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Johonny

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22. What 1-2% of their elected candidates aren't batshit crazy ill informed dittohead zombies

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Fri Dec 11, 2015, 12:01 PM

Dec 2015

what outcome is worse than that? They have no candidates. No just for president, but any office. They have lots of people elected, but they suck. Most suck at unbelievable levels. If you're still voting GOP... there's your problem.

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Is a brokered convention a less disastrous outcome for the GOP than a Trump nomination? [View all] Quixote1818 Dec 2015 OP

They are equally disastrous. virtualobserver Dec 2015 #1

I threw in the option you suggested. Thanks. nt Quixote1818 Dec 2015 #3

This will be bad for Republicans. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 #2

We don't need the GOP to blow apart Ex Lurker Dec 2015 #6

you do know they sucked pre-Trump, right? Skittles Dec 2015 #11

If the Republican Party blows apart, a conservative party will grow over an election cycle to two to Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 #23

Run by reasonable people Funtatlaguy Dec 2015 #28

The republicans are so desperate comradebillyboy Dec 2015 #4

So tell me, in 2016 will we be thanking Trump for blowing up the Repubs flamingdem Dec 2015 #5

Was there any, any way George W. Bush could actually occupy the White House? Art_from_Ark Dec 2015 #9

Not remotely compaable Funtatlaguy Dec 2015 #29

Six ways Trump could win EL34x4 Dec 2015 #30

It's an interesting question because saltpoint Dec 2015 #7

Some "power entities" would have to saltpoint Dec 2015 #8

Im not from the states brettdale Dec 2015 #10

from Wiki Skittles Dec 2015 #12

back in the old days, the nominees were often selected in the proverbial smoky back rooms Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #14

kinda funny, isn't it? Skittles Dec 2015 #16

Indeed. And the joke is on all of them. Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #17

brettdale Skittles Dec 2015 #24

The Republican Party itself is the disaster. Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #13

If nobody has the majority of delegates after the primaries, they're obligated to have a brokered... JVS Dec 2015 #15

I don't see Cruz as being any saner than Trump and there's no way they could drag up Vinca Dec 2015 #18

Cruz is, if anything, much worse than Trump. nt Hekate Dec 2015 #25

That's how Bill Clinton won in 1992. Manifestor_of_Light Dec 2015 #26

I don't know if one is worse than the other. NaturalHigh Dec 2015 #19

A brokered convention is highly unlikely. MohRokTah Dec 2015 #20

It all depends on who ultimately gets the nomination Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #21

What 1-2% of their elected candidates aren't batshit crazy ill informed dittohead zombies Johonny Dec 2015 #22

A brokered convention may be the only way to keep Trump from becoming their nominee. Major Hogwash Dec 2015 #27