Posted on 08/21/2015 5:46:59 PM PDT by Din Maker
This report should make Donald Trump supporters angry! While taxpayers are often funding political debates, the Republican Party has the ultimate say over its own events. And while the GOP is supposed to stand for the principles of the Founding Fathers, it can be manipulated by the political establishment which can’t stand Trump’s conservative views.
The real reason why the GOP is focusing on Trump’s threat to run as a 3rd party candidate is it would give them grounds to boot him from future debates. The Republican Party, to protect its interests, is probably willing to boot the front-runner candidate. And they have savvy enough operatives, such as Karl Rove, who are ready to do it…
As Ben Swann explains:
Billionaire and 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump makes new headlines every day. But something he said that he wouldn’t do during the first Republican debate could reveal some major problems with the debate system. Could the GOP ban Trump from its next debate?
The first Republican debate one week ago opened with a question specifically for Trump. Per Bret Baier:
“Who is unwilling tonight to pledge your support to the eventual nominee of the Republican Party and pledge not to run an independent campaign against that person? Raise your hand now if you won’t make that pledge tonight.”
Trump was the only candidate who said that he might run as an independent if he doesn’t get the GOP nomination. Not only is that a difficult path to take, but also an expensive one. Trump is probably the only candidate running who could afford to launch an independent campaign.
Because Trump said he would not rule out running as an independent candidate, the Republican National Committee (RNC) has now said it could ban Trump from the next debate if he won’t make that pledge.
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus has since directly requested all Republican candidates to pledge that they will not make a third-party run, according to ABC News. Those who do not pledge might not get an invite to future Republican candidate debates, and would likely be restricted from accessing party data on Republican voters.
If Trump is polling at twice the numbers of his closest challengers and as much as five times the numbers of seven of the top 10 candidates—which he is—then how could the RNC ban him from debates? Can that really be done?
The answer is yes. The RNC, just as the Democratic National Committee (DNC), is considered a private club. They make their own rules. The DNC isn’t holding a single debate until October—something that candidates like Martin O’Malley aren’t happy about. But there’s nothing they can really do.
Since many conservatives vote Republican to support our free-market, smaller-government agenda… This is sad news. The Republican Party needs to leave this critical decision up to voters. There is clearly a top front-runner (Donald Trump!) who is leading every poll by historic margins. He should be allowed to continue making his case and speaking freely… But The Donald MUST be allowed in every debate.
The real patriots of America are all TEA PARTY PEOPLE; and we are not even a real “ORGANIZED” party, according to the LIB/PROG/DEMCOMMIE/PINKO press.
>> He won’t be banned <<
You’re absolutely correct. Of course. Articles like this are nothing more than “click bait” — purely and simply.
Of course they can; they are our betters dont’cha know.
Well, we can pretty well guarantee that if they bar Trump from the debates, they will not only lose the election. They will lose their Party. Well, for decades we’ve only had one Party anyhow.
If they force Trump to go it on his own, we’ll once again actually have TWO Parties again.
He will hold a Town Meeting opposite such a debate and the audience will follow him. Have a good moderator to ask question live from Facebook and all the wind would come out of the sails of the Republican debate. Which would you watch? Especially if folks like Clint Eastwood was with Trump, maybe even the moderator. This would be a marketing opportunity for Trump...he will turn such a move into solid gold for his campaign.
I think you’re right. Imagine half or more of the Republican electorate pulling the lever for Trump but not a single lever for GOPe candidates. Imagine the carnage. 2017 arrives with President Trump, a bunch of new Libertarian and Independent congress people, and 90% fewer GOPe walking around Washington.
This may be too damn big for them to stop at this point.
How much of a real party are they anyway when they signed a consent decree decades ago agreeing not to contest voter fraud? They should have disbanded after signing that.
GOP is like a misbaving child who needs to have its ball taken away.
Trump is saying the correct things. I don’t believe he is committed to what he says, but he knows that is what we want to hear. I sort of hope they do ban him for a simple reason, it would end them.
They appear to have the courage to piss all over us conservatives after getting elected.
Well we could the RNC keep the losers and ask Trump to organize and head up the TEA PARTY as a national party.
Just as a mater of interest I am a CRUZ fan and that is where my vote is going.
CRUZ OR LOSE
Note to GOP: Pull that shit and you will be banned from my finger at the polling place. Hey, I’m serious about this.
>> The networks covering the debates will never go for this <<
Yeah, but didn’t Trump just say something to the effect that he might not appear at the next debate unless CNN pays him ten million?
And THAT would guarantee a third party run by Trump...
By the way.....Rove is like a fish that knows well the water he swims in but nothing more.....
MHO.....
Correction: I meant “DNC” HQ. It’s been a long day!
I hope the Geriatric Old Plotters do exactly this. It is time to bury them.
Make my day, GOP......Trump’s polls would go up 10%, and he would be no longer obligated to participate in a process where he is probably weaker than most career politicians and where the chances of a screwup are greater than in his own orchestrated events.
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