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can someone explain why a bunch of posters said that everyone reaffirming the pledge "blew a hole" in the GOP or whatever they were saying handing over the keys to trump in an orderly manner like that seems like way better of a result for the GOP than the #nevertrump people going off and doing their own thing
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STAC Goat posted:It undermines their campaigns. You simply can't be out there saying "he can't be president, he's a con man and liar and stands for nothing" and then say "I'll support him for president if I lose." It exposes you as being full of poo poo and having no integrity. We all suspect that's the case but you can't just out and spell it out like that. yeah i know it undermines their campaigns, that's why i asked the question everyone is acting like this is now some kind of MAXIMIZING CHAOS scenario despite the fact that all of trump's competitors undermining their own campaigns is the exact opposite of that
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Mar 4, 2016 06:59
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mannerup posted:trump is not going to be handed the keys in an orderly manner you don't think that #nevertrump ending with a big wet fart isn't just going to lead trump to getting a majority of delegates, at which point there would be no contested convention and everything keeps plodding along intact for the GOP? until about two hours ago everyone thought cruz and rubio were gonna fight tooth and nail but then they more or less abdicated on national tv i don't see how everyone completely blowing away their own arguments for why trump can't win makes it MORE likely that there is a brokered convention all of a sudden
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Mar 4, 2016 07:03
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Montasque posted:Trump winning is kinda maximizing chaos... i would argue that given the state of the race as of about noon today, by FAR the least chaotic way for it to resolve is trump winning and the rest of the GOP holding their noses and falling in line
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Mar 4, 2016 07:04
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Montasque posted:I'm looking at the general. Trump vs Hillary will be bonkers. not nearly as bonkers as if a sizable portion of the republican party were cutting attack ads during it
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Mar 4, 2016 07:08
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Lyapunov Unstable posted:They are 100% hosed no matter what they do. why?
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Mar 4, 2016 07:09
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Blasmeister posted:The truly chaotic thing about the situation was Fox choosing to end on that question when the whole rest of the debate up to that point seemed like a hit had been put on Trump. They had to know bringing up the pledge could only help him, right? not really, the "let megyn, marco, and ted have their catharsis one last time and let's settle this thing" theory makes perfect sense and like i said previously is absolute least chaotic way they can handle this whole thing
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Mar 4, 2016 07:12
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Lyapunov Unstable posted:It's Trump, Cruz, or a fractured mess in november, no? All would be a blowout for HRC I imagine. HRC's best chance at a blowout was if a sizable fraction of the GOP flat out refused to support trump, tonight signaled that that's not gonna happen
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