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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 04:01 PM Mar 2016

How 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/

in late January of this year, however, Mittens made sure his FEC paperwork was in order to be listed as a candidate for the election. While most presume he did what he had to to secure a spot on the ballot in case he gets nominated at a brokered GOP convention, there could be far more ominous issues with Mitt Romney and his political future.

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.

It’s 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 aren’t the typical party base. While he has the fringe vote locked up, as well as the independent low-information voter, he’ll 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.
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How The GOP Plans To Steal The Election From The American People — And Hand It To Romney (Original Post) KamaAina Mar 2016 OP
It would suck SickOfTheOnePct Mar 2016 #1
Rafalka rides again! flamingdem Mar 2016 #2
Lol another Rove meltdown could be lethal to him. giftedgirl77 Mar 2016 #3
Hoo boy gratuitous Mar 2016 #4
Why would a split Republican ticket do better than a unified one? Worse is far more probable whatthehey Mar 2016 #5
If rMoney decides to run as a third party candidate (or if dRumpf decides to), then Clinton wins madinmaryland Mar 2016 #6
The GOP elites would probably rather have Hillary win than Trump davidn3600 Mar 2016 #8
Considering the first line in this is absolutely wrong Blue_Adept Mar 2016 #7

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,290 posts)
1. It would suck
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 04:10 PM
Mar 2016

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.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
4. Hoo boy
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 04:17 PM
Mar 2016

Sounds like someone at addictinginfo has been snacking heavily at the edibles counter in Colorado.

whatthehey

(3,660 posts)
5. Why would a split Republican ticket do better than a unified one? Worse is far more probable
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 04:18 PM
Mar 2016

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)
6. If rMoney decides to run as a third party candidate (or if dRumpf decides to), then Clinton wins
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 05:38 PM
Mar 2016

in a landslide of LBJ proportions, in addition to winning the Senate and making the House very close.

 

davidn3600

(6,342 posts)
8. The GOP elites would probably rather have Hillary win than Trump
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 06:43 PM
Mar 2016

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.

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