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2016 Postmortem

liberal N proud

(60,334 posts) Wed Jul 20, 2016, 05:05 PM Jul 2016

Local Cleveland ABC affiliate using term Crowned as he will be crowned the Republican Nominee

Crowned?

Since when did this become a monarchy?

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Local Cleveland ABC affiliate using term Crowned as he will be crowned the Republican Nominee (Original Post) liberal N proud Jul 2016 OP

doesn't he know republican nominees are "annointed"? unblock Jul 2016 #1

actually, i think the better term is "clowned" unblock Jul 2016 #2

Republicans have long wanted a king DavidDvorkin Jul 2016 #3

Using the term "crowned" in reference to the nomination of a candidate is nothing new. onenote Jul 2016 #4

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(52,185 posts)

1. doesn't he know republican nominees are "annointed"?

Reply to liberal N proud (Original post)

Wed Jul 20, 2016, 05:16 PM

Jul 2016

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(52,185 posts)

2. actually, i think the better term is "clowned"

Reply to liberal N proud (Original post)

Wed Jul 20, 2016, 05:16 PM

Jul 2016

DavidDvorkin

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3. Republicans have long wanted a king

Reply to liberal N proud (Original post)

Wed Jul 20, 2016, 05:27 PM

Jul 2016

And for a long time, they've treated any Republican president as though he were a king.

onenote

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4. Using the term "crowned" in reference to the nomination of a candidate is nothing new.

Reply to liberal N proud (Original post)

Wed Jul 20, 2016, 06:56 PM

Jul 2016

Chill out. It even was used when Obama was nominated.

"As some chanted “Denver! Denver!” referring to the city where Democrats will gather in late August to crown their nominee" supporters." http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/04/us/politics/04elect.html?_r=0

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