Posted on 03/04/2016 4:18:33 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Lindsey Graham has had some harsh words for Donald Trump, but that doesn't mean he thinks a brokered convention would be fair to the Republican frontrunner.
In an interview with former Obama adviser David Axelrod on his podcast "The Axe Files," Graham said a fractured nomination process also wouldn't be good for the GOP.
"If he got two-thirds of what he needs, which I think he's well on his way to doing, for us to steal from him is not going to help the party," he said in the interview, which was recorded before Trump's Super Tuesday rout and Mitt Romney's fiery speech against the real estate mogul on Thursday.
But he was sure to add that he didn't think Trump's candidacy will be good for the Republican party. "Our party is about to fall apart," he warned....
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SOMETHING IS GOING DOWN...Grm HATES Trump...he must be wanting to sound ‘unbiased’ for the first time in his life, since he met his ‘significant other’.
“our party is about to fall apart”
says the guy who is one of the main reasons for that.
Think Trump’s turn-out numbers all over the country are opening some eyes.
Our party is about to fall apart
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Yes, the voters are leaving because you weasels want to import the third world.
Graham thinks Cruz or Trump would lose anyway in the general.
How can a 60 year old unmarried southern man think he can appeal to Hispanics and young people?
Graham has some deluded thinking but probably on some process things he agrees with.
He also doesn’t want to seeme as dense as Gowdy or Haley.
How do they propose to make this “brokered convention” work in a way that satisfactory to the rank and file of Republican primary voters, or to Republican-leaning voters in general?
The last brokered convention the Republicans had was in 1948, when Thomas E. Dewey came away as the nominee, only to lose to an incumbent President of somewhat flagging popularity, Harry S Truman. The last brokered convention the Democrats had was 1952, when Adlai Stevenson emerged as their candidate, only to lose to the wildly popular Dwight D. Eisenhower, who had name recognition probably exceeding that of The Donald.
Brokered conventions are almost sure to select the loser in the general election.
There are no brokers anymore. In the case of inconclusive primary results, it would be an open convention. Big difference.
It would probably be brokered with bribery and blackmail.
Do you know any of your state’s delegates? Can they be bribed and blackmailed?
Linda go away!
Someone give her a Snickers
I’m thinking the “super” delegates and /or party higher ups.
Are you suggesting that Grahamnesty is a slimy, self-serving crap weasel?
The GOP doesn’t have superdelegates. Each state has their two RNC members and party chair that are automatic delegates because they’ve already been elected at local/state party meetings/conventions. Their national convention votes are subject to state party rules just like any other delegates.
I read somewhere on FR that about 8% of the ‘pub delegates are super delegates. I could have mis-read it and have no link.
“two RNC members and party chair that are automatic delegates”
ps. Are they pledged to the candidate that won their state?
As I understand it, the delegates are only pledged for the first ballot. At the state conventions, where most of the delegates are actually chosen, the party leadership can pick delegates that will honor their pledge on the first ballot, and then switch to the RNC's preference on all the subsequent votes.
If a candidate has enough delegates to win on the first ballot, he'll get the nomination with no problem. If he comes up any number of delegates short of a first ballot nomination, who knows? Those delegates are no longer pledged to the candidate the voters in the states chose.
Looks like Senator Linda read the tea leaves and is re-positioning himself.
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