Posted on 08/26/2015 6:13:27 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Do you have any examples, rumors otherwise where Trump has reneged on a contract or doing the opposite of what he said he would do?
I think this is a man of his word, and he honors contracts, even the ones that are not good for him.
IOWs, in the end he will do what is best for his campaign to win. I see no evidence that he is running a campaign simply so that Hillary Clinton gets in...That makes no possible sense, and why would you give up what he’s given up to do that?
Then everything he’s said about her would be a lie. Trump is not like that IMO.
I think I get what you’re asking... the point of that story was that events from the 2013 cycle are affecting events today through the chain of personalities and political connections that were formed then.
In the 2012 cycle, Gingrich and Santorum were famously left off the ballot because they didn’t meet the unusually stringent requirements imposed by the state party. In that case, the rule was longstanding, not particularly aimed at them, but it is the kind of thing that can result in a primary ballot with major candidates’ names missing.
In this cycle, Trump can be left off the ballot if a loyalty oath requirement is imposed and he refuses to take it. Walker’s allies have the pull in the SCC to make it happen if they’re willing to accept the consequences. One thing they won’t care at all about is what anybody outside the state thinks - hardball party politics is completely shameless.
Are stating the GOP and their do nothing committees are going to tell tens of millions of Americans they’re making Trump ineligible under some concocted setting of the rules, making him ineligible to run for President?
So the answer is yes?
The answer is absolutely yes, and they effectively did just that in the 2012 cycle. However, it is limited to that state. Other state parties may make different decisions - or similar ones. It’s entirely up to whoever controls the party at the state level. Same principle applies to local level parties for local elections, they also have party committees who make decisions such as what form the election will take (convention, firehouse, primary) and what the qualifications are for candidates.
Sometimes there are state laws which limit the decisions they can make. For example, Virginia has a law in which primaries are open, so anyone can vote in a primary. If the state party chooses to have a convention instead, it can demand qualifications such as party membership from the voting delegates.
yes
And this is the little dirty politics you referred to way back? They think they have problems with Trump now? Bring it Nep Nep. I wouldn't miss that for anything.☺
Them them try that. Please!
That’s up to them. I keep telling them to play it straight but nobody listens to my calls for fair play.
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