Carly Fiorina calls on GOP to replace Trump

[oberliner]

Source: Politico

Carly Fiorina is calling on Donald Trump to "step aside" for the good of the Republican Party and make way for his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.

"Donald Trump does not represent me or my party. I understand the responsibility of Republicans to support their nominee. Our nominee has weighty responsibilities as well. Donald Trump has manifestly failed in these responsibilities," Fiorina said in a Facebook post on Saturday.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/carly-fiorina-donald-trump-229346

[louis-t]

1. See: Rats...sinking ship....

[oberliner]

2. It is fun to watch

Never seen anything like it in American presidential politics.

[louis-t]

3. Funny, I watched a recap of the '88 Dukakis thing.

I never understood why him in a helmet riding in a tank was the end of his campaign. Especially after bush came out wearing huge goggles and carrying a chainsaw while "cutting brush".

[TomCADem]

6. It is a Much Lower Threshold To Declare a Democrat "Done"

McCain picking Palin and "suspending his campaign," Romney dissing 49 percent, and now Trump's literal outreach to women are just a mere bump in the road.

[DUgosh]

4. The republicans follow their rules

They wouldn't even extend voters registration from Hurricane Matthew. They cannot now anoint Mike Pence and ask Donald to step aside. That ship has sailed.

[murielm99]

24. I don't see how they can do it.

Ballots have been printed. Early voting and absentee voting has begun. They have no mechanism in place to do this. In some cases, they can replace a candidate if they died. Sometimes, the dead person remains on the ballot and is elected anyway (Missouri).

What would become of those votes if Trump is replaced?

I don't believe Pence would do it anyway. He is positioning himself for 2020, and this would taint him forever. Let's hope it does no matter what they decide!

[Liberalagogo]

5. Sorry Carly

Pence received NO votes. Live with you party's choice. It's too late.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. Pence would be a Shill Ticket

Legally there would be all sorts of challenges

Donald's genius got them to this point, they'll have to live with it.

[JenniferJuniper]

8. Nope. The Groper stays put.

Too late darlin's.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

22. Der Groper-Fuehrer.

That little handed, cheeto-haired, egotistical maniac.

I knew frat boys in college that were far more mature.

[EV_Ares]

9. Well then, she is too dumb to be POTUS because they can't just replace Trump. First, he has no

plans to leave & they cannot make him leave. Secondly, should he even resign, there are rules in all the states, litigation & everything else they would have to get in line to even find a replacement is too late & the election would be over.

Would Cruz accept someone other than him because according to their rules, Pence is not automatic.

All kinds of reasons they cannot just replace him.

[YOHABLO]

10. Does this woman think she can really pull so much weight. She's as bad as Trump

[Still In Wisconsin]

11. Oh and pick meeeee! Put me on the ticket with Pence! n/t

[keithbvadu2]

12. Why should we trust her?

Didn't she give her word/pledge to support the eventual nominee?

If she has no integrity to keep her word, forget it.

[Sunlei]

13. Imagine what the all male crowd on republican stage said about you Carly.

[Metro135]

14. Sorry, he DOES represent your party

My, so many Repukes are coming out of the woodwork now saying they're "disgusted" by Trump's words, and that they don't represent the party. But talk about a phony mea culpa. They're perfectly willing to let women die if they're raped, or carry a fetus to term in cases of rape or incest. For Republicans, women are basically sperm repositories.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

15. Who would she suggest to replace Trump? Perhaps, ...

Carly Fiorina?

[oberliner]

16. In her statement, she says Pence should replace Trump

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

17. Pence didn't seek the office, wasn't in the bunch of primary candidates.

Can the party just pull a name out of a hat? Or will they give the nod to whoever came in second in the primary?

It seems they would almost be forced to pick Cruz. And that would tighten the race.

[bucolic_frolic]

21. Paul Ryan has said he would not serve

because he believes, correctly I would say, that the candidate needs to
be rigorously tested in the primaries by the press, voters, and people

That criteria severely limits choices to the remaining members of the
clown car, and some of them dropped out early

[UpInArms]

18. Mebbe she should look up the rules and laws regarding elections

tRump is the GOP nominee and the face and voice of that party

[HAB911]

19. Replace him with Carly

What's the worst that could happen?

Oh yeah, HP and Lucent

[Helen Borg]

20. Too late, hahah!

Ship is sinking, Carly! And you with it.

[sofa king]

23. And still, nobody cares what Carly Fiorina thinks.