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Is the Republican establishment now a third party?
csmonitor.com ^ | 5/5/16 | Peter Grier

Posted on 05/05/2016 2:32:46 PM PDT by cotton1706

Remember when the GOP was so worried about Donald Trump running as a third party candidate in the general election that it pushed a loyalty pledge on presidential hopefuls? Now the wingtip is on the other foot. Disaffected Republican loyalists are talking about mounting a third-party effort to challenge Mr. Trump, instead.

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"Now the wingtip is on the other foot."

Hahahahaha. I posted this just for that line!! Says it all!

1 posted on 05/05/2016 2:32:46 PM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706
This is the party that wanted a bigger tent and then when Trump delivers, they want to shut him out.
2 posted on 05/05/2016 2:35:05 PM PDT by The Iceman Cometh (It's going to be tough to unite the Republican party,but we must. Our children can't afford Hillary)
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To: cotton1706

It’s a pity party....


3 posted on 05/05/2016 2:36:20 PM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012
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To: cotton1706

Good riddance, high time for a new party. Trump took over the existing one. The losers can go find themselves another one.


4 posted on 05/05/2016 2:38:32 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: SamAdams76

We can be thankful for Trump for directly or indirectly exposing fake Republicans. I agree it’s good riddance.


5 posted on 05/05/2016 2:41:05 PM PDT by Jane Austen (Neo-cons are Democrats who love war and illegal aliens)
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To: cotton1706

Yes. They took the victories of the house and senate in 2010 and 2014, plus McCain and Romney, and did nothing but further the invasion along with onamas policies

They are out as Is anyone associated with them Trump is by default absolutely the most conservative


6 posted on 05/05/2016 2:43:17 PM PDT by stanne
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To: Jane Austen

I like that tag line of yours.


7 posted on 05/05/2016 2:43:40 PM PDT by Pelham (Trump/Tsoukalos 2016 - vote the great hair ticket)
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To: cotton1706

The “Republican Establishment” is nothing more than a collection of MALIGNANT profiteers/parasites who have attached themselves to the “body” of the Republican Party & metastasized somewhat throughout that otherwise healthy body. Like the cancerous cells they are, these parasites need to be excised from the body of the Party.

They will NOT be missed.


8 posted on 05/05/2016 2:45:18 PM PDT by House Atreides (TRUMP or CRUZ --- The 1st one to get to 1237 gets the Nomination Brass Ring...PERIOD)
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To: Jane Austen

The GOP as it used to exist has vanished.

Vanished.

What we have now is a “buy cheap crap from China” party which has completely replaced it. None of the manufacturing which supports our country from China is actually owned by Americans anymore. Every single factory, has some majority Chinese shareholder. Every employee is Chinese. All of the huge amount of crap you see in every single store everywhere in America is coming from China, all of it is made by Chinese, all of the factories are owned majority Chinese, China doesn’t allow Americans to immigrate unless they are of Chinese background (which means they are Chinese first anyway), yet nobody says we need to make stuff here once again?

NOBODY?

Donald Trump is the guy. The entire GOP is sold out to China.

They no longer are a real party. Donald Trump is speaking the truth, and a whole huge lot of Americans are responding to what he is saying.

Because. He is 100% correct.


9 posted on 05/05/2016 2:49:01 PM PDT by cba123 (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html)
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To: The Iceman Cometh
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10 posted on 05/05/2016 2:49:18 PM PDT by HotHunt
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To: Jane Austen
Trump lights up so very much. It's inspiring.
11 posted on 05/05/2016 2:49:21 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: cotton1706
No, because the Cruz camp and the Bush-Rubio camp disagree about too much.

Romney or Pataki Republicans and National Review types don't see eye-to-eye.

Some Establishment Republicans actually prefer Trump to other politicians who are now part of the anti-Trump "Establishment."

That's a pretty common thing: often people prefer the front runner to other politicians who they might agree with about many things, but who have too many sharp corners or weak points.

12 posted on 05/05/2016 2:49:36 PM PDT by x
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To: cotton1706

The Bush wing of the GOP has reduced itself to a third party.


13 posted on 05/05/2016 2:49:37 PM PDT by moehoward
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To: Jane Austen; Pelham

Jane Austen (Neo-cons are Democrats who love war and illegal aliens)

They reap billions off both. When they finish plundering all of our assets, they will take their money elsewhere.

EVIL scum!


14 posted on 05/05/2016 2:49:50 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: cotton1706

There was only ever the appearance of two parties. It has always just been one party. It’s THEM against US.


15 posted on 05/05/2016 2:50:38 PM PDT by Cats Pajamas
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To: cotton1706
I don't know if the Republican establishment is a third party, but what's very clear from today's events (in sum total), is that the gopE plan is to TREAT Trump like he's a fringe, third-party candidate.

He will be the GOP nominee, but only because he won the delegates. The very best we can expect is that Trump will get "lip service" support from the GOP, but NOTHING tangible in the way of support whatsoever. No "get out the votes". No local support. Trump will be pretty much on his own.

The whole attitude will be "Yeah, he's the nominee, but he's not really someone we can support."

16 posted on 05/05/2016 2:55:46 PM PDT by cincinnati65
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To: cotton1706

I think that Globalist Cheap Labor Express Free Traitor™ Cartel will soon find out that they are a tiny minority in the Republican Party albeit over represented in notional politics. They have way to much power proportionally compared to the size of their minuscule constituency.


17 posted on 05/05/2016 2:56:29 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: cotton1706
Campaign Wars: The Donald Awakens
18 posted on 05/05/2016 2:58:52 PM PDT by Pelham (Trump/Tsoukalos 2016 - vote the great hair ticket)
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To: cotton1706

Donald puts America FIRST.


19 posted on 05/05/2016 3:48:32 PM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: cincinnati65
The whole attitude will be "Yeah, he's the nominee, but he's not really someone we can support." ..

They certainly expected all of us to support their faux conservative candidates for the last 26 years though, didn't they. The slaves have left the plantation and we will never forget.

20 posted on 05/05/2016 4:06:53 PM PDT by rmichaelj
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