Roland_Gunner
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Its super frustrating to see how incapable the Republican party is of taking down this charlatan. You're right its better than nothing but a two party system can't survive if half of it is being held hostage by a demagogue.
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Its super frustrating to see how incapable the Republican party is of taking down this charlatan. You're right its better than nothing but a two party system can't survive if half of it is being held hostage by a demagogue.
BoboBrazil
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Chris Christie holding press conference at 1 pm est now.
They can't pick. Picking guarantees a Trump majority. The math on this is almost (but not quite 100%) inevitable. Cruz can't compete in the Purple/Blue states and Rubio can't beat Trump in the conservastates. They need to be able to stop him in both or it's over.
Bernibros: "Hand the party over or we'll make even more shitty memes where Bernie agrees with cool stuff we like!"
This is exactly the secario I worried about when I saw Bernie's Super Tuesday strategy. It was a strategy specifically tailored to eliminate him from serious competition while still providing a flimsy veil of competitiveness. An it's worked like a charm on many of the non reality based supporters. I've had to very patiently explain the reality of the situation to a few of his fans who were convinced he has Hillary right where he wants her, and who were parroting the "red state votes don't matter" bullshit. Thankfully I don't have many Berniebro friends, and most of them came around pretty quickly.
Veritigo_X
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Christie is holding a press conference at 1 EST.
Trump tagging in at 1:30.
Trump tagging in at 1:30.
Dude can't even do a non official campaign speech without getting protested. So sad.
RustyNails
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This is fighting words. Trump may be a shitbag, but you cant call his voters suckers. He's the frontrunner. Seriously who thought this was a good idea? Do they actively want Trump to win? I do not get this gambit.
Edit: Only thing that makes sense is GOP trying to take heat off lightweight Rubio.
Edit: Only thing that makes sense is GOP trying to take heat off lightweight Rubio.
VendettaRed07
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My source for this information is Neogaf
Orbis Tabula
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Will do. Thanks.
cartoon_soldier
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Media going with wow Romney just eviscerated Trump, took him on, etc, etc.
User 463088
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I swear, my mom has some type of 6th sense about this shit. She's like "We'll hear from Christie today."
Rafa=FedKilla
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Mitt Romney is like a jilted lover that cheated on his partner and is now lashing out because he knows he did wrong. Romney has only himself to blame for losing that election. Let the Democrats spam Bain Capital attacks like a rookie player in Street Fighter.
It's embarrassing how educated liberals know the GOP's base better than the GOP. Go figure
Trump should just play nice and say "I don't understand why Romney is calling my voters stupid. They are such great people. Great people. Great Americans. Why would he call them stupid? They are smart and wonderful people. I just don't get it..."
FloydtheFathead
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Why would it matter if it did take heat off him? Are they trying to make him like Fetch.. He's not going to be a thing.
Of course, same major donors for the GOP tend to own media outlets.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Hell fucking yes. The enforcer is ready to do his job.
User 463088
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Does someone want to tell me how Fox News is taking this?
I refuse to tune in, but I bet it's beautiful.
I refuse to tune in, but I bet it's beautiful.
cartoon_soldier
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I think Fox News is going all in for Trump now? Based on the news today morning they are dropping Rubio.
RustyNails
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It's like a last ditch effort to save their golden boy Rubio from Trump's blistering attacks, and make tonight's debate about Trump rather than Rubio's lightweight-ness. That's all I could think of. I for real cannot imagine they pulled this stunt in the hopes of saving the party from Trump.
gutter_trash
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does anyone have a link the Mitt's speech and or Christie's 1PM rebuttal?
thx
thx
teruterubozu
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They just played a clip of Romney basking in Trump's endorsement back in 2012. Even Fox knows Romney's a total joke.
User 463088
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I'm so torn.
I want this to hurt Trump because, man....fuck Trump. But I want this to hurt Rmoney becuase, man....fuck Rmoney.
I want this to hurt Trump because, man....fuck Trump. But I want this to hurt Rmoney becuase, man....fuck Rmoney.
BoboBrazil
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Roger Ailes said he gave up on him and won't push him anymore yesterday.
QuiteWhittle
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I hope NJ voters go ahead with the recall.
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Rafa=FedKilla
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They are shocked right now. They look like they've seen the ghost of a naked old woman.
Though they said Mitt "is a good family man."
Nazgul_Hunter
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The GOP strutting out Rmoney is the saddest political Hail Mary I've ever seen
FloydtheFathead
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It will hurt both of them
Also it will hurt all other republicans
It also probably manages to hurt Bernie somehow
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Yelled "Why did you accept Trump's endorsement in 2012?" after the speech and got a bunch of "We Love Mitt!" in return, but they gave up after I kept yell-asking Romney that, lol.
Pissed off some major Paul Ryan stans in the crowd.
Pissed off some major Paul Ryan stans in the crowd.
Just kick back and relax.
Remember: there is no happy ending here for the GOP. Right now, they're picking their poison. They're choosing the form of The Destructor.
cartoon_soldier
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Did Romney seriously tell people who to vote for in different states?
BoboBrazil
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Lol Fox News with the face turn. They are hitting Romney on foreign policy now.
Abinash117
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I don't see what is the point of this because he is not even that much in politics anymore, unless you mean personally.
Veritigo_X
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Yes, in a way that would allow for a brokered convention.
FloydtheFathead
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All this shit and we still have got a long way to go till the convention..
What's next?
Can you get your mom to register an account? She has more insight into this stuff than I do.
Well, Florida and Ohio. In other unspecified states he suggested that maybe voting for Cruz wouldn't be a bad idea but you could also vote for one of the other guys.
FloydtheFathead
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I imagine Paul Ryan stans are constantly pissed considering the impossible position he's found himself in.
LOL does Trump actually have a chance in tonight's debate? Is Megan Kelly going to actually ease of the throttle?
This is a good plan.
GregLombardi
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Also, I found it unbelievably hilarious to hear Romney say the words "menstrual cycle" for some reason.
JetBlackPanda
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Christie is going to go hard on "the establishment is scared, we are building a new republican party look at the voter turnout etc etc."
BoboBrazil
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I hope so.
Aaron Strife
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Sabato evaluated the damage a Trump nominee would have on downticket races.
He would move IL, CO and WI to Likely D, NH, PA, FL and NV to Lean D, OH to Tossup, NC, IN, and MO to Lean R and IA (!) to Likely R.
That would mean Dem-favored seats would put them at a Senate majority already with the possibility of winning 57 seats (I believe Arizona is already Lean or Likely R).
He would move IL, CO and WI to Likely D, NH, PA, FL and NV to Lean D, OH to Tossup, NC, IN, and MO to Lean R and IA (!) to Likely R.
That would mean Dem-favored seats would put them at a Senate majority already with the possibility of winning 57 seats (I believe Arizona is already Lean or Likely R).
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