Posted on 07/16/2016 12:31:34 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
In the end, Never Trump never stood a chance.
Despite plenty of positive media coverage and an active social media and email campaign, the effort to wrest the nomination from presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump in the 11th hour fizzled in a Cleveland conference room thanks to an alliance between the ultimate outsider candidate and insider party operatives.
The Trump campaign -- worried about efforts to unbind delegates -- tied itself to the Republican National Committee and their operations prepared to work together, sources involved told CNN.
Wednesday night, on the eve of the crucial Rules Committee meeting, Trump and RNC staff gathered friendly delegates on the sixth floor of the downtown Westin, the Trump campaign's home base here. RNC Chairman Reince Priebus personally addressed the room, and delegates were introduced to staff whips for each side and to delegates that would be offering guidance on the whole range of issues before the committee.
Trump's campaign created a texting system so that Rules Committee delegates could be alerted in real time to preferred positions on various amendments.
Running things for Trump was Bill McGinley, a veteran political attorney from Jones Day. On the RNC side, it was chief of staff Katie Walsh and chief operating officer Sean Cairncross.
Delegates were told to look for Maine's Alex Willette, Massachusetts's Vincent DeVito and California's Harmeet Dhillon on the Trump side of things and Georgia's Randy Evans, New Hampshire's Steve Duprey, Tennessee's John Ryder, also the general counsel for the RNC, and Texas' Steve Munisteri for the RNC perspective.
The preparation paid off. On vote after vote in the 112-member meeting Thursday, RNC and Trump supporters were largely in lockstep.
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Ted Cruz gets mule kicked again!
Those insider party operatives knew that this little rebellion could set a precedent that would basically destroy the entire primary process if they were allowed to ‘win’ and unbind delegates.
It was Romney’s party in 2012. It is Trump’s party in 2016.
That’s the way the cookie crumbles.
Which Paul are you referring to?
Which Paul are you referring to? I was referring to Paul Manafort.
IMO, what has been exposed is a bunch of amoral, self-serving, power-hungry, corrupt, morally-bankrupt ego maniacs who don’t give a damn about their constituents or their country. I believe we can consider them traitors to this nation and political hacks not worthy of being called Americans. Just saying!!
Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?
Haha. Beautifully put.
And since the actions of a campaign speak for the candidate, Ted earned the label "Lyin' Ted"
Trump already had tremendous respect for Ben Carson and then witnessed the evil actions of an overly-ambitious campaign team to grab votes through fraud and deception.
Haha. Funny because it's true!
Obvious to me from the context of the remarks, the Paul is question was Ron Paul.
“I believe we can consider them traitors to this nation and political hacks not worthy of being called Americans. Just saying!!”
Lots of “Repubicans” to RIF in the coming election and the ones that follow.
Having followed Trump for 35 years like all NYers, there is only one Trump.
He may have broken the existing model, but I don't think he has established a new paradigm that can actually be followed by anyone else.
Even Trump's children are too civilized to follow the Trump blueprint.
I think Trump is a one-off situation.
He will save our country...but there won't be another like him.
They sold their soul to Satan.
The Unruh witch needs to be made persona non grata at all RNC events. I think I know how to make that happen. Everyone who has resisted this years RNC dues/renewal notices- Tell Priebus that once Unruh’s name is mentioned by him to the media as the kind of delegate the RNC will not tolerate and he has just parted ways with her-we will pay our dues. And, by the way, we know a number of others who said the same. I will agree to that, and will pay the dues to get rid of her.
He will save our country...but there won't be another like him.
I hear ya'.. but... They said that about Michael Jordan in sports and LeBron just proved that the so called impossible became the possible.
I suggest to you that one of Trump's sons may someday run for President and eclipse his dad's performance just as Steph Curry eclipsed his Dad "Dell" Curry's performance as an NBA star.
Wardell Stephen "Dell" Curry I (born June 25, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1986 until 2002. He retired as the Charlotte Hornets' all-time leader in points (9,839) and three-point field goals made (929).
Excellent point. I'd like to add that nobody except Trump could have pulled off this dismantling of the GOPe and the media at the same time.
That’s BISHOP Willard.
Oooops, I was referring to Rand Paul. Well, it was late, and I had on my old reading glasses... LOL!!
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