Gamming out just how screwed the GOP is, no matter who wins the nomination

[applegrove]

Gamming out just how screwed the GOP is, no matter who wins the nomination

by Kerry Eleveld at the Daily Kos

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/2/29/1493453/-Gaming-out-just-how-screwed-the-GOP-is-no-matter-who-wins-the-nomination

"SNIP...........


The first is that he actually secures the nomination. The second is that even though he leads the delegate count, party leaders manage to steal the nomination from under him through a brokered convention.

Let's just say this—the GOP is screwed no matter which of those two scenarios plays out.

If Trump wins the nomination, we will witness a GOP at war with itself as it tries to assemble a party platform at the convention. That should be fun since Trump breaks with the GOP party line on everything from free trade and entitlement programs to eminent domain and energy policy.

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On top of that brawl, more Republicans will surely join Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse in pledging not to vote Trump. And finally, a wave of anti-Trump media campaigns will sweep the nation, financed not by Democrats but by Republicans desperate to save their seats. None other than Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has begun prepping his caucus for an all-out assault on Trump’s candidacy in order win their re-election bids and, therefore, keep the GOP's Senate majority.



..............SNIP"

[imanamerican63]

1. Got to love the GOP!

Just like Laurel and Hardy, "WHAT A FINE MESS YOU GOT US INTO"!

[Fresh_Start]

2. sadly...even at war with itself...

the GOP will still turn out more reliable consistent voters.
The tea party versus establishment GOP internal war resulted in ... more seats in Congress going to Republicans...
sure isolated GOP seats turned over but the net result was a larger GOP majority.

[longship]

3. Gamming?

You mean legs?

[lame54]

4. Trump may turn out to be the greatest thing to happen to this country

[LannyDeVaney]

5. I realize they can drop Trump at a brokered convention ...

but if he gets to the convention with >50% of the delegates, is he *guaranteed* the nomination? Can they still monkey with things and pick somebody else? Or is it essentially "law"?