I don’t have second thoughts. There’s this thing called Republican loyalty. “The problem is, even if I make it, they’ll say I fell off the horse and it was awful”.
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Apparently “dozens of Republican convention delegates” are colluding to get rid of Donald Trump during what should be his coronation at the upcoming GOP convention. “This is too tough to do it alone, but you know what I think I’m going to be forced to”. There’s only 2,400 of us. “And I think the smarter way to go in all respects is to have a security test and not a religious test”. “I will suspend immigration from areas of the world where there is a proven history of terrorism against the United States, Europe or our allies, until we fully understand how to end these threats”. They are working on a robust effort to convince delegates that they have the authority and the ability to vote for whomever they want.
The governor argued that while “hope doesn’t sell as well as negative”, negativity doesn’t help the country. “I’m so happy”, Trump said.
His approach appeared to work in the GOP primary, with his criticism of fellow politicians as “stupid” and “all talk, no action” earning him fans from alienated conservatives and moderates alike. Bernie Sanders, has made scrapping the superdelegate concept one of his consolation super-causes. “A secret socialist agenda?”
Other people working on this are A.J. Spiker, a former Iowa GOP chairman and Rand Paul supporter, and strategist Dane Waters.
A Fox News reporter then asked Ryan if he was bothered by the constant need to distance himself from Trump. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., one of Trump’s top House backers, says his support among lawmakers “has stalled”. Senior party officials are anxious that would essentially leave Trump out to dry, exacerbating a fundraising gap with Hillary Clinton that is already likely to eclipse $500 million.
Several factors will complicate any attempt to stop Trump.
The Washington Post reports that about 30 Republican delegates took part in an hour-long phone call this week dubbed “free the delegates”. Ted Cruz, who dropped out of the presidential race in May – are planning to force inclusion of a “conscience clause” in the party rules. “I don’t think you can go around the country saying that we need to keep people out of the country based exclusively on their religious belief and expect to be President of the United States, but hopefully he’ll change that”. And a bevy of Republicans, from Capitol Hill insurgents to nearly every presidential hopeful that he vanquished in the primary, came to his side, pitching him as a less-than-ideal candidate but one that could win and save the Supreme Court. A final list of names from each state and territory was due to the RNC on Monday, and party officials are reviewing the names to ensure that no elected delegate or alternate has a criminal record, according to party officials.
And they’ll avoid uttering his name.
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The Republican National Committee, which has largely aligned with the Trump campaign, also dismissed the effort Friday. But, technically, the delegates can change the rules and do whatever they want. It already paid for the publication of a book by Curly Haugland, a GOP delegate from North Dakota, who wrote a book explaining why delegates are unbound. Despite that support, he hasn’t shied away from criticizing his party’s candidate.
