Trump recently said he's reconsidering his pledge and how can you blame him. Define 'fair'' any way you like but surely no definition encompasses scheming to keep him off the ballot in NH even though he has taken the pledge.
Tom Brown
I just heard Karl Rove on OnPoint (with Tom Ashbrook)... he's thinking that the nominee could result from several rounds of votes at the convention. He thinks 70% of the GOP electorate will definitely NOT vote for Trump (we'll see), and that Trump has a high floor but a low ceiling. This is the position of Jennifer Rubin today too (also not a fan of Trump, ... like Karl): solid 25% to 30% of support, but that's it. The title of her piece is "Trump is NOT the GOP." Lol.
http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-trump-effect.html?showComment=1448392205190#c3291664087775019694
Kasich now has an anti Trump ad campaign going in Ohio. I can see it now. Trump is saying deport 11 million people and that's totally ridiculous. I mean, I, John Kasich, haven't said that since I ran in 2010.
"The scheme by a GOP group which may have some relation to the Kasich group lost their bid to keep Trump off the NH ballot."
"The New Hampshire Ballot Law Commission on Tuesday quickly and unanimously threw out a challenge to Donald Trump's eligibility to be on the state ballot."
"The challenge was brought on by Fergus Cullen, the former New Hampshire GOP chairman, who said he was motivated by a longstanding worry that the real estate mogul could hand the election to Hillary Clinton."
"It only took a few minutes for the commission to throw out the challenge, according to The New Hampshire Union Leader. Cullen's complaint had charged that Trump failed to meet the state's requirement of sufficiently proving that he is a Republican."
"I've been pretty outspoken for a long time about seeing Donald Trump, first of all, not as an authentic Republican, but also doesn't represent the party or its views. I mean I've been probably the most outspoken anti-Trump Republican in New Hampshire going back months and months," Cullen said in an interview with POLITICO Monday evening. "His political purpose seems to be a stalking horse to elect Hillary Clinton."
"Donald Trump didn't present any evidence that he's a Republican so there's a legal process that's something called the ballot law commission here," said Cullen, who is uncommitted in the Republican primary, has nevertheless been an outspoken critic of Trump's.
"Cullen filed the complaint on behalf of the New Day for America super PAC that backs John Kasich, but he stressed that he is not working for the group. He said the group got in touch with him. Cullen's challenge centers on the argument that to be on the ballot in New Hampshire, a candidate has to prove that he is really a Republican. In the past Trump has identified as a Democrat and Independent."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/donald-trump-new-hampshire-ballot-216177#ixzz3sW9m1rTg
Nice try, but there is no law that says a candidate cannot run if it's believed he will hurt the party if he wins. If so Ralph Nader wouldn't have been allowed to run in 2000.
Meanwhile. a Trump aide warns the RNC if it goes after Trump.
"An aide to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Tuesday that the Republican National Committee should defend Trump against a new attempt to take down the businessman's bid for the presidency—or else face the consequences."
"The Wall Street Journal reported last week that a new, Republican-backed effort was underway to take down Trump. The initiative, led by former RNC operative Liz Mair, was described as "loosely organized and highly confidential."
"Michael Cohen, executive vice president and general counsel at the Trump organization, questioned Tuesday on CNN's "New Day" whether Mair's group was an RNC-supported effort. He added that it was a "bad, bad decision" to come after Trump."
"Donald Trump wants to be treated fairly. He will demand that the GOP treat him fairly," Cohen said. "If they treat him fairly, he will honor the pledge cuz he's an honorable guy. If they break that agreement with him, as they say, 'woe be on them.'"
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/michael-cohen-trump-rnc-treatment
I have thought all along that if Trump does come close to winning the nomination. something like what Rove is describing could happen. But if the GOP is seen as basically playing dirty tricks to keep him off the ballot it could truly split the party. At that point, who could blame Trump for going third party?
Tom Brown
I just heard Karl Rove on OnPoint (with Tom Ashbrook)... he's thinking that the nominee could result from several rounds of votes at the convention. He thinks 70% of the GOP electorate will definitely NOT vote for Trump (we'll see), and that Trump has a high floor but a low ceiling. This is the position of Jennifer Rubin today too (also not a fan of Trump, ... like Karl): solid 25% to 30% of support, but that's it. The title of her piece is "Trump is NOT the GOP." Lol.
http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-trump-effect.html?showComment=1448392205190#c3291664087775019694
Kasich now has an anti Trump ad campaign going in Ohio. I can see it now. Trump is saying deport 11 million people and that's totally ridiculous. I mean, I, John Kasich, haven't said that since I ran in 2010.
"The scheme by a GOP group which may have some relation to the Kasich group lost their bid to keep Trump off the NH ballot."
"The New Hampshire Ballot Law Commission on Tuesday quickly and unanimously threw out a challenge to Donald Trump's eligibility to be on the state ballot."
"The challenge was brought on by Fergus Cullen, the former New Hampshire GOP chairman, who said he was motivated by a longstanding worry that the real estate mogul could hand the election to Hillary Clinton."
"It only took a few minutes for the commission to throw out the challenge, according to The New Hampshire Union Leader. Cullen's complaint had charged that Trump failed to meet the state's requirement of sufficiently proving that he is a Republican."
"I've been pretty outspoken for a long time about seeing Donald Trump, first of all, not as an authentic Republican, but also doesn't represent the party or its views. I mean I've been probably the most outspoken anti-Trump Republican in New Hampshire going back months and months," Cullen said in an interview with POLITICO Monday evening. "His political purpose seems to be a stalking horse to elect Hillary Clinton."
"Donald Trump didn't present any evidence that he's a Republican so there's a legal process that's something called the ballot law commission here," said Cullen, who is uncommitted in the Republican primary, has nevertheless been an outspoken critic of Trump's.
"Cullen filed the complaint on behalf of the New Day for America super PAC that backs John Kasich, but he stressed that he is not working for the group. He said the group got in touch with him. Cullen's challenge centers on the argument that to be on the ballot in New Hampshire, a candidate has to prove that he is really a Republican. In the past Trump has identified as a Democrat and Independent."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/donald-trump-new-hampshire-ballot-216177#ixzz3sW9m1rTg
Nice try, but there is no law that says a candidate cannot run if it's believed he will hurt the party if he wins. If so Ralph Nader wouldn't have been allowed to run in 2000.
Meanwhile. a Trump aide warns the RNC if it goes after Trump.
"An aide to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Tuesday that the Republican National Committee should defend Trump against a new attempt to take down the businessman's bid for the presidency—or else face the consequences."
"The Wall Street Journal reported last week that a new, Republican-backed effort was underway to take down Trump. The initiative, led by former RNC operative Liz Mair, was described as "loosely organized and highly confidential."
"Michael Cohen, executive vice president and general counsel at the Trump organization, questioned Tuesday on CNN's "New Day" whether Mair's group was an RNC-supported effort. He added that it was a "bad, bad decision" to come after Trump."
"Donald Trump wants to be treated fairly. He will demand that the GOP treat him fairly," Cohen said. "If they treat him fairly, he will honor the pledge cuz he's an honorable guy. If they break that agreement with him, as they say, 'woe be on them.'"
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/michael-cohen-trump-rnc-treatment
I have thought all along that if Trump does come close to winning the nomination. something like what Rove is describing could happen. But if the GOP is seen as basically playing dirty tricks to keep him off the ballot it could truly split the party. At that point, who could blame Trump for going third party?
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