2016 elections - because it's never too early

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jimmy olsen

#11670
July 10, 2016, 07:00:51 PM
Dump Trump' RNC Delegate Leader: We 'Have The 28 Votes' To Unbind Delegates

The Nuclear Option. No wonder Trump had such a subdued response to the Dallas police shooting. Imagine a full on floor fight inside and outside the convention.





QuoteEXCLUSIVE: 'Dump Trump' RNC Delegate Leader: We 'Have The 28 Votes' To Unbind Delegates

ver the weekend, The Daily Wire had the opportunity to speak with Kendal Unruh, a member of the Colorado Republican delegation to the Republican National Convention. Unruh is also a member of the Rules Committee at the RNC, and a leading advocate for a vote that would unbind the delegates from the candidates to which their state primaries are pledged.

Unruh explained that "28 committee members are required to pass a minority report, which then goes to the convention floor for all delegates to vote on. It then requires a simple majority to pass." She added that she does "have the 28 votes required for the minority report," continuing, "Not everyone who is with us is willing to be public yet, due in part to the threats being made by Trump's campaign and the RNC itself."

Unruh added that the role of a responsible delegate required unbinding the delegates:


It is the duty of the delegates to represent the best interests of their states and to select a Republican candidate who actually represents our party and who can beat Hillary in November. That's not Donald Trump. We don't live in a straight democracy, where majority rule has the absolute say. We have a measured, representative form of government that allows time for discussion, fact-finding, and wisdom before our elected representatives make the final decision. Many new facts have come out since the early primaries that should disqualify Trump, and the delegates have historically always been the final stop-gate through which our party's nominee must pass. Trump didn't even get the vote of a majority of Republicans, and over 50% agree that he should not be our nominee. In fact, he would be the first Republican nominee to receive the nomination with more votes cast against him in the primaries than for him.

Unruh urged Republicans who want to dump Trump at the convention to "call and email the rules committee members from their state"; she pledged to coordinate efforts through Delegates Unbound, an organizating group available at delegatesunbound.com and on Facebook by clicking here. 


Unruh stated that should the delegates be unbound, Trump is likely to lose the nomination: "An internal survey conducted by RNC member Randy Evans (Georgia), who is trying to help Trump lock up the nomination, told the Wall Street Journal that only 890 delegates are personally loyal to Trump. Evans claims 680 are known to be opposed to Trump, and he says that 900 delegates are 'in play.' So, no, Trump certainly does not have this locked up - particularly if delegates are allowed to vote their consciences." Unruh further said that enthusiasm for the Dump Trump movement was "growing...Every day, we get traction on our social media accounts. We are contacted by delegates and by citizens who want to help. We hear from Republicans who believe that the freedom of conscience is a constitutional right that we must hold dear and protect in this society that strays ever further from the Constitution and our founding ideals. The enthusiasm is also growing because Donald Trump continues to prove that he is not a serious candidate with a serious organization, a serious on-the-ground campaign, or serious responses to the issues Republicans and Americans care about. People see that the Republican nominee should have no trouble beating Hillary - the most corrupt politician to run for president in history - and yet Trump is getting trounced."

Here was Unruh's explanation of her personal opposition to Trump:



Simply put, he doesn't represent our party and he can't win in November. Not only do the moral objections to his candidacy run deep, but his positions are also absolutely untrustworthy. He speaks by the seat of his pants and floats ideas out into thin air only to retract them the next day when they are ill-received. Republicans deserve a candidate who is grounded - in morals, in policy, and in constitutional truths. It's not that Trump isn't our preferred candidate or that we're sore losers because our guy didn't win. Donald Trump has only - conveniently - become a Republican in recent years, and even after switching his registration, he's continued his personal donations to corrupt, liberal Democrats. How can he run against Hillary when he's funded her? When he spoke to Bill Clinton on the phone prior to announcing his candidacy? Trump can't win against Hillary in November because people don't trust him either. The American citizens will continue to catch on to the fact that Trump is an entertainer who knows how to tickle ears and elicit enthusiasm. But ear-bait quickly turns into into insanity, as we've already seen, and Trump is already losing so badly to Hillary that it would be nearly impossible for him to recover by November. The delegates need to be free to choose a different nominee so that we can win in November and set the Supreme Court on the right side of the future.

The Rules Committee is scheduled to meet next week.

They're also planning to pick the VP if they're attempt to unseat Donald fails.

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/anti-trump-forces-unleash-plan-pick-vp-convention-n606716
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derspiess

#11672
July 11, 2016, 08:54:37 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 10, 2016, 02:35:24 PM
Quote from: PJL on July 10, 2016, 01:27:29 PM
No chance, the swing voters aren't listening. Donald Trump has the presidency in the bag.

:lmfao:

No shit.  You and I both know Trump's campaign has in fact imploded and he has zero chance.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

jimmy olsen

#11673
July 11, 2016, 09:26:36 AM
Quote from: derspiess on July 11, 2016, 08:54:37 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 10, 2016, 02:35:24 PM
Quote from: PJL on July 10, 2016, 01:27:29 PM
No chance, the swing voters aren't listening. Donald Trump has the presidency in the bag.

:lmfao:

No shit.  You and I both know Trump's campaign has in fact imploded and he has zero chance.

I wouldn't say he has no chance. He has maybe  a 1 in 5 chance.  And that's far too high for comfort, 1 in 5 chances happen all the time.
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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Valmy

#11674
July 11, 2016, 09:27:26 AM
I wish I had a one in five chance of winning the lottery
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Barrister

#11675
July 11, 2016, 10:52:58 AM


It's eerily accurate...

More Donald and Hobbes here: https://imgur.com/gallery/nw9TX
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Valmy

#11676
July 11, 2016, 10:57:43 AM
 :lol:
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

alfred russel

#11677
July 11, 2016, 11:12:31 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on July 11, 2016, 09:26:36 AM
1 in 5 chances happen all the time.

Tim, they don't happen all the time. They happen 1 in 5 times. If they happened all the time they would happen 5 in 5 times.

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

There's a fine line between salvation and drinking poison in the jungle.

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derspiess

#11678
July 11, 2016, 02:55:27 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on July 11, 2016, 11:12:31 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on July 11, 2016, 09:26:36 AM
1 in 5 chances happen all the time.

Tim, they don't happen all the time. They happen 1 in 5 times. If they happened all the time they would happen 5 in 5 times.



:face:
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

frunk

#11679
July 11, 2016, 02:58:54 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on July 11, 2016, 11:12:31 AM
Tim, they don't happen all the time. They happen 1 in 5 times. If they happened all the time they would happen 5 in 5 times.

That's assuming there's a limited number of 1 in 5 chances occurring per unit of time.  If there's 1000s of 1 in 5 chances happening per unit of time then they'll be happening all the time.

dps

#11680
July 11, 2016, 03:58:47 PM
Quote from: derspiess on July 11, 2016, 08:54:37 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on July 10, 2016, 02:35:24 PM
Quote from: PJL on July 10, 2016, 01:27:29 PM
No chance, the swing voters aren't listening. Donald Trump has the presidency in the bag.

:lmfao:

No shit.  You and I both know Trump's campaign has in fact imploded and he has zero chance.

Yeah, but a few months ago, we all knew that he had no chance to get the Republican nomination.

Valmy

#11681
July 11, 2016, 04:04:26 PM
Trump has no chance at all of winning the Presidency of Romania. Nope. Zero chance. His campaign to become President of Romania has imploded and he has zero chance.

There. Sorry Romania it had to be done.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

derspiess

#11682
July 11, 2016, 04:10:40 PM
Trump has no chance of being the Texas governor.  He's done for.  THERE
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

DGuller

#11683
July 11, 2016, 05:29:12 PM
I'm seeing stories in my news feed about GOP delegates having a real plan to depose Trump.  Is there really a serious chance of that, or is it just wishful thinking?  Clearly Trump is monumentally unfit, but is it tenable to basically annul the primary results?

Valmy

#11684
July 11, 2016, 05:52:55 PM
Quote from: derspiess on July 11, 2016, 04:10:40 PM
Trump has no chance of being the Texas governor.  He's done for.  THERE

That's fine all of our governors are pretty worthless.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."
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