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GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)

12. It's too fucking late

Reply to Doreen (Original post)

Fri Oct 7, 2016, 10:14 PM

Oct 2016

Parties choose who is on the ballot. But voters vote for a person. The delegates then vote however the hell they want in the Electoral College. People are already voting, and the are voting for Trump or Clinton. Not Republican or Democrat.

Now, the Republican party can try to convince trump's delegates to become faithless and vote for a different candidate, say Romney. Then they can have a big campaign letting all voters know that pulling the lever for Trump really means Romney. Now, do I need to explain all the reasons that will not work?

-Trump's delegates are jihadist radical in their support for Trump and hatred of Romney.

-40% of Republican Voters will think the fix is in and stay home. Maybe even become violent. And that would be ironic because their anger would shift from Hillary to the Repubs.

-The party will have no moderates left.

-And Trump would have to publically agree to it and encourage his supports to switch to Romney. They cannot fire him.

This is a great day to be a liberal. Well, besides the frightening knowledge that someone like this was so close to becoming president.

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PENCE/GIULIANI? [View all] Doreen Oct 2016 OP

"Work"? For whom? MANative Oct 2016 #1

It's too late to change the ballots. VMA131Marine Oct 2016 #2

I would think Ryan/Pence. n/t Island Blue Oct 2016 #3

If trump stepped down, the RNC would need to appoint someone who didn't endorse trump still_one Oct 2016 #4

who would that be at this point in the game? Doreen Oct 2016 #6

Kaisch still_one Oct 2016 #7

good point Doreen Oct 2016 #8

That could be very problematic. They might have to do a write-in campaign, depends on the state still_one Oct 2016 #9

Then there are states that already voted. Doreen Oct 2016 #10

Those votes are done, and will either go to Hillary, trump, or third party still_one Oct 2016 #11

Anything other than Trump at the top of the ticket… regnaD kciN Oct 2016 #5

Your concern is duly noted. Wednesdays Oct 2016 #13

It's too fucking late GulfCoast66 Oct 2016 #12

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