Posted on 08/08/2016 1:22:39 PM PDT by RatherBiased.com
Under any scenario, however, the very fact of the McMullin candidacy is almost certain to have a major impact on the Republican electorate. Anyone can see this by heading over to large conservative communities like Free Republic where the members are positively incensed at McMullin’s bid and at the people backing him.
Free Republic is an interesting case because, by and large, its members are more conservative than the Republican Party and also a majority of the membership took a long time to come around to support Trump during the GOP primaries. Initially, Anybody-But-Trump was the leading candidate with many favoring Ted Cruz. Since Trump became the presumptive nominee, however, Free Republic has closed ranks and began backing Trump to the hilt.
The grassroots Right seems to be responding to the McMullin candidacy the same way they did to Ted Cruz’s refusal to endorse Donald Trump at last month’s GOP convention: hot anger at an insider who won't abide the people's choice.
“These mother #####ers are really pressing their luck,” argued member dp0622. “I see a Bastille Day in their future.”
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Yeah meet right.
Ping!..................
In what states has he qualified for the ballot?
Hey!
Oh vey, of all the Freepers to quote...
Kewl, his voters would have stayed home or voted for Hillary. This way, they show up, write in McMillin’s name, and vote GOP down-ticket. Win, win!
This is a Snore Job....
Oy vey I should say...
There will be several states where McMillan doesn't get a single vote. Not much of threat that I can see.
Freepers are incensed? More like unfazed by such sophistry.
In the sense that NONE of us who are backing Trump will EVER vote for ANYONE who is behind this backstabbing nerd, that is correct.
Dude, you’re famous now!
Even our local pro-Hillary online paper doesn’t think much of this further attempt to block Trump:
http://patch.com/virginia/arlington-va/anti-trump-movement-choose-arlington-man-run-president
The plan (and it's a good one) is to win Utah and Arizona, and possibly Idaho (17-21 EV). In a close election, this could send the election to the (new) House of Representatives, which would presumably guarantee a Hillary win even if she lost the popular vote and did not get 270 EV on election day.
Darrell Castle has a better chance.
Evan McMullin. Um...we’re in August, the election is three months out, the main candidates’ teams are clubbing one another for all they’re worth, I live in one of the “targeted” states, and I’ve never heard of the guy. That does not speak very well for his chances. As for turning the Republican party inside out, we’re not doing too bad a job ourselves at the moment. And we’re just getting started.
>>communities like Free Republic where the members are positively incensed at McMullin’s bid
LOL... McMullin who?
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