Chase Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 Funny thing about those NeverTrump GOP members - they still kicking for being pretty dead in the water. List of no-shows to this years GOP convention: George H.W. Bush (41st President of the United States) George W. Bush (43rd President of the United States) John McCain (2008 Republican Presidential Nominee) Mitt Romney (2012 Republican Presidential Nominee) Jeb Bush (2016 Republican Presidential Candidate) List of people who 'will' attend the GOP convention John Boehner (Former Speaker of the House) Paul Ryan (Current Speaker - also chair of the convention, so it's an obligation. He's on record of saying today that "He's not ready to back Trump" yet.) Mitch McConnell (Current Senate Majority Leader) Newt Gingrich (2012 Republican Presidential Candidate) Mike Huckabee (2016 Republican Presidential Candidate) Perhaps the most alienated groups here are Trump supporters, who are either confident they can operate without the help from much of their party's establishment in their man's run for the presidency or spurned by the group they ran against - or right-wingers, who are beginning to see Trump pivot to rival Clinton by adopting liberal policies and thus pressuring many younger conservative leaders into no-showing or being non-committal. Recently, Trump noted that he would - like Clinton and Sanders - like to raise the minimum wage as president. Something that is contradictory to many of his voter bases expectations - though that wouldn't be the first time. However, it's becoming egregious that there is nothing sacred when it comes to Trump's "common-sense" conservatism. Raising the minimum wage is the first show of "fiscal" liberalism the Donald has employed, but he's vary much liberal on social issues outside of immigration and refugee acceptance. Many of the GOP's younger faces are likely to say nothing to the public one way or the other. This list includes Rand Paul Ted Cruz Marco Rubio Nikki Haley Ben Sasse Paul Ryan (who will likely approach this as detached as he can - he seems to be pressing Trump to act like a conservative before buying in. Something that's not likely to work.) Scott Walker Mike Pence and likely others - essentially, if their political career is at risk due to Trump's presence, or the opposite, they will keep mum either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomas Elliot Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Reviving this because, as a non-american, there is something I would like to ask: http://imgur.com/gallery/CWby3 Is this legit, or just internet bs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 Yeah, the Democratic Primary is egregiously un-democratic. However, Hillary actually won the Nevada primary (when the states voters vote on the presidential candidates themselves as opposed to delegates.) I don't exactly understand the situation here - but it looks like Bernie Sanders' supporters were partially barred from the delegation process. Sometimes, our politics aren't handled properly. However - it's not as bad as other areas, where Hillary beat Bernie after several districts "flipped a coin" or when she beat Sanders in delegates after Sanders won the state they were tied to by a landslide in the popular vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomas Elliot Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Your voting system never ceases to confuse me @.@ But yeah, I just asked because, well, I came across that post by mere chance, and since Imgur has been known to be flooded with biased, inaccurate posts whenever an election draws near, I wanted to know if the whole thing was just another bs post, or a legit event that did take place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Mods Ice Cream Sand Witch Posted May 16, 2016 Global Mods Share Posted May 16, 2016 So it's my understanding that Donald Trump is the only one on the Republican side left in the race. Just out of curiosity (not saying it's going to happen), what would happen if a party has one candidate left and that last candidate standing dropped out of the election? Has this ever happened before in an election? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 Reviving this thread probably for the last time before it begins it's journey to the afterlife and it's replaced by a General Election thread! ...and somehow, it's JUNE and the Democrats don't know who their nominee is. On Tuesday though, Hillary Clinton is "expected" to officially "clinch" the nomination for herself - although regardless of the results Bernie Sanders will - for sure - contest the convention in Philadelphia. Sanders is counting on a late surge to pull an upset in California in order to strengthen his case. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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