Is the Republican establishment going to change the convention rules to give John Kasich a shot?
John Kasich is staying in the Republican primary although he has no shot of being awarded enough delegates before the convention to secure the nomination. He still has fewer delegates than Marco Rubio and how long ago did he drop out of the race?
So why is he staying in the race? It is clear to me that he is in the race to stop both Ted Cruz and Donald Trump from reaching the 1,237 mark and I have been of the belief that he has struck some sort of deal with the Republican establishment.
Back at the beginning of April John Kasich predicted a brokered convention which would “be so much fun” and he went on to claim he would win the nomination at this point even though very few people have voted for him. I speculated at that time that it sounded like John Kasich and the Republican establishment had reached some type of quid pro quo agreement if he were to stay in the race and usher in a brokered convention.
We know the first thing the Republican establishment will do will be to meet and vote on the rules for the Republican convention and now Senator Alfonse D’Amato might have let the cat out of the bag.
Here is what Shep Smith is reporting the Senator told him:
I saw Al D’Amato in the lobby today. Um, Senator Alfonse D’Amato. I saw him down there. And he said they will change the rules. He said, “Shepard, they will change the rules and it will give Kasich a shot.” Now he’s a Kasich supporter. And I told him, I said, “I’m going to quote you on this.” And he goes, “Go right ahead.” They are going to change the rules.
At this point I think the likelihood of a deal moves beyond speculation and I am fairly certain the two sides have come to some sort of agreement: neither Donald Trump nor Ted Cruz are going to be the party’s nominee. The only question I have at this point is will it be John Kasich or will it be a person who is not in the race yet such as Paull Ryan or Mitt Romney?
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My hunch Kasich. He is a congressional animal. I read McConnell is playing a big role. It figures. Down the rabbit hole we go.
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At this point I think it is probably unlikely it would be Mitt or Ryan but the way this election cycle is going I wouldn’t bet on anything.
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Oh, I feel bad for you guys . . .
TGY
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Meet Trump 2.0: “Be Afraid, Anti-Trump Forces, Be Very Afraid”
“Gone was “Lyin’ Ted.” In its place was “Senator Cruz.” Gone was the long-winded speech … Donald Trump 2.0 made his official debut Tuesday night following his sweeping victory in New York, …
That version of Trump was markedly more disciplined, gentler and more appealing than the version of Trump we’ve seen for much of the last year. … ” from Zerohedge.com via WaPo
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That didn’t last long, “lyin Ted was back again yesterday. Although he says he is going to hire a speechwriter.
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I guess you can’t teach an old dog new tricks!
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Maybe he will try, but I don’t think he can help himself…
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At this point, do any of us really know what is going on? I will say that nothing the RNC does will be a surprise. I wanted them to stand their ground, but this is not what I had in mind. I meant against the other side, not us. Guess they did not get the memo.
Ot: my laptop has shut me out, cannot put in my password. Am using my tablet, I do not like having to use my tablet! Will take the laptop to get the virus out that must be causing my problem. Thought I had enough problems, apparently not. On the bright side, I have a working comma on the tablet, haha.
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Appar en
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Damn keypad on the tablet! My friend checked and said some of the laptops keys were sticking or not working, ordered another keypad. Until then I will fight with this virtual keypad on the tablet! Bear with me.
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The ironic part of this whole thing is that if the GOP had stood up to Obama this way they wouldn’t be in this situation in the first place, they have nobody to blame but themselves.
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But they told us they are the “Go Along to Get Along Party”. They do not have a platform other than being me to. They are in office for one reason only – accept payments from lobbyist. They should all be tarred and feathered!
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I agree 100%!
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I hope you get it worked out! Tablets and smartphones are great for keeping up with the news but when it comes to typing you simply cannot beat a laptop.
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It is already old! It is so slow in comparison to the laptop. Hopefully only til about Tuesday, then will have the laptop fixed.
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Good luck! I hope you get it back soon!
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Here is a projection as to how Trump gets to the magic number. Remember Carson controls 9 delegates and I am sure he will negotiate with Trump. No way does he want to lose this valuable asset.
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Thanks for sharing that info.
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What is interesting is Chris Christie may be the one to crown Trump as the winner.
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This will be the end of the Republicans. And probably the end of the United States. They’re going to finish destroying our country. That goes for the Republicans and the Democrats as well. Unfortunately I feel we will see bloodshed. God help our children and our grandkids. And may God destroy them before they destroy our country! 98% of the politicians are criminals and have sold us out. But the Romans and the Pharisees did the same thing to Jesus.
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It is time to take a serious look at Gary Johnson.
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