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maxrandb

(15,405 posts) Thu Jul 23, 2015, 03:16 PM Jul 2015

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GOP Strategists Plot to Ban Donald Trump From Debates

It's from a "rightwing" rag so I won't link to it, but this could get rather interesting....

"One idea that came up was to urge three leading candidates — Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor; Mr. Walker; and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida — to band together and state that they would not participate in any debate in which Mr. Trump was present, using his refusal to rule out a third-party bid as a pretext for taking such a hard line.

The thinking, according to a Republican involved in the conversations, was that the lesser-funded prospects who have been eclipsed by Mr. Trump would follow suit, and the TV networks airing the debates would be forced to bar Mr. Trump in order to have a full complement of candidates."

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GOP Strategists Plot to Ban Donald Trump From Debates (Original Post) maxrandb Jul 2015 OP

Which would guarantee him running as third party. MoonRiver Jul 2015 #1

Oh, yes, by all means. Arkana Jul 2015 #2

Agree so much! That would give Trump tons of press driving up his poll numbers. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2015 #6

bad strategy for them virtualobserver Jul 2015 #3

... Major Nikon Jul 2015 #19

republicans love to eat their own after the eat all the women and children Angry Dragon Jul 2015 #4

Let Trump debate a bunch of empty chairs Renew Deal Jul 2015 #5

Hey, it worked for Clint Eastwood maxrandb Jul 2015 #7

And this will only cause more GOP voters to poll toward tRump. Rex Jul 2015 #8

I really hope that the RNC tries this stunt Gothmog Jul 2015 #9

Herein lies the flaw in that strategy... brooklynite Jul 2015 #10

And if they are not smart enough to see that law suit coming.... Lochloosa Jul 2015 #11

I think they should each start their own party world wide wally Jul 2015 #12

According to O'Malley, the Donald may want to run on the Know Nothing ticket anyway. pampango Jul 2015 #13

Hold it in a building powered by a wind turbine. tanyev Jul 2015 #14

If they allow him in the debates, .... HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #15

Insult him and he will take his base and go third party. Heh heh heh. nt tblue37 Jul 2015 #16

Sheldon Adelson and the Koch Bros. must not be happy campers aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2015 #17

1 if the polls how can they possible do that but i hope they do dembotoz Jul 2015 #18

EAT YOUR OWN! EAT YOUR OWN! EAT YOUR OWN! Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #20

Sounds good to me. Buns_of_Fire Jul 2015 #21

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)

1. Which would guarantee him running as third party.

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 03:17 PM

Jul 2015

Lucky for us Repubs are so stupid.

Arkana

(24,347 posts)

2. Oh, yes, by all means.

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 03:17 PM

Jul 2015

This would explode in their faces with the force of a goddamn nuke. Bush, Walker, and Rubio shunning Trump would feed his persecution complex, drive up his poll numbers, and increase the likelihood that he runs as a third-party next fall.

They won't do this. They won't do anything remotely approaching this.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

6. Agree so much! That would give Trump tons of press driving up his poll numbers. n/t

Reply to Arkana (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 03:19 PM

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virtualobserver

(8,760 posts)

3. bad strategy for them

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 03:18 PM

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That would be a great way to steel his resolve to go third-party.....

Major Nikon

(36,828 posts)

19. ...

Reply to virtualobserver (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 06:00 PM

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Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

4. republicans love to eat their own after the eat all the women and children

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 03:18 PM

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Renew Deal

(81,900 posts)

5. Let Trump debate a bunch of empty chairs

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 03:19 PM

Jul 2015

Since it wouldn't make a difference anyway.

maxrandb

(15,405 posts)

7. Hey, it worked for Clint Eastwood

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #5)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 03:22 PM

Jul 2015

Maybe the Republicans preach to empty chairs, because they think that since most of their brains are in their asses, some of it will seep in when they sit down.

Rex

(65,616 posts)

8. And this will only cause more GOP voters to poll toward tRump.

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 03:23 PM

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They always throw gasoline on a fire!

Gothmog

(146,012 posts)

9. I really hope that the RNC tries this stunt

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 03:27 PM

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brooklynite

(95,057 posts)

10. Herein lies the flaw in that strategy...

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 03:32 PM

Jul 2015

...what's good the Party is not good for any one candidate. Essentially it's a prisoner's dilemma problem: "what if -I- drop out and my opponent doesn't"?

Lochloosa

(16,086 posts)

11. And if they are not smart enough to see that law suit coming....

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 04:12 PM

Jul 2015

oh wait...

world wide wally

(21,762 posts)

12. I think they should each start their own party

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 04:14 PM

Jul 2015

A 16 way election would be good for the country!

pampango

(24,692 posts)

13. According to O'Malley, the Donald may want to run on the Know Nothing ticket anyway.

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 04:15 PM

Jul 2015

“If Donald Trump wants to run on a platform of demonizing immigrants, then he should go back to the 1840s and run for the nomination of the Know Nothing Party,” O’Malley said earlier this month."

Perry, O'Malley link Trump to 'Know-Nothings'

tanyev

(42,688 posts)

14. Hold it in a building powered by a wind turbine.

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 04:22 PM

Jul 2015

He hates those things.

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

15. If they allow him in the debates, ....

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 05:06 PM

Jul 2015

Can they make him sign a "no compete" contract that he won't run as an Indy in the GE if he doesn't win the GOP nomination? Might be tough to enforce, but a possible way out.

tblue37

(65,553 posts)

16. Insult him and he will take his base and go third party. Heh heh heh. nt

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 05:06 PM

Jul 2015

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)

17. Sheldon Adelson and the Koch Bros. must not be happy campers

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 05:17 PM

Jul 2015

They always call the tune in this "democracy".

dembotoz

(16,866 posts)

18. 1 if the polls how can they possible do that but i hope they do

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 05:53 PM

Jul 2015

will be able to scream bullshit at every forum they are at

love the idea

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

20. EAT YOUR OWN! EAT YOUR OWN! EAT YOUR OWN!

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 06:05 PM

Jul 2015

Buns_of_Fire

(17,218 posts)

21. Sounds good to me.

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 06:05 PM

Jul 2015

Participation is limited to the top 10 in some collection of polls.

Fine. So just choose the ones run by the "Bush Polling Co., Inc.", "Walker Public Polling, LLC", and "Kasich Klassy Kounting". Say Rump polls somewhere around 14th in each. Sorry, Donnie. Rules say you gotta be in the top 10.

Rump gets pissed, runs as the only nominee of the Rump Party. Winds up getting 20% or so, all from equally-pissed-off teabaggers, throwing the election to whatever Democrat winds up with the nomination.

Sounds good to me.

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