Posted on 11/07/2012 12:52:28 AM PST by ThermoNuclearWarrior
Donald Trump decried the Electoral College and called for a revolution in the wake of the reelection of President Obama on Tuesday night.
Trump, in one of the most extreme reactions to Mitt Romneys loss by a high-profile Republican, called for Americans to march on Washington.
The real estate mogul and host of reality show The Apprentice has been an outspoken supporter of Mitt Romney. He used Twitter to object vehemently to the Electoral College system that he predicted would give the win to Obama and the popular vote to the GOP challenger.
Obama was declared the winner of the election on Tuesday after multiple networks declared he won Ohio, thus weighting the electoral map in his favor. Romney was still leading in the popular vote shortly after midnight.
Trump called the Electoral College a disaster for a democracy a total sham and a travesty.
But either Trump or his team was deleting his tweets as fast as he sent them, including two that called for a revolution.
One read: We should have a revolution in this country!
Another said: More votes equals a loss...revolution!
Unlike Trump, other conservatives on Twitter were less riled by Romneys loss.
Erick Erickson, founder of the influential conservative Red State blog, was critical of the Romney campaign on Twitter and counseled that Obamas reelection hardly means the end of the conservative movement.
Erickson actually indicated he was resigned to the outcome before the major networks called the race for Obama, tweeting a thanks to Team Obama before following up later with a "congratulations" and a promise.
But longtime Republican campaign strategist Karl Rove disputed the Ohio call in the minutes after most major networks declared it a win for Obama, warning it was too early. Fox News heard him out and even took viewers on a trip backstage to the decision desk to question the math behind the decision. The network ultimately decided to stand behind its decision to call Ohio for Obama.
I just wanted to raise the question, which I did, Rove defended himself a few minutes later, accepting the call.
I’m a lifelong resident of Texas, I suppose that is as good a place to start as any. Our Governor here is often considered a moderate, but I know for a fact he is fed up with Obama’s regime.
STFU Donald.
This isn't about whether you like Trump or not. I have never been a fan of his, and I was angered that he gave false hype of his “bombshell”. He just turned what would have been a decent offer into a complete joke with that hype. It still doesn't change the fact that he said the right thing when he said Obama’s reelection is cause for revolution.
A lot of Conservatives boycotted this election, and not because they wanted Obama to win, and not because they were willing to accept his blatant unconstitutional tyranny either.
Foreign election officials amazed by trust-based U.S. voting system
At an intellectual level, of course we need some form of revolution, but that's not what "The Donald" is talking about. He's trying to incite people and stir up trouble, for whatever reasons he has to do so. (Likely just to feel relevant.)
He's no leader, and no friend to conservatives, so the sooner he shuts up and starts finding a way to continue making money in our oligarchy, the better off we'll all be.
You have a fantasy view of our founding fathers as if they are some fictional characters. You don't consider their views valid any longer, and that's why you can't comprehend those views. They would not work within this system, and I think most can agree on that. Our second amendment right was given to protect against a tyrannical government, but many have no idea this is why it was given to us, including many supporters of the right. Those who can't accept what our founders believed was worth fighting for need to accept they have given up.
And you divine all of that because I said that Trump is an arrogant blowhard who is just trying to stir up trouble?
Your powers of perception are amazing. Simply staggering.
Donald really really needs to STFU. Not that long ago he was a democrat, and every single time he’s opened his mouth since then he make republicans look bad. Revolution? Really. How about we just run candidates that don’t suck so people will actually want to vote for them?
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