Free Republic 2016 Caucus Open Discussion Thread XLIV

Free Republic ^ | 2 March 2016 | Windflier

[Windflier]

DO NOT VOTE ON THIS THREAD.

This is the nightly DISCUSSION thread for the ongoing 2016 Free Republic Caucus. Per caucus rules, no comments are allowed on the caucus thread itself - hence this open chat thread.

If you'd like to vote in the caucus, please look in the sidebar for the link, or check downthread here.

Thanks, and let 'er rip!

Windy

[Ciexyz]

If there’s an open convention, then my vote in the PA primary at the end of April will be important. I’ll be proud to vote for Trump. If shenanigans and unfair practices deny him the nomination, I’ll switch my registration from Republican to non-affiliated, meaning independent.

[RC one]

Congress has forgotten who is in charge. They need a reminder I’m afraid.

[Lonely Bull]

Table 1: Free Republic Caucus 2016 threads, most recent 15 days

Date	Voting thread	Discussion thread	Results [on www.hotr.us]	Sequence no.
3/03	[link]	[link]	[available later]	44
3/02	[link]	[link]	[link]	43
3/01	[link]	[link]	[link]	42
2/29	[link]	[link]	[link]	41
2/28	[link]	[link]	[link]	40
2/27	[link]	[link]	[link]	39
2/26	[link]	[link]	[link]	38
2/25	[link]	[link]	[link]	37
2/24	[link]	[link]	[link]	36
2/23	[link]	[link]	[link]	35
2/22	[link]	[link]	[link]	34
2/21	[link]	[link]	[link]	33
2/20	[link]	[link]	[link]	32
2/19	[link]	[link]	[link]	31
2/18	[link]	[link]	[link]	30

Table 2: tables with older threads

Dates	Table	Sequence nos.
2/17 - 3/02	[link]	29-43
2/10 - 2/24	[link]	22-36
2/03 - 2/17	[link]	15-29
1/27 - 2/10	[link]	8-22
1/20 - 2/03	[link]	1-15

[fireman15]

It looks like the Cruz supporters are feeling pretty good about winning Texas, Oklahoma, and getting Alaska by 600 votes. I am not sure if they realize that the coming states are in most cases not as hospitable to Cruz which is why Rubio is not going anywhere. Rubio is likely to be the one who will get 2nd place in many of the upcoming states.

[Bobalu]

[anymouse]

How mature. Falsely accusing someone of lying is a lie. Seems that you are following dear Donnie into the pits of hell.

[UCANSEE2]

[Charles Henrickson]

[Charles Henrickson]

[Charles Henrickson]

My car has Cruz control! It will not turn left!

[UCANSEE2]

I wish Ted Cruz luck in getting the nomination.

[Charles Henrickson]

[campaignPete R-CT]

Impy
Cruz is gaining here.
up to 54 yesterday.

He must be focused on KS for SAT and Missouri for the 15th.
It will get more interesting now that Romney is running.
I don’t know if he can win Missouri with Trump focused elsewhere, FLA etc.

On another note, here is the leading candidate vs. Eliz Esty D-CT in my CT-5. A GOP leaning seat.

Cope doesn’t hide his sexuality but doesn’t promote it, either. “I just don’t make an issue of it,” he said. And so far, he said, “no one else has.”

Yet, the whole article is about the gay thing.
He isn’t married to his current life partner, a native of Peru, but he said, “I have every intention of marrying.”

I just got an email from his conservative primary opponent. Fighting to see who goes on to lose to Esty.

[campaignPete R-CT]

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-02-23/path-less-traveled-gay-republican-running-for-u-s-congress

here is the link to above mentioned story

[Impy]

As for religion, Cope describes himself as having been converted to Catholicism by his former partner, a fashion designer. He says he tries to follow the church's teachings, including on abortion.

But not on faggotry, obviously.

"I'm a Catholic. I try to follow my church's doctrine. But I also respect Roe v. Wade."

Oh look, not on abortion either. Shut up about your Catholicism then, you're a worse Catholic than the Pope.

The media is keen to get a gay Republican elected.

2 primary opponents. listed on Poltics1. Maxwell and Pistone. Pistone is a plumber with a garbage website, go Maxwell!

5 gay RINOs running for the House including this guy, that guy Innis in NH running again, some guy in OR-5, a lesbian in San Diego (gay Councilman narrowly lost there last time after bathroom perversion scandal that may have been concocted by the democrats, dems will fag bash gay Republicans, lol), and a bald sheriff in AZ-1 (Open D-Kilpatrick), the only seat of the 5 that's likely to go Republican.

I hope none are nominated.

[campaignPete R-CT]

I exchanged emails with Maxwell today ...