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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow The GOP Plans To Steal The Election From The American People — And Hand It To Romney
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2016/03/17/how-the-gop-plans-to-steal-the-election-from-the-american-people-and-hand-it-to-romney/The Republican party is in a panic. Donald Trump is looking like he will be able to secure the nomination with more than 50 percent of the delegates, making a brokered convention an impossibility. Trump would at that point be the Republican nominee for president this November, which would fracture the GOP into an unrecognizable shadow of its former self. So what would the plan be at that point? To steal the election from under the noses of the American people and hand it to his own running mate, Paul Ryan, to decide with a vote in the House of Representatives.
Its not really that complicated, either. According to the 12th Amendment, if no candidate reaches the number of electoral votes necessary to secure the presidency, a ballot will be cast by the House to decide the victor. If the GOP runs Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan against their own candidate as a third party choice, chances are that outcome could come to pass. The morons lining up to vote for Trump arent the typical party base. While he has the fringe vote locked up, as well as the independent low-information voter, hell never take the Koch-loving regulars away. Those people would rather vote for Hillary Clinton and take their chances on 2020 than watch Trump destroy their party and our country.
So then, in an all-out battle between Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney, all the Republicans have to do is squeeze out enough votes from two candidates to keep Clinton under the 270 electoral votes needed to be elected. While that scenario seems crazy and unlikely, it has happened before. With enough voter obstruction and cleverly played lawsuits, we could witness a travesty that would give the Republicans control of all three branches of government, effectively destroying our country as we know it.
SickOfTheOnePct
(7,290 posts)But I wouldn't consider it stealing the election. No reason the Democratic nominee shouldn't be able t get enough electoral votes regardless of how many Republicans are running.
If the above scenario comes to pass, which I doubt, it won't be because the Republicans stole the election, it will be because not enough Democrats come out to vote.
flamingdem
(39,304 posts)It would be fun to see Romney go down in defeat again
giftedgirl77
(4,713 posts)I would still watch it tho...
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Sounds like someone at addictinginfo has been snacking heavily at the edibles counter in Colorado.
whatthehey
(3,660 posts)Either Trump or Romney would have to win states outright to get EVs (except NE) but clearly they would take votes from each other far more than from any Dem. Romney couldn't get close even without dividing the vote. Which states that he lost getting all Rep votes to himself do you think either he or Trump could win dividing them?
Now, even if you can come up with one, take away all the many states where a split Rep vote would mean a Dem win and EVs.
A split RW vote is an even more guaranteed Dem win than a Trump candidacy undiluted.
madinmaryland
(64,920 posts)in a landslide of LBJ proportions, in addition to winning the Senate and making the House very close.
davidn3600
(6,342 posts)They see her easier to control and deal with.
Remember we are dealing with very rich people here who ultimately care more about money more than anything else. And Hillary Clinton is certainly no enemy of Wall Street. Trump on the other hand could potentially ignite a trade war and make immigration difficult leading to people losing a lot of money.
They would be deathly afraid of Bernie as well....but they don't see him having any chance of winning.
Blue_Adept
(6,384 posts)it's easy to ignore the rest.