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brooklynite

(94,729 posts)
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 09:46 PM Aug 2015

State GOP leaders plot to tie Donald Trump’s hands

Source: Politico

Amid mounting concerns about Donald Trump’s candidacy from the GOP establishment, Republican leaders in at least two states have found a way to make life a lot harder for him.

The Virginia and North Carolina parties are in discussions about implementing a new requirement for candidates to qualify for their primary ballots: that they pledge to support the Republican presidential nominee — and not run as a third-party candidate — in the general election.

The procedural moves are clearly aimed at Trump, who pointedly refused to rule out a third-party run during the first GOP debate.

They come amid Republican fears that the real estate mogul is gaining strength in the primary contest, and that his jeremiads against undocumented immigrants will alienate Hispanic voters. Despite coming under a hail of criticism in recent weeks, Trump has held steady atop state and national polls.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/state-gop-leaders-plot-to-tie-donald-trumps-hands-121696.html?hp=l2_4

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State GOP leaders plot to tie Donald Trump’s hands (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2015 OP
Trump pretty easy name lobodons Aug 2015 #1
... if his supporters were literate. sofa king Aug 2015 #16
C'mon, Donald, Make America Grate Again! Xipe Totec Aug 2015 #2
Trump was always just the " opening act," for the GOP. FarPoint Aug 2015 #3
All they have to do is Demobrat Aug 2015 #4
You assume his supporters are rational Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #10
Shhhhh. Don't spoil it. Darb Aug 2015 #13
Silk Ties, from the Trump Collection. (Made in China). Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #15
Aren't they daring Trump ProgressiveEconomist Aug 2015 #5
do they realize that will just piss him off more weissmam Aug 2015 #6
Pledge, schmedge! beac Aug 2015 #7
Oh this is so delicious titaniumsalute Aug 2015 #8
Trump is the GOP's id. Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #9
Unenforceable. Trump can just break the pledge later. nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2015 #11
He'll lie leftynyc Aug 2015 #12
He'll sue Darb Aug 2015 #14

FarPoint

(12,442 posts)
3. Trump was always just the " opening act," for the GOP.
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 09:55 PM
Aug 2015

He intentionally took that position to suck oxygen out of the small candidate campaigns and to dominate media time away from Hillary. The only Clinton chatter permitted is/ was email smear ....Trump is obviously not sincere as he never seriously chooses his words or topics with political intention. He is the Teabaggers cheerleader.... He is efficient at this diversion.

The real GOP candidate will be John Kasich.... That is why Cleveland will host their Convention.

Demobrat

(8,990 posts)
4. All they have to do is
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 10:03 PM
Aug 2015

play up the pics of his clothing line with the Made in Mexico tags. Oh, and check into where his daughter's clothing line is made.

"Why do you have your expensive clothing line manufactured overseas, Mr. Trump? Why aren't those jobs here?"

Repeat as often as they repeat BENGHAZI! and voila - the dude is toast.

beac

(9,992 posts)
7. Pledge, schmedge!
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 10:35 PM
Aug 2015

Do you think Captain Combover would have ANY problem with making and then breaking that pledge?

He'd just claim America was demanding he run third party and "I'm not a politician" and thus not bound by pesky loyalty oaths and blah, blah, blah "My Presidency will be YUUGE! YUUGE, I tell ya!"

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
12. He'll lie
Tue Aug 25, 2015, 05:03 AM
Aug 2015

and then back out of the agreement using some nonsense excuse. It's how he runs his business and he'll do the same thing here. His supporters wont care.

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