself as the puppet master of the GOP

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:17

Montasque: Jul 18, 2003; Living in a hateful world sending me straight to Heaven

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:19

triple sulk: Sep 17, 2014

fox news just got stumped

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:19

Fuck You And Diebold: Sep 15, 2004; by Athanatos

Ego-bot posted:

a sinking florida has the potential to be the biggest foam party the world has ever seen.

gonna smell great too with all those bath salts

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:19

Mr Ice Cream Glove: Apr 22, 2007

Hmmmm

quote:

Racist voters may have cost Donald Trump at least two delegates in Illinois.

The state uses a complicated system to choose its delegates, who are awarded when voters select a candidate and then choose delegates representing them on the ballot.

Congressional District outside Chicago, two Trump delegates named Paul Minch and Barbara Kois won with more than 35,00

Trump delegate candidate, Nabi Fakroddin, received just 30,639 votes � which allowed Pat Brady, a Kasich delegate and former state party chairman, to move past him and take the RNC slot.

In the 13th District, a Trump delegate Doug Hartmann won nearly 32,000 votes and two Cruz delegates won nearly 31,000 votes to claim the next two slots.

Raja Sadia, a Trump delegate, garnered just over 24,000 votes.

Wasserman also noted that a Trump delegate with a black-sounding name received significantly fewer votes than two candidates named James Devors and Rita Gaus.

Taneequa Tolbert will attend the RNC, but she received about 1,300 fewer votes than Devors and about 800 votes fewer than Gaus.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/racist-voters-cost-trump-two-illinois-delegates-with-foreign-sounding-names/

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:20

R. Guyovich: Dec 25, 1991

paranoid randroid posted:

maybe someone should have pointed out to Marco that if Florida sinks, Ultra Music Festival goes down with it

thanks for the reminder. how do i get miami to sink faster

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:26

The Saurus: Dec 3, 2006; by Smythe

Platystemon posted:

Make them eat a strip of bacon, duh.

Make them look at a drawing of Jesus loving Mohammed in the rear end while giving the finger for 10 seconds without getting angry, imo

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:26

Tomahawk: Aug 13, 2003; HE KNOWS

Al! posted:

"Don't leave me alone on stage with that thing"

Kasich would be the booger.

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:27

Fuck You And Diebold: Sep 15, 2004; by Athanatos

A Tough Call: Ted Cruz Announced He�s Suspending His Campaign To Tend To His Thousands Of Glistening Eggs

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:28

Perfectly Safe: May 30, 2003; no danger here.

Montasque posted:

https://twitter.com/jacobkornbluh/status/710128778798825474

What the gently caress is that thing? :gonk:

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:29

Lycus: Aug 5, 2008; Half the posters in this forum have been made up. This website is a goddamn ghost town.

Slate Action posted:

Trump getting to 1237 and getting ratfucked anyway is the ultimate fantasy scenario.

Trump supporters walk out and hold their own convention. Each state Republican party has to decide which convention to recognize.

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:30

R. Guyovich: Dec 25, 1991

The Saurus posted:

Make them look at a drawing of Jesus loving Mohammed in the rear end while giving the finger for 10 seconds without getting angry, imo

hmmmm well i'd be angry at that silly south park bullshit so i guess i'm muslim???

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:31

Scrub-Niggurath: Nov 27, 2007

Perfectly Safe posted:

What the gently caress is that thing?

arguably the worst human being on earth

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:31

Scrub-Niggurath: Nov 27, 2007

btw the argument is whether or not to count a half-toad monstrosity as a human being

# ? Mar 16, 2016 17:31

Patter Song: Mar 26, 2010; Hereby it is manifest that during the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that condition which is called war; and such a war as is of every man against every man.; Fun Shoe