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2016 Postmortem

stevenleser

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13. They can but it's hard to imagine they would. It would start with the rules committtee

Reply to MohRokTah (Reply #10)

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 07:52 PM

Jun 2016

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/12/politics/gop-convention-rules-committee/

They would pass some sort of rule that had the effect of disqualifying Trump and then it would be an open and contested convention. The trick is, a majority of the delegates to the convention have to approve the rules committees rules for the convention and guess whose delegates are the majority of the convention due to the voting?

So Trump would have to do something so egregious that most of his delegates would want someone else to be the nominee.

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The Republican Party Is Going To Replace Trumpster, IMNSHO...Who Shall It Be? [View all] AzDar Jun 2016 OP

if Trump gets dumped brettdale Jun 2016 #1

That's a very good guess.. I think there's a chance that they'll turn to Ol' Mittster, as well. AzDar Jun 2016 #4

What is the process? How does this happen? I always thought Huntsman was decent. Hiraeth Jun 2016 #2

Yeah, I think he's self-destructing at an astonishing rate. randome Jun 2016 #3

It's not going to matter,if Trump gets dumped after winning sufrommich Jun 2016 #5

That's a possibility, too. Today, with all the Establishment Repubs jumping ship...seems like they AzDar Jun 2016 #6

They could have something planned,but if they toss sufrommich Jun 2016 #11

Repubs may prefer to lose with Kasich (or whoever) rather than risk winning with Trump. (n/t) thesquanderer Jun 2016 #9

I agree. nt sufrommich Jun 2016 #12

A sweet potato with steel wool for hair. hellofromreddit Jun 2016 #7

I think there is a reasonable chance that we won't be voting in Nov. Purveyor Jun 2016 #8

Correct Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2016 #19

They can't. MohRokTah Jun 2016 #10

They can but it's hard to imagine they would. It would start with the rules committtee stevenleser Jun 2016 #13

Since every last egregious thing Trump has done to date.... MohRokTah Jun 2016 #14

This scenario is far more plausible than SDs over-ruling voters and installing Bernie. tritsofme Jun 2016 #17

They are such morons. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #15

Good luck to the GOPigs on that one. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #16

If that happens, it will turn Hillary's already likely fall victory into a cakewalk Tarc Jun 2016 #18

Have they reached out to Sanders yet? Txbluedog Jun 2016 #20

Locking... one_voice Jun 2016 #21