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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump’s Got the GOP by the Balls - By Michael Tomasky
Reince Priebus isnt going to come down too hard on Donald. Trump has the power to elect Clinton, and both he and Priebus know it.Deflating as it is, the likely Donald Trump scenario is this: He burns hot for a little while longer; he says something really out there in the first debate that roils up the base but makes Reince Priebus and Karl Rove break out in canker sores; but by the time of the baseball playoffs maybe, his act gets old, and somebody else becomes the Herman Cain of October. Then, next year, the primaries will start, and hell have to get votes. Hes not going to be all that competitive in Iowa, so its New Hampshire where hell need to deliver something. And if he doesnt, hell just go away.
Thats the pattern anyway. I seem to recall that at this point in 2011, Michele Bachmann had a pretty good head of steam going. So maybe we shouldnt get too overheated about him.
But Trump is different from Bachmann, and even from fellow entrepreneur Cain, in one major respect: He doesnt give a crap about the Republican Party. He cares about Trump. And dont forget he has the power singlehandedly to make Hillary Clinton president. He knows it, and you better believe Priebus knows it, and it is this fact that establishes a power dynamic between Trump and the GOP in which Trump totally has the upper hand and can make mischief in the party for months.
How does he have the power to elect Clinton all by himself? By running as an independent. Two factors usually prevent candidates who lose nominations from running as independents. One, they lack the enormous amount of money needed to pursue that path (pay the lawyers to get them on 50 state ballots, etc.). Two, they have a sense of proportion and decency, and they figure that if primary voters rejected them, its time to go home.
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Trump’s Got the GOP by the Balls - By Michael Tomasky (Original Post)
DonViejo
Jul 2015
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oberliner
(58,724 posts)1. What a load of crap
For one thing, this article assumes Clinton will be the nominee.
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)3. At this point it's a pretty safe assumption
I like Bernie but he is a longshot.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)2. Yeah, the pukes must be scared shitless that Trump with make a 3rdparty run...
this could well mean a tremendous make-over of the modern Republican Party. Dems are fast bringing to the forefront the issues that matter to the American voters: income inequality and the lack of well paying jobs. The GOP could modernize or could hang back with the cavemen. I say let them stew in their own juice...it'll be fun to watch...