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susanr516

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7. Too little, too late

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 15, 2016, 11:49 PM

Mar 2016

The rules to get on the ballot in Texas as an independent presidential candidate are almost impossible to meet. Over 79,000 signatures from people who didn't vote in either party primary; the VP candidate must be named and submit a signed consent form; and the entire slate of 38 electors must be submitted (with signed consent forms) by May 9. Plus, we have a sore loser law, which excludes anyone who ran on either party's primary ballot from filing as an independent.

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Top conservatives gather to plot third-party run against Trump [View all] brooklynite Mar 2016 OP

There's such a thing as " conservative convener?" Who knew? Glorfindel Mar 2016 #1

a wonderful idea... dhill926 Mar 2016 #2

Yeah, Really. Please Proceed. TheOther95Percent Mar 2016 #3

. geomon666 Mar 2016 #4

The Japanese tried this kind of thing @ the end of WW II Botany Mar 2016 #5

And who is the "true conservative" they will select?? OldRedneck Mar 2016 #6

I for one hope they choose Sarah Palin. Turborama Mar 2016 #9

Too little, too late susanr516 Mar 2016 #7

This is just the break the Romney/Ryan campaign has The Second Stone Mar 2016 #10

You may be correct susanr516 Mar 2016 #12

I was serious and joking The Second Stone Mar 2016 #13

With enough money, they could do it. Jim Lane Mar 2016 #25

Trump's the future of the Republican Party as the political spectrum continues going right. jalan48 Mar 2016 #8

and as said in MSNBS a few minutes ago elmac Mar 2016 #11

That guy must not know election law. former9thward Mar 2016 #28

I see opportunity...not where you think. hay rick Mar 2016 #14

Yep, my thought exactly! lark Mar 2016 #22

Big Points for the Montgomery Burns portrait! NBachers Mar 2016 #15

and so the sundering begins 0rganism Mar 2016 #16

We need to pay attention to this. sofa king Mar 2016 #17

A 'true conservative' would be unlikely to take a state from Hillary, rather than from Trump muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #21

Truth. sofa king Mar 2016 #27

Hillary would likely win some traditional red states under this scenario. yellowcanine Mar 2016 #24

Abandon ship Republicans, abandon ship! Sunlei Mar 2016 #18

Maybe there should be two "third party" movements. TryLogic Mar 2016 #19

Don't know the others, but Erickson is a buffoon, so I expect nothing will come of it muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #20

If anything comes of it it will not be because of Erickson. yellowcanine Mar 2016 #23

Robert Costa just said they are looking at Ben Sasse wheniwasincongress Mar 2016 #26

When your enemy is drowning... JHB Mar 2016 #29