people have been discussing the option of independents for weeks now, including the hurdles and constraints mentioned here.

I'm not trying to impress anyone by having read it already, what I'm saying is - it's not a new, unique, or uniquely Republican idea.

I don't fault them for looking into it, nor is it surprising. various factions have to be pretty nervous, bordering on desperate.

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Originally posted by Loganspawn:

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Originally posted by thejudge:
Given Christie's past encounters with teachers' union, I can imagine that he would cherish the opportunity to become the Secretary of Education. He could probably have the DOE in ashes within a year and be prepared to take another cabinet position for any department that needs to be gutted.

I like the way you think!

I'd support the shit out of that.

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Originally posted by sdy:
Make Christie a special prosecutor to go after the former Obama administration.

Pretty much start with every cabinet officer and heads of IRS, EPA, HHS, DHS, ....

You mean the guy who gave Obama hugs and big sloppy kisses after hurricane Sandy?

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Originally posted by bigdeal:

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Originally posted by sdy:
folks are playing w fire

Can you think of a better way for the GOP to commit suicide? 80%+ of exit polling in New Hampshire indicated Republican voters were 'Angry', and I can't imagine that group would take kindly to the GOP establishment attempting to manipulate the nomination.

It would be stunningly stupid for the GOPe to try to hold a brokered convention that chooses Mit Romney-- which makes me think it could happen. To me the historical parallel with the GOPe is the aristocracy of the time of Louis XVI. Yes, the GOPe is that arrogant and "Let them eat cake" disconnected. All those French aristocrats wound up on the guillotine. And our current GOPe would end up on the garbage heap of history-- the end of a wretchedly corrupt political party.

But the end result would probably be President Hillary Clinton, and the end of America.

My hope is that there are enough of us who realize that the crisis in America is dire. When Cruz is out, and Rubio is out, and Donald stands alone, all of us-- all non-Democrats-- need to rally to him so that even the dense, decadent GOPe at their palace balls in powdered wigs and rouge realize that they can't stop his nomination.

Sorry to be dramatic, but this is it, guys. It's all on the line here for our country.

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Originally posted by AUTiger89:

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Originally posted by sdy:
Make Christie a special prosecutor to go after the former Obama administration.

Pretty much start with every cabinet officer and heads of IRS, EPA, HHS, DHS, ....

You mean the guy who gave Obama hugs and big sloppy kisses after hurricane Sandy?

Yeah, that guy.

Like most here, that pissed me off big time but he paid dearly for that moment throughout the debates and I think he would relish an opportunity for some pay back if he were the AG.

I see the left closer to having an independant run than the right. If "The Bern" gets schlonged, theres gonna be a whole bunch of pissed off hippies. In my area, Ive honestly never seen a Hill sticker or sign. Bern? Quite a few actually.

have to take this article w a grain of salt.

It is from NY Times and states that Gov LePage was against Trump. (LePage just endorsed Trump. The article acknowledges that)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02...ican-party.html?_r=0

but here are a few highlghts:

Mr. McConnell was especially vocal, describing Mr. Kasich’s persistence as irrational because he has no plausible path to the nomination, several senators said.

While still hopeful that Mr. Rubio might prevail, Mr. McConnell has begun preparing senators for the prospect of a Trump nomination, assuring them that, if it threatened to harm them in the general election, they could run negative ads about Mr. Trump to create space between him and Republican senators seeking re-election.

Mr. McConnell has raised the possibility of treating Mr. Trump’s loss as a given and describing a Republican Senate to voters as a necessary check on a President Hillary Clinton, according to senators at the lunches.

He has reminded colleagues of his own 1996 re-election campaign, when he won comfortably amid President Bill Clinton’s easy re-election.

Of Mr. Trump, Mr. McConnell has said, “We’ll drop him like a hot rock,” according to his colleagues.

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If above is true, McConnell will have to publicly change position, or his political life is over.

I write a lot to congress. For the last 7 years have been telling Republicans there is a mass of voters totally frustrated and just waiting for the Reps to go on the offensive against the far left. They really have no idea how so many voters feel. Or they just don't care.

From the same article, sdy:

"At least two campaigns have drafted plans to overtake Mr. Trump in a brokered convention, and the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, has laid out a plan that would have lawmakers break with Mr. Trump explicitly in a general election."

If you hate Mitch McConnell and the other GOPe traitors who betrayed us since we handed them a landslide-- the fact that they are so desperate to sink Trump should give you all the information you need to support Trump. Why does The Donald scare the shit out of them? Rove is beside himself.

The corruption that has raked in immense riches and power for these rat bastards is threatened by Trump. If he wins the nomination and the election, they are done for, their filthy days of betrayal are over.

latest from Reuters:

If it came down to Trump, Rubio or Cruz, who'd be your pick?

Trump 49%

Cruz 26%

Rubio 21%

Wouldn't vote 5%

http://polling.reuters.com/#!p...ed/false/spotlight/1


(Republican voters)

I see the "I wouldn't vote crowd is still around".

Good God, how can some people be so freaking stupid?

Rhetorical question!!!!

Trump isn't my idea of an ideal candidate , but I would take him over Clinton or Sanders any day . Many Republicans do not feel that way though . They are being conditioned to hate Trump so much that they would vote for the Devil himself instead .

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They are being conditioned to hate Trump so much that they would vote for the Devil himself instead .

Exactly why I am voting for Trump.

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Originally posted by selogic:
Trump isn't my idea of an ideal candidate , but I would take him over Clinton or Sanders any day . Many Republicans do not feel that way though . They are being conditioned to hate Trump so much that they would vote for the Devil himself instead .

It ain't working.

Former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Saturday endorsed Donald Trump for president.

Trump has made immigration a central issue in his campaign for president, vowing to build a wall along the southern border of the United States and promising to have Mexico pay for it.


"For years I pleaded with the federal government to do their job and secure our border. Today, we can elect a President who will do just that — Donald J. Trump," Brewer said in a statement released by Trump's campaign.

Many of you guys just can't get past the fact that you hate him personally, and you can't see the bigger picture. On a personal level, I don't like him either. I don't like braggarts. I don't like narcissists. But I am not voting for him to be my friend, or my neighbor. I am voting for him to do the job that needs to be done, that he came out saying he would do-- when the other candidates had their thumbs up their ass talking about how it was an act of love to welcome the "immigrants," and hedging and dodging like that weasel Rubio with one message in English, another very different in Spanish, all of them so PC they can't make a simple statement without previewing it with their handlers.

Lincoln was told that Grant-- his only aggressive, victorious General-- was a drunk. "Find out what he drinks," Lincoln said, "and send a case of it to all my other Generals."

Donald's going to be speaking tonight about 5 miles from my house and after seeing where, you couldn't pay me to go. The old Navy Air Station, inside a fence with one way in and out. Traffic is going to be a nightmare around there.

The nice thing for him though, is he could actually walk from where his plane is going to be parked.

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Originally posted by justjoe:
Many of you guys just can't get past the fact that you hate him personally, and you can't see the bigger picture. On a personal level, I don't like him either. I don't like braggarts. I don't like narcissists. But I am not voting for him to be my friend, or my neighbor. I am voting for him to do the job that needs to be done, that he came out saying he would do--

Somewhat correct, IMO. We've been conditioned to not believe the crap the candidates are promising. What makes Trump any different? Because of what he says? From his background???? Not arguing, but other than not liking his personalty, I really have no reason to believe him based on his past. I believe in the big picture. I'm just not sure this is the actor to be in that picture. I would hope he would use Executive skills in running the country other than using any ideologue of beliefs.



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Trump continues to poll number one among a group that may surprise you, American CEOs:

http://chiefexecutive.net/6-re...trump-for-president/



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^^^^^
Yup. And the more endorsements Trump picks up the harder it will be for the GOPe to steal the nomination from him.

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Originally posted by mbinky:
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Yup. And the more endorsements Trump picks up the harder it will be for the GOPe to steal the nomination from him.

Or claim you are not real republicans or are the fringe weirdos.

As more governor's, senator's and such endorse him it becomes increasingly impossible for them to have any credibility in such nonsense.

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Originally posted by sdy:
Former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Saturday endorsed Donald Trump for president.

Trump has made immigration a central issue in his campaign for president, vowing to build a wall along the southern border of the United States and promising to have Mexico pay for it.


"For years I pleaded with the federal government to do their job and secure our border. Today, we can elect a President who will do just that — Donald J. Trump," Brewer said in a statement released by Trump's campaign.

Sheriff Joe has endorsed Trump for the same reasons.