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GOP Crafts New Rules To Shorten 2016 Primary Season
NPR ^ | 30 Dec 2013 | S.V. Date

Posted on 12/30/2013 8:44:43 AM PST by Theoria

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1 posted on 12/30/2013 8:44:43 AM PST by Theoria
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To: Theoria

Just don’t have endless debates moderated by journ-0-lists!


2 posted on 12/30/2013 8:46:07 AM PST by nascarnation (Wish everyone see a "Gay Kwanzaa")
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To: Theoria

Another part of their strategy is to once again pre-select their establishment candidate whose “turn” it is,

and then place him against 5 conservative candidates that the base actually wants.

The establishment candidate gets 40% of the primary votes,
and each of the others gets 10-15% of the votes.

Haven’t we seen this game a few times already?


3 posted on 12/30/2013 8:47:44 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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I notice that closed primaries aren't on the agenda.

The GOP-E doesn't want closed primaries.

Liberal Republicans are unelectable.

/johnny

4 posted on 12/30/2013 8:50:01 AM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Theoria; afraidfortherepublic; All

Ever notice that the “Boehner Bus” only has Conservative Republicans under it?


5 posted on 12/30/2013 8:53:56 AM PST by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: JRandomFreeper

I wonder who they’re referring to who will have ‘$200mil on day one’.


6 posted on 12/30/2013 8:54:10 AM PST by txhurl
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To: Theoria

I have an idea.

Just have one primary, and make it in Texas.


7 posted on 12/30/2013 8:54:44 AM PST by dfwgator
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This probably strikes a good balance between making sure the GOP-elite are more firmly entrenched and the TEA party is more firmly ostracized
8 posted on 12/30/2013 8:55:56 AM PST by Mr. K (If you like your constitution, you can keep it...Period.)
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Easy there. I live here, in a few more years it will be California with guns.


9 posted on 12/30/2013 8:56:14 AM PST by Theoria (End Socialism : No more GOP and Dem candidates)
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To: MrB
I suggest we drop all rules and regulations and just let them slug it out.

The winner would not necesarrily be the richest, but the baddest ass ... and I think we could use a basdass Pubbie right about now.

No more, "My esteemed opponant .. " crap.

"Why, just last week that sleazy bastard ... "

Let the fur fly.

Democrats would vote for a Republican fighter !

10 posted on 12/30/2013 8:56:49 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true.)
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wait a minute... the GOP itself can make the rule to change their primaries to ‘closed’??????

I thought it was somethign that HAD TO BE out of their control (controlled by individual states)

You mean THEY HAVE A CHOICE AND DONT STOP THIS?????


11 posted on 12/30/2013 8:57:32 AM PST by Mr. K (If you like your constitution, you can keep it...Period.)
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To: Theoria

There is no reason why we have to even have the New Hampshire primary and Iowa caucuses going first. There is no reason why we have to have open primaries and go state by state over a period of months. There is no reason why we have to sit there while George Stefanapolos*0(sp?) asks absurd hypotheticals such as whether states can ban birth control.

Many things should change.


12 posted on 12/30/2013 8:58:02 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Theoria

Well it would be nice if we actually did have some kind of say as to who the nominee will be.


13 posted on 12/30/2013 8:58:11 AM PST by dfwgator
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GOPe Crafts New Rules To Shorten 2016 Primary Season
14 posted on 12/30/2013 8:59:25 AM PST by Texas Fossil
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Nah. The media loves to drag it out. Mo’ money from political advertising.


15 posted on 12/30/2013 9:00:46 AM PST by Theoria (End Socialism : No more GOP and Dem candidates)
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To: knarf

Reminds me of this:
http://gis.washington.edu/phurvitz/outgoing/bustagut/Non-SlanderousPoliticalSmearSpeech.htm


16 posted on 12/30/2013 9:00:52 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: Mr. K

They had best be careful and rethink what they ask for. Sometimes the result from such actions are far worse than they imagine.


17 posted on 12/30/2013 9:01:14 AM PST by Texas Fossil
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To: JRandomFreeper

-— I notice that closed primaries aren’t on the agenda. -—

This is all so dammed frustrating.

The only short-term solution is to have Rush, Beck, Sean,and Mark endorse a candidate early.


18 posted on 12/30/2013 9:02:53 AM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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There's even a GOP-E group that is trying to OPEN some closed primaries, so more moderates can get the primary, of course.

/johnny

19 posted on 12/30/2013 9:03:30 AM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

How about an UNendorsement of the GOPe candidate?

“See, they’ve set it up again - the establishment candidate vs 5 conservatives to split the vote. Now, I’m going to say it loud and clear, I UNENDORSE the establishment candidate!”


20 posted on 12/30/2013 9:05:01 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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