Dozens of GOP delegates launch new push to halt Donald Trump

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

Dozens of Republican convention delegates are hatching a new plan to block Donald Trump at this summer’s party meetings, in what has become the most organized effort so far to stop the businessman from becoming the GOP nominee.

The delegates are angered by Trump’s recent comments on gun control, his racial attacks on a federal judge and his sinking poll numbers. They are convinced that Trump is an insufficiently conservative candidate and believe they will find enough like-minded Republicans within the next month to change party rules and allow delegates to vote for whomever they want, regardless of who won their state caucus or primary.

The new campaign is being run by the only people who can actually make changes to party rules, rather than by pundits and media figures who have been pining for a Trump alternative. Many involved in the delegate-driven movement supported Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas in the primary but say they have no specific candidate in mind and are not taking cues from any of Trump’s vanquished opponents.

“This literally is an ‘Anybody but Trump’ movement,” said Kendal Unruh, a Republican delegate from Colorado who is leading the campaign. “Nobody has any idea who is going to step in and be the nominee, but we’re not worried about that. We’re just doing that job to make sure that he’s not the face of our party.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/dozens-of-gop-delegates-launch-new-push-to-halt-donald-trump/2016/06/17/e8dcf74e-3491-11e6-8758-d58e76e11b12_story.html

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Just remember...you can't beat someone with no one.

[L. Coyote]

1. Just ask Don to take an Alzheimer's screening test. The rest will be history.

No way would he pass.

[1StrongBlackMan]

3. Or, have him talk ...

for twenty minutes to a psychologist/psychiatrist ... asking about how his background and personal traits prepare him for the Presidency, then publish a transcript.

[PJMcK]

26. That's a great idea

Let's subject all of our elected officials to such an examination. The results would be revealing.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. +10x

For anyone who has lived with someone with Alzheimer's dementia

the confused thinking, the confabulation (blending of ideas and time periods),
the rigidity are evident

combine with narcissism's total focus on self and the need to maintain power and
perceived sense of self-perfection

unmistakable

[anigbrowl]

9. Right, he's totally going to cooperate with a request that has never been made of anyone before

Plus it would be so hard to find a doctor that would say whatever he was paid to say. Why not also suggest having him abducted by aliens? You'd have a similar probability of success.

[L. Coyote]

13. Or, we could just have Don abducted by aliens, as suggested by anigbrowl.

But I like the idea of the Alzheimer's test first, to make sure won't remember what planet he's from and come back.

[anigbrowl]

19. OK you got me to laugh on that one .nt

[C_U_L8R]

10. Or demand his tax returns and financial statements

There's likely enough noxious stuff in there to snuff out any campaign.

[thesquanderer]

14. Anyone who is still supporting Trump...

...is not going to be dissuaded by anything in his tax returns.

[L. Coyote]

15. But, he can just say he forgot where they are due to dementia.

Wish I had thought of that when the dog ate my homework.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

20. Con Don would FAIL a Security Clearance check. Better do now than after he is nominated

... when it may be too late.

tRump would blab some heavy secrets and make up more stuff and create a huge amount of trouble.

[truthisfreedom]

2. You can smell it everywhere.

Fear and loathing.

[OnDoutside]

4. I'd prefer this to be happening in August, after the Convention....

[geek tragedy]

6. Never Trump movement makes 13th attempt to pass collective action test, will fail nt

[TomCADem]

7. What Can Europe’s Far Right Tell Us About Trump’s Rise?

Yes, the GOP elites are worried because Trump does not bother to hide his hate with innuendos, but the Republican base loves his schtick and will turn out. Look at the rise of ultra-right nationalist figures in Europe. Why should the U.S. be any different?

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-can-europes-far-right-tell-us-about-trumps-rise/

There have been many attempts to explain the rise of Donald Trump, focusing on economic frustration, racial resentment or a combination of the two. Now, as we transition from the primary season into the general election, there’s the added question of what his political legacy will be, both to the GOP and the nation in general. Will his nativist and anti-immigrant brand of populism become a historical footnote, or will it find a root in our two-party system?

Although there are many differences between political systems in Europe and those in the U.S., the rise of far-right parties in Europe provides perspective on the issues that drive nativism and its political staying power. Europe’s far-right parties often focus on restoring a national culture that predates the influence of immigrants (and sometimes of global multinational corporations); the preservation of jobs for native-born citizens who are part of majority cultures; and, at their most extreme, embrace notions of racial superiority and even neo-Nazism.

Different versions of the same broad issues are affecting politics both in the U.S. and in Europe, namely dissatisfaction with the economy and demographic change via immigration. The migrant crisis has been one prompt for the rise in nativist sentiment in Europe, with 1.3 million people from nations including Syria applying for asylum in the European Union in 2015 alone. Far-right parties — and even some more moderate politicians — criticize the resettlement of refugees as changing national character and bringing high financial costs.

Many of Europe’s far-right parties have been active since the 1970s, changing in level of support but weathering many economic cycles. Worth noting, however, is that these parties do experience a bump during and after economic downturns, according to a German study tracking far-right parties in more than 20 countries, in some cases with data from as far back as the 1870s.

[sofa king]

11. Amen!

Trump is popular with the knuckle-draggers because he's telling them exactly what they want to hear without the Gingrich-style doubletalk.

Stupid racists don't understand analogy and metaphor; they resent and distrust anything that requires imagination or creativity. They are tolerant of hypocrisy because their minds lack the finesse needed to understand why it's so harmful. They are attracted to rude, dominant personalities because they have to trust others to do their thinking for them.

Trump is just the first asshole on the public stage who didn't care about the repercussions of such vile hate speech and behavior. Now that he's been so successful, we shall never be rid of the Trump clones who follow in his effluvial wake.

[Cosmocat]

27. I think the stupid here is different

than it is with this kind of stuff, normally.

IMO, while we are way too far in debt, our standard of living is so high, and we are so engrossed in self indulgence, conservatism here is more of a childlike selfishness than some reaction to the economy or past a superficial level, the integration of non-whites.

The gun issue highlights this point. They make it out to be rugged self defense and want to delude themselves into being some kind of great patriots like the founding fathers. But, guns are toys and collectibles to these idiots more than anything, and the whole indulgence into guns is ramped up by monied interests.

Watch them parade around in public with them. It isn't people in rag tag outfits with muskets, it is people in perfectly nice clothing, most often mock or actual military gear or some kind of bullshit confederate or country theme, with $1,000 guns that look as good as they day they were bought.

They are boys playing soldiers.

It all is just some selfish, self deluded, personal righteousness bullshit.

[oswaldactedalone]

28. ^^^ Very well said

Agree completely with your analysis.

[GOLGO 13]

8. They are preparing the dinner table to eat...their own.

I can NOT wait for the meltdown that will be the RNC.

[TeamPooka]

12. GOP pretending they are shocked, shocked, that there is gambling taking place here.

If you haven't seen Casablanca kids then ask your parents.

[getagrip_already]

16. there is another angle beyond rule changes..

Trump has 1447 pledged delagates. He needs 1237 to get the nom on the first ballot.

BUT, if a pledged delagate doesn't vote, the vote isn't counted. They have to be there and vot. If they skip the vote, sorry, doesn't count, pledged or not.

So if just 211 pledged delegates take a power, it goes to a second round.

I think this is what they are angling for. They probably don't have the votes in the rules committee because cowards. But it isn't too a large number to simply go to a ball game.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

21. Insightful. However, if that happens expect a lot of litigation against those delegates. nt

[getagrip_already]

23. perhaps..

but I suspect the only contract the delegates have is with the gop. The cheeto furor wouldn't have standing to sue them directly.

[brooklynite]

17. There are two fundamental problems with this idea:

1) Republican leadership are cowards. They wouldn't try to take down Trump during the Primary; they definitely won't try in the Convention Hall, with the prospect of a walkout (or riot) on everyone's TV screen.

2) Pulling this off will require planning and organization. In other words, Trump will seek it coming weeks fore and will unleash his personal hell on the participants. In which case, see 1).

[Bernardo de La Paz]

22. Trump may see it coming, but he is not a good organizer or planner. He wings it every day.

Sure, he'll unleash his personal hellfire, and his rabid base, and probably run third party, but he could end up being denied the nomination.

A really well organized "GOP elite" effort can succeed at denying him, but the Party would permanently lose a chunk of their base.

Frankly, they are well advised to lose those losers. Get it over with and rebuild the GOP from scratch as a modern party. But chances are that they will mash it up.

However, chances are better that they will succeed at denying tRump. Those chances are rising but the task is far from accomplished.

[OKNancy]

25. also, what are they going to do with all those rabid Trump supporters?

They will riot at the convention or afterwards if Trump gets the boot.

The Republicans have made their bed and they are going to have to lie down with fleas. ( lol)

[Equinox Moon]

18. Require him to reveal his taxes.

[eastwestdem]

29. Yes, that's their best best to get him out. nt

[LiberalLovinLug]

24. perfect