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Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: POLL: If they gave the nomination to Biden, should Bernie run as an independent? [View all]AntiBank
(1,339 posts)28. correct, its one vote per each of the 50 House delegations, the Rethugs will control around 30 of 50
so (as I posted below) they could run a carefully targeted 3 to 7 state campaign of a moderate, establishment ticket (say Kasich at the top) and deny both Trump and Clinton the 270, kick it into the House with only the top 3 electoral vote getters (with no Sanders 3rd party it would be Clinton, Trump and Kasich or whoever they picked) and twist arms for 26 delegations to vote for the establish, 3,4 state winning candidate. Interestingly, IF the Dems took back the Senate, they would vote in a Democratic Vice President, so a split Executive branch.
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POLL: If they gave the nomination to Biden, should Bernie run as an independent? [View all]
thesquanderer
May 2016
OP
If they have Obama lead the prosecution he will begin by INSISTING she be President!!!
yourpaljoey
May 2016
#13
IF (and it is a HUGE if) she was indicted, that's curtains, she is done like burnt toast
AntiBank
May 2016
#30
There's also the possibility that a Republican runs ind/3rd party against Trump.
thesquanderer
May 2016
#9
correct, its one vote per each of the 50 House delegations, the Rethugs will control around 30 of 50
AntiBank
May 2016
#28
re: "Interestingly, IF the Dems took back the Senate, they would vote in a Democratic VP"
thesquanderer
May 2016
#33
It's Sanders choice, not mine. Sanders said he would back the Dem nominee
HereSince1628
May 2016
#17
IF they gave the nomination to Biden rather than to Sanders should Hillary win and then
JDPriestly
May 2016
#24
re: "If the Democratic Party is going to go down with a Hillary candidacy, so be it. "
thesquanderer
May 2016
#31
re: "the GOP establishment COULD run a 3, 4, 6, 7 or so state targeted campaign"
thesquanderer
May 2016
#34