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turbinetree

(24,685 posts)
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:16 AM Jun 2020

GOP scrambling to find delegates willing to attend Trump's convention after he

Last edited Sat Jun 6, 2020, 12:15 PM - Edit history (1)

bailed on North Carolina: report

Published 6 mins ago on June 6, 2020
By Matthew Chapman



On Saturday, The New York Times reported that Republicans are struggling to find delegates to attend the GOP convention.

“Adding to the uncertainty surrounding the convention is the trepidation delegates are feeling about attending a crowded gathering,” reported Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman. “Already, states like Indiana are having difficulty filling both their delegate and alternate spots. Many convention delegates are over 60 and therefore more vulnerable to the virus.”

“Indiana, Vice President Mike Pence’s home state, has struggled to fill its slots with the party donors and activists who typically compete for the highly coveted positions to represent the state on the convention floor,” the report continued.

This struggle comes as Republicans seek to move most aspects of the convention out of Charlotte, North Carolina.

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/gop-scrambling-to-find-delegates-willing-to-attend-trumps-convention-after-he-bailed-on-north-carolina-report/

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Hey GOPukes................did you read by chance any Florida newspaper's............lately.... ............question is are you more worried about your life or a megalomaniacs ego...........who is only worried about his infatuation with crowd size................


https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-for-third-consecutive-day-4041-cases-in-last-72-hours/2244492/

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GOP scrambling to find delegates willing to attend Trump's convention after he (Original Post) turbinetree Jun 2020 OP
If no one shows, he can play the "social distancing" soothsayer Jun 2020 #1
In the cult, only the megalomaniac leader matters liberal N proud Jun 2020 #2
Could this have anything to do with that rumor last week that Trump wanted the Mike 03 Jun 2020 #3
They don't want to die for Trump. ROFLMAO McCamy Taylor Jun 2020 #4
Well, c'mon alla ya big dumb men! Uncle Don needs ya help again! struggle4progress Jun 2020 #5
... Mike 03 Jun 2020 #8
And. It's 1-2-3 what are they voting for? Walleye Jun 2020 #12
That Is A Thing Of Beauty, Sir! The Magistrate Jun 2020 #19
DAMN, I feel old.... not_the_one Jun 2020 #21
H's got many MAGAs . . Iliyah Jun 2020 #6
And lord knows he's accustomed to replacing the qualified people with anybody Mike 03 Jun 2020 #7
Send in the dolls. tanyev Jun 2020 #9
i love this. barbtries Jun 2020 #10
I guess that not enough of his supporters Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2020 #11
They should go to wyoming.... Historic NY Jun 2020 #13
This fucker is going to face humiliation on a level rarely seen malaise Jun 2020 #14
I am not surprised Gothmog Jun 2020 #15
Daddy Chump will protect you! Nature Man Jun 2020 #16
They could fill the seats with blow up dolls. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #17
Like the S Korean football league did! soothsayer Jun 2020 #22
You can see the Craig's List ad now, can't you? gratuitous Jun 2020 #18
be NO problem as GOP is filled with nothing but anti-science supporters, hopefully, karma beachbumbob Jun 2020 #20
Proving once again what the GOP really is. GulfCoast66 Jun 2020 #23

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
1. If no one shows, he can play the "social distancing"
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:22 AM
Jun 2020

...card.

But in reality he’ll try to bully them into a dangerous, pro-virus, risky setup.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
3. Could this have anything to do with that rumor last week that Trump wanted the
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:23 AM
Jun 2020

convention to be multi-state? I don't buy the "we want the most people ever recorded at a political convention" theory. It's more likely that nobody wants to travel to the convention in the first place.

In any event, this post is hilarious.

struggle4progress

(118,236 posts)
5. Well, c'mon alla ya big dumb men! Uncle Don needs ya help again!
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:25 AM
Jun 2020

Got hisself a terrible spread: cities restive and 100K dead.
So put down ya brains and pick up a Mac!
We gonna have a heart attack!

Walleye

(30,984 posts)
12. And. It's 1-2-3 what are they voting for?
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:43 AM
Jun 2020

Don’t ask them they don’t have a clue.
They like to grab pussies too.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
7. And lord knows he's accustomed to replacing the qualified people with anybody
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:28 AM
Jun 2020

who is available and loyal to him regardless of lack of qualifications. This is probably the solution he'll go for: shove a bunch of MAGAs in there.

barbtries

(28,774 posts)
10. i love this.
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:32 AM
Jun 2020

they still want to vote for him while at the same time they don't want him to kill them. Makes sense since they're primarily old white guys.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,396 posts)
11. I guess that not enough of his supporters
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:43 AM
Jun 2020

are sold on the idea that COVID is a hoax or that it's no worse than the flu. But they don't mind throwing the rest of the "human capital stock" back into the economy because most of them are in positions that don't generally require that they put themselves at great risk and in regular contact with the "unwashed masses".

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)
13. They should go to wyoming....
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:47 AM
Jun 2020

where the deer and the antelope play. Hookers are scarce so that could be a problem .

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
23. Proving once again what the GOP really is.
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 01:38 PM
Jun 2020

The leaders of the party, the kinds who actually go to these events are often educated and always rich.

They are more than happy to let the dumbass suckers they have fooled for profit die in rallies or in poverty from lack of healthcare. But act like those same marks themselves, never.

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