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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: When Hillary Anoints Herself the Democratic Nominee Tonight or After Super Tuesday ..... [View all]Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)42. After Bobby Kennedy's tragic Death we got Richard Nixon.
Following Edward Kennedy's loss in the 1980 Primary after the Super Tuesday primaries on June 3rd of 1980, American's elected Reagan.
If Trump wins the nomination by March 15th, continuing a fratricidal contest between Democrats will give Republicans a huge advantage.
I would like my vote in the Presidential Primary on June 7 to mean something besides a coronation or protest. In our modern system it makes more sense to end the primary earlier and get Sanders on the road to Campaign for Clinton.
But if he wants to hang on to the very end, that is his choice. We can only hope, then, that Republican Donors use their anti-trump option.
Donors ask GOP consulting firm to research independent presidential bid
Conservative donors have engaged a major GOP consulting firm in Florida to research the feasibility of mounting a late, independent run for president amid growing fears that Donald Trump could win the Republican nomination.
A memo prepared for the group zeroes in on ballot access as a looming obstacle for any independent candidate, along with actually identifying a viable, widely known contender and coalescing financial support for that person. The two states with the earliest deadlines for independent candidates, Texas and North Carolina, also have some of the highest hurdles for independents to get on the ballot, according to the research.
All this research has to happen before March 16, when inevitably Trump is the nominee, so that we have a plan in place," a source familiar with the discussions said. March 16 is the day after the GOP primary in Florida, a winner-take-all contest that Marco Rubio supporters have identified as a must-win to stop Trump's early momentum.
Conservative donors have engaged a major GOP consulting firm in Florida to research the feasibility of mounting a late, independent run for president amid growing fears that Donald Trump could win the Republican nomination.
A memo prepared for the group zeroes in on ballot access as a looming obstacle for any independent candidate, along with actually identifying a viable, widely known contender and coalescing financial support for that person. The two states with the earliest deadlines for independent candidates, Texas and North Carolina, also have some of the highest hurdles for independents to get on the ballot, according to the research.
All this research has to happen before March 16, when inevitably Trump is the nominee, so that we have a plan in place," a source familiar with the discussions said. March 16 is the day after the GOP primary in Florida, a winner-take-all contest that Marco Rubio supporters have identified as a must-win to stop Trump's early momentum.
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When Hillary Anoints Herself the Democratic Nominee Tonight or After Super Tuesday ..... [View all]
Chasstev365
Feb 2016
OP
Of course not. Sander's made it clear from the beginning that he is not running
still_one
Feb 2016
#12
Oh FFS are you full of yourself. No wonder people here are starting to get sick of Hillary. nt
Logical
Feb 2016
#6
I remember that. I hesitated to believe that even she would say something so vulgar. It was a
GoneFishin
Feb 2016
#3
Maybe, like in Animal House, Debbie's set up "Double Secret SuperDelegates"? nt
Buns_of_Fire
Feb 2016
#95
Yes, it's their usual pattern of denial and delusional thinking. If she wins,
Lil Missy
Feb 2016
#83
She said any candidate should stay in the race because he or she never knows what will happen...
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2016
#59
Good, keep her words in mind when your team is screaming for Bernie to drop out n/t
whatchamacallit
Feb 2016
#64
He should let his conscience dictate and stay in as long as he wants.
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2016
#66
She brought up RFK's assassination MULTIPLE times, beginning in March 2008.Here is Keith Olbermann's
kath
Feb 2016
#31
On top of the "assassination" comments and allusions, which she made at least 4 times, here are
kath
Feb 2016
#37
Wow. She should consider herself very lucky for all this forgiveness. That's a lot. nt.
polly7
Feb 2016
#45
He won't continue onto the convention once the numbers are solidly against him.
randome
Feb 2016
#33
In the highly, highly, highly...highly unlikely event she was indicted ...
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2016
#39
It will be by a lot...Hillary actually beat Barack Obama in the pop vote in 08, albeit by a little.
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2016
#65
no, she actually didn't unless you count a state where he was not on the ballot
restorefreedom
Feb 2016
#67
Hell no he shouldn't drop out tonight after HRC wins. He should wait till Super Tuesday.
Lil Missy
Feb 2016
#81
Tell me - when you do phone banking for Bernie and encounter a Clinton voter...
brooklynite
Feb 2016
#99