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TMC said:
The zombie candidate is one of the reasons that the Dems invented superdelegates, so that the supers could knock out someone that did great early but became unelectable. I have never liked the idea of superdelegates, but many in the GOP are now wishing they had them.
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What’s more amazing is when the Dems preach against the GOP for seeking to “steal” the nomination from Trump. Hypocrisy anyone?
 
Peter_J said:
What’s more amazing is when the Dems preach against the GOP for seeking to “steal” the nomination from Trump. Hypocrisy anyone?
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I don’t know any Dems preaching this. Seems most Dems are happy to run against Trump or Cruz. But even so, the problem the GOP has is that it needs to follow its own rules. I don’t like the superdelegates, but that was the rule from the beginning. If Trump wins under the GOP’s own rules, seems like he should be the delegate.
 
TMC said:
I don’t know any Dems preaching this. Seems most Dems are happy to run against Trump or Cruz. But even so, the problem the GOP has is that it needs to follow its own rules. I don’t like the superdelegates, but that was the rule from the beginning. If Trump wins under the GOP’s own rules, seems like he should be the delegate.
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The Democrats do want Trump or Cruz to run, you are right.

And I agree with you; Trump and Cruz seem to be the only ones who could possibly arrive at the convention with enough delegates to be nominated, so one of them should be the nominee. The voters will have spoken. To nominate someone not even running now would be a metaphorical slap in the face of the people who support Trump and Cruz.
 
gilliam said:
Once again, Trump considers a third-party run for president. We’ll see how I’m treated, he tells Fox. cnn.it/1VhEd3D
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Today, I heard that Trump will not be allowed to keep his SC delegates unless he agrees to back the eventual nominee (this is a South Carolina rule) …and Trump cannot afford to lose any delegates as he slouches towards that magic number.
 
Little_Sheep said:
Today, I heard that Trump will not be allowed to keep his SC delegates unless he agrees to back the eventual nominee (this is a South Carolina rule) …and Trump cannot afford to lose any delegates as he slouches towards that magic number.
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LOL “Slouches” made me laugh. Not at you, but your way with words is fun. Wish I had it! Trump’s momentum has slowed down more than a bit, hasn’t it, LS?

I had no idea about that SC rule, LS! Thanks for letting us know! 😉
 
Lily_Bernans said:
LOL “Slouches” made me laugh. Not at you, but your way with words is fun. Wish I had it! Trump’s momentum has slowed down more than a bit, hasn’t it, LS?

I had no idea about that SC rule, LS! Thanks for letting us know! 😉
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It’s the English/Religion major in me coming out! 😉

I haven’t dug into that SC rule much, LB, but Limbaugh mentioned it quite a few times today.
 
Alex_H said:
He cares more about his own ambition than actually getting a conservative elected in 2016.
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He will never run third party, which doesn’t, however, prevent him from saying he wants to be treated fairly. He’s a business man with a negotiator’s mindset. He’s unpredictable unless you can read him a little better. He won’t run third party because first of all he won’t win; secondly he never intends to help hillary get the white house.

He’s the only one who doesn’t have political ambitions, otherwise he would have entered politics long ago. His ambition is for a strong america.
 
Little_Sheep said:
It’s the English/Religion major in me coming out! 😉

I haven’t dug into that SC rule much, LB, but Limbaugh mentioned it quite a few times today.
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Apparently, SC is just one of “many” states that enforce that rule:

theblaze.com/stories/2016/03/31/if-trump-will-no-longer-support-gop-nominee-it-could-put-delegates-in-jeopardy-in-south-carolina/

“South Carolina is one of many states where the party requires candidates to sign a loyalty pledge of support for the eventual GOP nominee — a pledge Trump signed months before the state’s primary. Now the billionaire businessman’s recent threat to ignore the pledge and to no longer vow support for the eventual nominee could throw a wrench in his ability to keep the 50 Palmetto State delegates he won in the Feb. 20 winner-take-all contest.”

Bad news for the Donald.
 
Alex_H said:
He cares more about his own ambition than actually getting a conservative elected in 2016.
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I agree, or I don’t think he’d be talking about running third party today.

PS Love your avatar! Whatever it is! 🙂
 
Lily_Bernans said:
I agree, or I don’t think he’d be talking about running third party today.

PS Love your avatar! Whatever it is! 🙂
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My family and I love dogs! 🙂

My confirmation name was Francis, as in Francis of Assissi. Who is the patron saint of animals!
 
Alex_H said:
My family and I love dogs! 🙂

My confirmation name was Francis, as in Francis of Assissi. Who is the patron saint of animals!
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I am a huge love of dogs, too! Just adore them! I wish I could find all the adoptable ones homes!

You’re my type of person! 👍
 
Peter_J said:
I have to disagree with you there: that’s one reason he has kept going, but there are others. Including the fact that the media has portrayed him as the “Clark Kent” of presidential candidates.
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gilliam said:
I don’t think so. The media has put him on because he is entertaining. More like the Teddy Roosevelt or Andrew Jackson of this era.
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True. But I think it is also true that the media has presented Trump as unbreakable.

I’ve watched the aftermath of a plane crash. Watched the carnage of a hotel fire. Watched the news waiting to hear a very specific combination of words. It never came. Then one day I saw a news story about a train accident, and I heard, ‘There is a sole survivor. And he is miraculously unharmed.’ (Elijah Price)
 
cnn.com/2016/04/01/politics/donald-trump-abortion-laws/index.html

Trump is apparently pro-choice again. :rolleyes:

If that’s the case, than I’d probably vote for Hillary over Trump, but the most likely option is me not voting for either of them. I don’t know who the good guy is any more, and whoever wins, I can’t say that it’s a good thing either way. This election cycle has been abysmal. When did politics get this pathetic and disturbingly bad in this country?
 
AFerri48 said:
cnn.com/2016/04/01/politics/donald-trump-abortion-laws/index.html

Trump is apparently pro-choice again. :rolleyes:

If that’s the case, than I’d probably vote for Hillary over Trump, but the most likely option is me not voting for either of them. I don’t know who the good guy is any more, and whoever wins, I can’t say that it’s a good thing either way. This election cycle has been abysmal. When did politics get this pathetic and disturbingly bad in this country?
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Holy cow, I have whiplash. How many times has he changed his position this week? Three. Certainly, Mr. Trump would have a plan around what some feel is the most important issue in determining their vote - an issue that outweighs all others combined.
 
Crossbones said:
Holy cow, I have whiplash. How many times has he changed his position this week? Three. Certainly, Mr. Trump would have a plan around what some feel is the most important issue in determining their vote - an issue that outweighs all others combined.
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His position is becoming more and more confusing:
(CNN)Donald Trump on Friday appeared to again reverse his position on abortion, arguing that federal laws should not be changed to outlaw the procedure.
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“At this moment the laws are set. And I think we have to leave it that way,” Trump said Friday in an interview with CBS’s John Dickerson on “Face the Nation.” The full interview will air Sunday morning.
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But soon after the comments became public, Trump campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks said Trump was giving “an accurate account of the law as it is today and made clear it must stay that way now – until he is president. Then he will change the law through his judicial appointments and allow the states to protect the unborn. There is nothing new or different here.”
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Thorolfr said:
His position is becoming more and more confusing:
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At bare minimum it shows that Trump isn’t actually pro-life, as a true pro-life person wouldn’t change his position overnight like this. He could be lying now… but he’s not trustworthy enough to take that gamble.
 
AFerri48 said:
At bare minimum it shows that Trump isn’t actually pro-life, as a true pro-life person wouldn’t change his position overnight like this. He could be lying now… but he’s not trustworthy enough to take that gamble.
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It seems like his whole campaign is going through a meltdown this last week or so.
 
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