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G.O.P. Fears Donald Trump as Zombie Candidate: Damaged but Unstoppable
NYT ^ | 4/1/16 | ALEXANDER BURNS

Posted on 04/01/2016 12:01:49 PM PDT by Timpanagos1

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To: Repeal 16-17

I don’t think the GO-PEE will have any problem controlling Mr. Cr-ooze. He’s one of them now.


21 posted on 04/01/2016 12:51:12 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Falcon 105)
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To: Timpanagos1

And who damaged him??? The F’n GOP establishment, that who.

F the GOPe.


22 posted on 04/01/2016 12:53:55 PM PDT by wetgundog ("Extremism in the Defense of Liberty is No Vice" -AuH2O)
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To: Timpanagos1



Vote Trump

23 posted on 04/01/2016 12:58:33 PM PDT by onyx (You're here posting, so sign-up to DONATE MONTHLY!)
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To: Repeal 16-17

I think what they fear the most: Prison.


24 posted on 04/01/2016 1:00:02 PM PDT by Gator113 (~~Go Trump, GO!!~~ Just livin' life my way. Don't worry, everything's gonna be alright. 👍)
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To: Jim Robinson

The article reminds me of the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings.
After a week long lynching, lead by the awful Patrick Leahy, he said (paraphrasing): “Well, there may be some doubt that you actually did anything wrong, but I will vote against your confirmation anyway, in part because I believe the hearings have damaged you so badly you cannot effectively serve.” Smear him, then argue that the damage caused by the smear, makes him unfit to serve.


25 posted on 04/01/2016 1:02:53 PM PDT by The Continental Op
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To: Timpanagos1

Then maybe you shouldn’t have damaged him, buttheads!


26 posted on 04/01/2016 1:21:30 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Jim Robinson

Amen brother! The GOP has been effing us voters for years. Regardless of what happens in this race the genie is out of the bottle and the establishment is gonna get their long overdue payback from the rank and file.


27 posted on 04/01/2016 1:36:55 PM PDT by dowcaet
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

The GOPe is not responsible for the looming diasater, it is the weak minded suckers who have lent their support to an unhinged man, the depth of whose mental abberations are only now becoming apparent to all but the most sreiously beguiled.

Hopefully, it’s not too late. It’s like three minutes to midnight, but if somehow the beguiled, intoxicated ones can be awakened, we still have a chance to stop the statists.


28 posted on 04/01/2016 2:22:39 PM PDT by John Valentine ( Deep in the Heart of Texas)
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To: Washi

There are members of the, how to say this, Democrat persuasion floating out there as casual visitors. And some paying visits are not so casual....perhaps their party has left them and they feel adrift?

For those willing to consider the state of affairs applying to both parties, temporarily set aside partisan instincts and take a cold-hearted look at how political parties behave once your vote is in their hands.

That vote is a place marker for sporting purposes, a bragging point when they get together to divvy up the spoils. Neither party’s interest in the voter exceeds what’s good for the party, and on that basis endows or withholds it’s favors to candidates in an election.

Trump’s appeal from one viewpoint is the “Not part of the club” schtick, thus not owing party favors. He has vast experience dealing with politicians of every persuasion, evidenced by a financial success dependent on skill in navigating infested waters.

Another consideration is that he has decided to encumber himself with the mantle of the presidency, an often thankless position, motivated by his apprehension for the country. The wealthy have more choices when facing adversity; yet, he has chosen not to retire from the field, but rally the people anew to claim our place within the world.

Those people with belief in the country, whatever their past affiliation, will find a hearty welcome as part of the movement toward national eminence. Set aside your past differences, all come together, and rouse our county to stand great once more.


29 posted on 04/01/2016 2:42:31 PM PDT by Ozark Tom (Trump- may his success be measured against Charles "The Hammer" Martel)
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To: John Valentine

Who is going to stop the statists?

Cruz is one of them.


30 posted on 04/01/2016 2:42:48 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Ozark Tom

Well said


31 posted on 04/01/2016 2:45:03 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Timpanagos1

Since the whole GOP leadership has been zombies for the last 25 years, they would know!!!


32 posted on 04/01/2016 2:48:02 PM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: Timpanagos1

“G.O.P. Fears Donald Trump as Zombie Candidate: Damaged but Unstoppable”

That’s like General Sherman bitterly complaining about the burned out desolation from Atlanta to Savannah being unfit for habitation.


33 posted on 04/01/2016 3:44:23 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Excellent point. That had not occurred to me: I am too conditioned to think that State’s Rights no longer exist.


34 posted on 04/01/2016 4:50:46 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - JRRT)
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To: don-o

People don’t seem to realize that delegates can pass a resolution to rescind the current rules committee, fire them all, and vote in a new rules committee with different members. That destroys the entire GOPe.

Delegates can also declare, via resolution, that Karl Rowe and his gang are traitors to the stated GOP principles and remove them from the convention.

Now we’ve got a new party.


35 posted on 04/01/2016 4:51:18 PM PDT by sergeantdave ( If not you, who? If not now, when?)
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To: John Valentine
The GOPe is not responsible for the looming diasater, it is the weak minded suckers who have lent their support to an unhinged man,

Aw, Ted Cruz is not THAT bad.

A bit misguided but I blame Law School for that.

36 posted on 04/01/2016 5:19:42 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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