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davidn3600

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9. They will unite

Reply to Egnever (Reply #2)

Fri May 6, 2016, 10:39 PM

May 2016

Trump's opponents already blew $400 million down the drain. How many more millions are they willing to just waste on a useless 3rd party bid?

What you see there in that article are entitled rich brats mad because their chosen candidates got rejected for the first time ever. And they are having a temper tantrum. But they will calm down.

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So if the republicans do an end around and run a third party candidate. [View all] Egnever May 2016 OP

That's not going to happen. They are going to rally around trump. BillZBubb May 2016 #1

I am not so sure of that Egnever May 2016 #2

They will unite davidn3600 May 2016 #9

Not completely crazy. Lucky Luciano May 2016 #11

Yep. Remember what they say about the two political parties: COLGATE4 May 2016 #8

Whatever happens, it will be interesting. n/t CaliforniaPeggy May 2016 #3

Oh, please, please, make it happen! raging moderate May 2016 #4

The third party candidate is not intended to win. First, they hope to take enough votes Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #5

In order for that plan to work, they need to take EVs away from the Democrat davidn3600 May 2016 #10

The first goal is to save (in their POV) the Republican Party Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #17

Wow! Egnever May 2016 #16

Who cares? scscholar May 2016 #6

It's all about money Gman May 2016 #7

Republicans best chance of an acceptable president to them is to run an Independent. JimDandy May 2016 #12

That is an interesting rundown. Egnever May 2016 #15

Reasoning: HooptieWagon May 2016 #13

2016 The Year of Manipulation oldandhappy May 2016 #14