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Will the GOP Mount a Third-Party Challenge to Trump?
Politico ^ | December 20, 2015 | Jeff Greenfield

Posted on 12/22/2015 8:27:08 AM PST by C19fan

Donald Trump may have eased some Republican fears Tuesday night when he declared his intention to stay inside the party. But if their angst has been temporarily eased at the prospect of what he would do if he loses, they still face a far more troubling, and increasingly plausible, question. What happens to the party if he wins?

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; elections; gop; immigration; potus; thirdparty; trump; trumpwasright
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If that happened there will be no GOP after 2016.
1 posted on 12/22/2015 8:27:08 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

Trump could run in BOTH the democrat AND republican primaries, and win them both.


2 posted on 12/22/2015 8:29:02 AM PST by Mr. K (If it is HilLIARy -vs- Jeb! then I am writing-in Palin/Cruz)
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To: C19fan

They’re trying to resurrect Jebito with BS reports of signs of life in NH. Signs of Rubio and whoever anywhere, reports that Turtle McConnell won’t allow a Trump as candidate et al...

They sow the wind; they shall reap the whirlwind.


3 posted on 12/22/2015 8:29:51 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: C19fan

The GOPe throwing the election to Hillary would mean no USA after 2020.


4 posted on 12/22/2015 8:31:13 AM PST by Russ (Repeal the '17th amendment.)
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To: C19fan

If Trump gets the nomination, at that point, those people are no longer “the GOP”


5 posted on 12/22/2015 8:32:07 AM PST by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: C19fan

The media keeps pushing this theme. They say the GOP should run a candidate to attack Trump and help Hillary.


6 posted on 12/22/2015 8:34:30 AM PST by detective
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To: Russ
If the elitist Republicans left, it would save Constituional Conservatives having to purge them out of the party. Their numbers would be more than made up by people who like Constitutional Conservative principles but think the folks who control the Republican Party are jerks.

So I say, BRING IT ON

7 posted on 12/22/2015 8:35:10 AM PST by grania
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To: C19fan

Nah. It’s cheaper to commission a bunch of phony polls.


8 posted on 12/22/2015 8:35:21 AM PST by moehoward
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You can really see the FEAR that these people are facing: The GOPe; RINO base; Washington Cartel; Wall Street, all of them are scared to death...

Here Trump is, a Republican Candidate, and they are talking about running a 3rd party against their own base??? If that isn't fear I don't know what is...

I hope they do, I hope a win for Trump will blast this whole government into outer limits, it's time that ‘Wall Street’ quits paying off elected officials and others to do what they want...the time has come to clean up the corruption or to destroy this government and re build a new on FOR the people; BY the people and BECAUSE of the people!!!

9 posted on 12/22/2015 8:36:08 AM PST by HarleyLady27 ("THE FORCE AWAKENS"!!! TRUMP; TRUMP;TRUMP;TRUMP 100%....)
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To: C19fan

No, but I doubt they would discourage someone else doing it.


10 posted on 12/22/2015 8:36:11 AM PST by smoothsailing
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Politico again, ok must be a no news day.


11 posted on 12/22/2015 8:36:57 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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I know the GOP is stupid, but I don’t think it is that stupid.


12 posted on 12/22/2015 8:38:00 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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They would finish in a very distant third place.

The GOP Going Out of Business Sale would start the next day.


13 posted on 12/22/2015 8:39:36 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: C19fan

Will losing 3% hurt us?


14 posted on 12/22/2015 8:41:25 AM PST by DannyTN
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Surely even the GOPe is not that dumb.

Well on second thought......

15 posted on 12/22/2015 8:41:29 AM PST by TYVets
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To: grania

I wonder if Trump realizes HE is the Patton we’ve been waiting for ?


16 posted on 12/22/2015 8:41:46 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true .... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
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To: C19fan
Dole...Bob Dole.

Dole/McCain....we didn't do it before
and we won't do it again.

But we're not Trump/Cruz

Bob Dole won't schlong you.
John McCain won't schlong you.

Don't get schlonged...vote Dole/McCain!!!!

Ahhhhhh....smell the BenGay......

17 posted on 12/22/2015 8:42:33 AM PST by JEDI4S (I don't mean to cause trouble...it just happens naturally through the Force!)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Really? Tell that to the Republican voters in Mississippi who saw the National GOP hand a democrat the election because the Republican wasn’t RINO enough.


18 posted on 12/22/2015 8:43:23 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (With Great Freedom comes Great Responsibility)
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To: moehoward

phony polls.

Did you guys see KARL ROVE last night on fox?

He seemed really angry.

Put Trump on the bottom against Hitlary.

Poor Karl.

You see all over how the RINOS are in the same bag as the democrats. Trying to eff the American People. Where is that Pray America is Waking guy?? Yeah!


19 posted on 12/22/2015 8:43:45 AM PST by Uversabound (Our Military past and present: Our Highest example of Brotherhood of Man & Doing God's Will)
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It’d be more accurate to ask if the professional class of Washington pols will attempt to challenge Trump on behalf of their protected turf.


20 posted on 12/22/2015 8:47:11 AM PST by Jack Hammer
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