Reince Priebus: Trump ‘is going to win’

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

The head of the Republican Party said Sunday that he thinks that — despite polls suggesting otherwise — Donald Trump will win the election. And he played down Trump's controversial claim that the election is rigged, saying that Trump has the right to reserve his options.

“He is going to win,” Reince Priebus, the head of the Republican National Committee, told CBS's John Dickerson on Sunday on “Face the Nation.” “Because I think people have had enough.”

...snip...

Dickerson asked Priebus whether he agrees with Trump's refusal to say that he will accept the election results. Priebus, one of the highest-profile Republicans left defending Trump since House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (Wis.) broke with Trump, minimized the nominee's “rigged” claims.

“What I think the media is missing here is that, to ask a candidate three weeks before the election if they are going to concede — asking for a concession speech — no one does that,” Priebus said. “And I think if . . . you lose by 200 votes in Florida, are you going to concede on election night if you're at 260 electoral votes?”

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How many drinks does he have before going into an interview?

[Foggyhill]

1. Right... Penis Head again translating what Trumpie the Clown really meant to say...

[downeastdaniel]

3. Hey, Reince, want to stage a wager, I'll pick Hillary

[Blue Owl]

4. The Fresh Reince of Hot Air

n/t

[MyOwnPeace]

8. Good one!!!!

[Gore1FL]

39. +1

Excellent!

[FigTree]

5. Reince. Repeat.

The stain will not go away.

[MyOwnPeace]

9. Oh, THAT one is too!!!!!

[MurrayDelph]

52. I've been using

Blather, Reince. Repeat.

[stopbush]

6. See here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512537669

[Drifter]

7. That's ridiculous

No one was asking him to concede. He was asked if he would accept the results.
The 2000 analogy is getting tired. Remember, Florida was called for Gore to begin with.

Cheers
Drifter

[mdbl]

57. Repugs are living in 1984

Orwell's that is.

[NurseJackie]

10. Same thing Romney said. Same thing McCain said. They're just ...

... whistling past the graveyard.

http://bit.ly/2e1f4sV

[rug]

11. That's as likely as people not laughing at "Reince Priebus".

[Ligyron]

20. Does sound rather like a term for a venereal condition of some sort. eom

[rug]

22. Or one of Voldemort's lesser henchman.

[procon]

12. Republicans have a contagious disease; they all live in a bubble.

Between the conspiracy theories and the micro-realty they see around them, of course they are not worried about losing the election.

[jmowreader]

13. Thinking Trump is going to win is his job

The head of the RNC can't go on national television and say, "oh God, we are going to get fucking stomped on November 8." Even though they will.

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

15. Has this guy ever been right about anything?

Even once? I can't recall one time.

[misterhighwasted]

17. Meanwhile: ROVE: "HE’S TOAST"

http://m.huffpost.com/us?

[salin]

34. Rove rode the crazy hamster wheel last time

and the tape of it is still viewed with glee. Maybe an old dog can learn new tricks.

[forest444]

18. Win what?

A Jabba the Hutt lookalike contest? He'll have stiff competition from Roger Ailes, Paul LePage, and Rush Limbaugh - some bad hombres there.

[raven mad]

19. I don't gamble, at all, except for penny ante poker.

And I be willing to place a HUGE bet..

[Towlie]

21. It reminds me of a line from Apocalypse Now.

The head of the Republican Party said Sunday that he thinks that — despite polls suggesting otherwise — Donald Trump will win the election. (Priebus said) “What I think the media is missing here is that, to ask a candidate three weeks before the election if they are going to concede — asking for a concession speech — no one does that,”

In other words, yes, he knows Trump is going to lose but he's not allowed to say so. It's like Captain Willard being asked about former classified missions and responding with "Sir, I am unaware of any such activity or operation... nor would I be disposed to discuss such an operation if it did in fact exist, sir."

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

23. Okay Reince

I see who you get your inspiration from

[kimbutgar]

24. Too bad Rancid won't lose his job because he is the Koch man at the RNC

But I bet his nose has grown a bit after making that comment.

[mysuzuki2]

25. Of course Trump is going to win.

In Cloud Cuckoo Land!

[apcalc]

26. Dear Reince, please try to stay ON TOPIC.

You were asked whether you agree with Trump's refusal to say he supports the results. Yes or no. Simple.

You were NOT asked whether Trump should issue a concession three weeks before the election .

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

27. Sure he is.

[Beacool]

28. Sure, Reince........

Then again, the guy heads the RNC. What's he supposed to say, my party nominated a moron who spews nonsense and lies 24/7? He knows that Trump won't win, he's just being a faithful Republican soldier.

[Kablooie]

29. It's his job to keep up a front.

If he said Trump was going to lose he'd open himself to being blamed when Trump loses so I guess in his situation he really has no choice but to hold the party line.

But I can't imagine he really wants 4 solid years of continuous cleaning up the disasters and scandals that would follow Trump around everywhere.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

32. “Because I think people have had enough.”

Never occurred to you that America has had enough of the Right Wing,...has it?

[MFM008]

35. Because if maggot loses

Your out of a job rancid penis.

[elmac]

36. and when the election is called around 11pm for HRC

we can watch them exploding heads on Fox. Will they never learn?

[WhiteHat]

37. No one exactly asked for a concession, just a recognition of US norms

In the case of Trump, an "outsider" who has broken every norm in this election, asking him if he'll play the end game per accepted norms isn''t the same as asking for a concession speech. It's more a question whether he will simply acknowledge reality, something he's clearly had a problem with throughout this election.

As always, the GOP - in this case, Priebus, its official spokesman - gyrates to excuse outrageous words, behavior and policies.

After this election, the GOP, which I believe can serve as a necessary counter to blatant Democratic vote-buying, is going to have to re-think everything they thought they represented as a party. They're supposed to be fiscally conservative first and last, but they're guilty of vote-buying themselves (ref. Medicare Part D). They have a looooooong way to go before they regain any moral high ground.

[Foggyhill]

40. Considering cost, dem "voting buying" is relatively benigh on the budget

The GOP has
- Iraq war + aftermath
- Medicare part D
- Having to BORROW to pay for their monstrous never ending tax cuts that
mostly go to the top 1%

Those 3 alone amount to probably close to 10 Trillion!!

And I'm sure I could add a few more doozies in there.

The so called fiscal conservatives don't exist.

The Dems are much more fiscally prudents than those idiots.

[beachbumbob]

38. If democrats vote, we crush trump and conservatives...

[ffr]

50. Yup. We vote. We win.

[BumRushDaShow]

41. “Because I think people have had enough.” No Reince,

as Kirk so eloquently noted to Kruge -

[longship]

44. But, "My precious!!!"

Remembering a similar scene in "Return of the King".

[George II]

42. Yeah, and I'll be on the next flight to Mars. (PS - he ALWAYS sounds like he's drunk!)

[TonyPDX]

43. Reince, Reince, Reince-- why do you keep doing this to yourself?

You're looking more and more desperate with each passing day.

[drm604]

45. He doesn't believe it, but it's his job to say it.

If their base believes that Trump is going to lose then they may just stay home. That would hurt the down ticket races, so Priebus is trying to keep the base hopeful so they'll come out and vote.

That's also why they're so loudly decrying Trump's claims that the election will be rigged. If the base believes it's rigged and that they can't win then they may not bother to vote.

[paleotn]

46. Reince Prebus....master bullshit artist n/t

[humbled_opinion]

47. Denial

It's not just a river in Egypt you silly Trumpsters.

[lillypaddle]

48. WTF???

That guy is a moron, which we already knew. Sheesh.

[SunSeeker]

49. He's been pouring way too much Baileys in his Lucky Charms.

http://theweek.com/speedreads/620152/rnc-chief-swears-hes-not-pouring-baileys-cereal-tom-hanks-stephen-colbert-give-try

[Jopin Klobe]

51. The head of the Republican Party ...

... was found up his butt ...

[NastyRiffraff]

54. Priebus should start packing up his personal stuff

and clearing out his desk.

[saltpoint]

55. What Reince is trying to bring to the media's

attention is that an election outcome cannot be established before the election itself.

For example, what if Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine are devoured by a giant sea monster?

See? Anything can happen.

[miyazaki]

56. The weasels are up to something, they're too confident.

They can hit a self-destruct button with the agony of knowing they cannot win. The whole scorched earth thing.
But this is already happening.

[sarcasmo]

58. If you're at 260, LMFAO. The delusion is strong with Priebus.

[Kennah]

59. No more drunken TV appearances, dude. (n/t)