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REPUBLICAN LEADERS ...RNC AND FOX NEWS ARE PLANNING A BROKERED OR CONTESTED CONVENTION ELECTION 2016NEWS AND UPDATES...etc etc
The RNC is preparing a brokered convention...to not allow Marco Rubio to win...They will bring in an establishment candidate to give it to that candidate...What can be done about that..We know it will be Jeb or Rubio..They can do this because of the ways that they have structured the riles...this is incredible.. the pick at a brokered convention never wins..they said FDR was the last to ever win a brokered convention.What they are really doing is saying they had rather elect Hillary than have Trump win............I AM TOO DISGUSTED FOR WORDS
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Cleveland Cliffhanger? Prospects of a Deadlocked GOP Convention
The big winner in Iowa’s Republican caucuses on Monday night might not have been Ted Cruz. It may have been a nominating process that fails to yield a clear winner. A clear winner being a candidate who goes to Cleveland this summer with the presidential nomination in hand.
At the end of Monday night, which count really mattered? Delegates acquired. As of this writing, Cruz has bagged eight delegates, Trump and Rubio, seven each, with four other delegates going to also-rans.
Raw vote totals are what most folk tend to watch and weigh. But in 2016, it pays to more closely follow the candidates’ delegate totals. Thanks to the Republican National Committee (RNC), caucuses and primaries held prior to mid-March mandate proportional distribution of delegates based on candidates’ vote totals in given contests. Most early caucuses and primaries impose threshold minimums to win delegates (say, Alabama, with a 20% threshold).
Prior to Mid-March, 25 States, along with DC, Guam, and Puerto Rico, will hold proportional contests. That accounts for 1,022 bound delegates (“bound” being delegates committed to a candidate for the first vote). 45% of the bound delegates will be picked proportionally or in “hybrid” formats, which include triggering provisions for larger delegate yields for candidates who meet higher vote percentage thresholds. There are WTA (winner-take-all) thresholds, but those will be quite difficult to achieve.
Starting with Super Tuesday, March 15, most of the remaining states have opted to hold winner-take-all contests, though a handful will continue to make proportional distributions. From mid-March forward, 1,238 bound delegates will be chosen (Colorado’s delegates declare at convention).
The number of delegates needed to secure the GOP nomination is 1,237. There are a number of unbound (3 per state) and unpledged delegates. The unpledged delegates are mostly establishment picks who would factor in at a deadlocked convention.
Short of a breakout by one the major contenders (Trump, Cruz, and Rubio), it’s not hard to imagine a scenario where the proportional phase of the nominating process yields tightly packed delegate counts among the three. Complicating matters is if new life is breathed into the Carson, Kasich, or Christe campaigns (as improbable as that appears).
But, say you, won’t the nomination fight be resolved with Super Tuesday and the subsequent contests?
That could happen, but consider this prospect. Cruz, Rubio, and Trump take roughly a third each of the delegates in the proportional phase. For illustration, say, 340 delegates per man. That means in the winner-take-all phase, one of the principals would need to capture 897 of the available 1,238 bound delegates to win. That’s about 73% of the total or three out of every four delegates. Possible, but how likely? This assumes, too, that the principals are competitive with one another, affording each the chance to pick off states.
Cruz, Trump, and Rubio have the resources to stay the course. Trump is self-funding. Cruz’s fundraising operation is already solid and benefits all the more from his Iowa win. Rubio’s stronger than anticipated finish in Iowa boosts his fundraising. And as Rubio consolidates establishment voters -- as he began doing in Iowa -- and lesser establishment candidates drop out, expect a significant upswing in his campaign’s financial fortunes.
Writes Michael Snyder at “Before It’s News”:
[I]f no candidate is able to secure enough delegates, that means that we would end up with a “brokered convention”. The mechanics of a brokered convention can get quite complicated, but on a practical level what that would essentially mean is that the party establishment would get to hand select the nominee. And in case you are wondering, that would not be Donald Trump or Ted Cruz.
Snyder’s assessment is flawed in a couple of respects (though not his conclusion about the candidates).
“Deadlocked” versus a “brokered” convention, the more accurate designation is “deadlocked.” A brokered convention suggests that party bosses call the shots nearly exclusively. The party boss era in American politics is long past.
Though unpledged delegates -- who are likely establishment recruits -- will play a critical role at a deadlocked convention, it’s important to remember that bound delegates are only committed to their candidates on the first ballot.
Thereafter, they’re unbound. Candidates’ and, perhaps, dark horses’ (yes, a draft is possible) primary focus for vote gathering will be among all those plentiful unbound state delegates. If the convention deadlocks, it’s going to be the Wild West, with plenty of wheeling and dealing, barroom brawls, shoot-outs, shenanigans, and backroom deals. But all that will occur across delegations and not just among the establishment few.
Snyder’s guess that the nominee won’t be named “Cruz” or “Trump” should a deadlock occur is reasonable. Deadlocked conventions -- if past brokered conventions are any guide -- tend to nominee candidates who at least appear more centrist or moderate. At a deadlocked 2016 Cleveland affair, the buzz word may be “electable.” Right now, Marco Rubio seems to fit the bill. As Snyder pointed out in his article, that’s not an endorsement; it’s merely an observation.
If the Republican field narrows to two principal candidates, then the chances for a deadlocked convention melt away. But if, as anticipated, Cruz, Trump, and Rubio (and possibly one or two others) remain in the race, then a deadlocked convention moves from “maybe” to “probable” with each passing primary, caucus, and state convention. The Republican presidential nominee who emerges will have done so after the fight of his political life – and ours.
The big winner in Iowa’s Republican caucuses on Monday night might not have been Ted Cruz. It may have been a nominating process that fails to yield a clear winner. A clear winner being a candidate who goes to Cleveland this summer with the presidential nomination in hand.
At the end of Monday night, which count really mattered? Delegates acquired. As of this writing, Cruz has bagged eight delegates, Trump and Rubio, seven each, with four other delegates going to also-rans.
Raw vote totals are what most folk tend to watch and weigh. But in 2016, it pays to more closely follow the candidates’ delegate totals. Thanks to the Republican National Committee (RNC), caucuses and primaries held prior to mid-March mandate proportional distribution of delegates based on candidates’ vote totals in given contests. Most early caucuses and primaries impose threshold minimums to win delegates (say, Alabama, with a 20% threshold).
Prior to Mid-March, 25 States, along with DC, Guam, and Puerto Rico, will hold proportional contests. That accounts for 1,022 bound delegates (“bound” being delegates committed to a candidate for the first vote). 45% of the bound delegates will be picked proportionally or in “hybrid” formats, which include triggering provisions for larger delegate yields for candidates who meet higher vote percentage thresholds. There are WTA (winner-take-all) thresholds, but those will be quite difficult to achieve.
Starting with Super Tuesday, March 15, most of the remaining states have opted to hold winner-take-all contests, though a handful will continue to make proportional distributions. From mid-March forward, 1,238 bound delegates will be chosen (Colorado’s delegates declare at convention).
The number of delegates needed to secure the GOP nomination is 1,237. There are a number of unbound (3 per state) and unpledged delegates. The unpledged delegates are mostly establishment picks who would factor in at a deadlocked convention.
Short of a breakout by one the major contenders (Trump, Cruz, and Rubio), it’s not hard to imagine a scenario where the proportional phase of the nominating process yields tightly packed delegate counts among the three. Complicating matters is if new life is breathed into the Carson, Kasich, or Christe campaigns (as improbable as that appears).
But, say you, won’t the nomination fight be resolved with Super Tuesday and the subsequent contests?
That could happen, but consider this prospect. Cruz, Rubio, and Trump take roughly a third each of the delegates in the proportional phase. For illustration, say, 340 delegates per man. That means in the winner-take-all phase, one of the principals would need to capture 897 of the available 1,238 bound delegates to win. That’s about 73% of the total or three out of every four delegates. Possible, but how likely? This assumes, too, that the principals are competitive with one another, affording each the chance to pick off states.
Cruz, Trump, and Rubio have the resources to stay the course. Trump is self-funding. Cruz’s fundraising operation is already solid and benefits all the more from his Iowa win. Rubio’s stronger than anticipated finish in Iowa boosts his fundraising. And as Rubio consolidates establishment voters -- as he began doing in Iowa -- and lesser establishment candidates drop out, expect a significant upswing in his campaign’s financial fortunes.
Writes Michael Snyder at “Before It’s News”:
[I]f no candidate is able to secure enough delegates, that means that we would end up with a “brokered convention”. The mechanics of a brokered convention can get quite complicated, but on a practical level what that would essentially mean is that the party establishment would get to hand select the nominee. And in case you are wondering, that would not be Donald Trump or Ted Cruz.
Snyder’s assessment is flawed in a couple of respects (though not his conclusion about the candidates).
“Deadlocked” versus a “brokered” convention, the more accurate designation is “deadlocked.” A brokered convention suggests that party bosses call the shots nearly exclusively. The party boss era in American politics is long past.
Though unpledged delegates -- who are likely establishment recruits -- will play a critical role at a deadlocked convention, it’s important to remember that bound delegates are only committed to their candidates on the first ballot.
Thereafter, they’re unbound. Candidates’ and, perhaps, dark horses’ (yes, a draft is possible) primary focus for vote gathering will be among all those plentiful unbound state delegates. If the convention deadlocks, it’s going to be the Wild West, with plenty of wheeling and dealing, barroom brawls, shoot-outs, shenanigans, and backroom deals. But all that will occur across delegations and not just among the establishment few.
Snyder’s guess that the nominee won’t be named “Cruz” or “Trump” should a deadlock occur is reasonable. Deadlocked conventions -- if past brokered conventions are any guide -- tend to nominee candidates who at least appear more centrist or moderate. At a deadlocked 2016 Cleveland affair, the buzz word may be “electable.” Right now, Marco Rubio seems to fit the bill. As Snyder pointed out in his article, that’s not an endorsement; it’s merely an observation.
If the Republican field narrows to two principal candidates, then the chances for a deadlocked convention melt away. But if, as anticipated, Cruz, Trump, and Rubio (and possibly one or two others) remain in the race, then a deadlocked convention moves from “maybe” to “probable” with each passing primary, caucus, and state convention. The Republican presidential nominee who emerges will have done so after the fight of his political life – and ours.
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One of the countries affected by the change, for what I’d think would be obvious reasons, was Iran. It was not an all-out travel ban on people coming from Iran, but raather the removal of a shortcut that was making it far too easy for people coming from Iran to bypass the usual visa process.
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Whenever he stated it, I teased him about being pessimistic, but on one of our hunts, I learned not to take lightly the old black man’s law.
Virginia School Sued for Illegally Changing Nondiscrimination Policy
By Liberty Counsel Monday, December 21, 2015Fairfax, VA - Today Liberty Counsel filed a lawsuit against the School Board of Fairfax County, Virginia, for illegally changing its nondiscrimination policy so that it conflicts with the state’s policy. Virginia law explicitly prohibits local governing bodies from adding to, or removing protected classes from, the state’s nondiscrimination policy. In direct defiance, Fairfax has added new groups to its policy twice now. The board added “sexual orientation” on November 6, 2014, and again added “gender identity” on May 7, 2015, of which the school failed to even define its intended meaning.
Lindsey Graham calls it quits, puts us out of his misery
By Robert Laurie Monday, December 21, 2015
Unbeknownst to most Americans, there was a presidential candidate out there who was quietly running a secret campaign for America’s highest political office. His name was Lindsey Graham, and he was running on a platform of “I hate Ted Cruz and I love John McCain.”He’s decided to fold up shop because maybe, just maybe, this isn’t his year.
Massachusetts Court Says Catholic Girls School Should Hire Homosexuals
By Liberty Counsel Monday, December 21, 2015Dedham, MA - Judge Douglas Wilkins of Norfolk County Superior Court denied a motion for summary judgement requested by Fontbonne Academy, a Catholic all-girls prep-school that terminated a new employee, Matthew Barrett, because he is involved in homosexual conduct and holds a marriage license to another man. Fontbonne regards all employees as models to the students.
GOP’s game: Get a little now, win the White House, and then go big
By Herman Cain Monday, December 21, 2015
A lot of conservatives were predictably disappointed in the budget deal that Speaker Paul Ryan agreed to last week with the White House. We did get a few things, like delays in the implementation of several key ObamaCare taxes, and the repeal at long last of the 42-year-old oil export ban.But the Democrats got lots more spending, and even the tax delays are not the same as tax repeals. They added another $500 billion to the deficit and Josh Earnest and Harry Reid are crowing that this is a great budget that keeps Republicans from “achieving their ideological agenda through the budget process.”
Trump Vs. Obama?
By John Lillpop Sunday, December 20, 2015Does anyone, save possibly a mentally- depraved Communist or Democrat politician, honestly believe that Donald J. Trump would not be a profound improvement over Barack Obama, America’s closeted Muslim, anti-American, race-baiting Marxist?
Keep Terror Advisory at Ultra-High until Afternoon of January 20, 2017
By John Lillpop Saturday, December 19, 2015In the war against terrorism, the US federal government has devised a system of advisories to coordinate efforts by the public, federal agencies, and state and local authorities to keep our homeland and people safe and secure.
Omnibus bill came by design
By A.J. Cameron Saturday, December 19, 2015Tis the Christmas season!
Santa Ryan and Santa McConnell slid down the chimney of chicanery to hand out more lavish gifts to the puppet president, their Democrat comrades, and the globalist elites, intentionally at U. S. citizen/taxpayer expense. Thankfully, but belatedly, it appears that some people are finally willing to admit that the government has gone rogue. We are being fed the ‘company line’ that timing and circumstances forced Ryan’s hand in pushing through the treasonous omnibus bill. Actually, the timing and circumstances were ‘by design’!
A monumental victory for political correctness in New Orleans
By Jeff Crouere Saturday, December 19, 2015
Yesterday, in the “City that Care Forgot,” New Orleans politicians displayed very little care for their city’s history, but showed they cared a great deal for political correctness.In a 6-1 vote, City Council members passed an ordinance supported by Mayor Mitch Landrieu to declare four historic Confederate monuments “nuisances” and remove them from the city landscape. It was a big political victory for Landrieu who created this controversy after the murder of nine African Americans in Charleston, South Carolina, by a racist white maniac in June.
Harvard Doctor Lost Hospital Privileges for Speaking the Truth
By Liberty Counsel Friday, December 18, 2015Boston, MA - Dr. Paul Church, a highly credentialed doctor, has released a statement to the press and public after the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) revoked his hospital admission privileges, and its Board of Directors rejected his appeal of this decision. Dr. Church raised concerns for medical reasons to BIDMC’s annual promotion of homosexual conduct.
Wolf Blitzer Fails as Moderator
By Michael R. Shannon Friday, December 18, 2015The last GOP debate of the year proved once again John Kasich is the most tone–deaf politician in the contest. There he was — America’s Angry RINO —clinging to his edge of the stage with that desperate look on his face that only comes from knowing a poor performance means next time he’ll be with Lindsey Graham sharing a riser in front of a Winnebago.
A Huntington Park, CA Merry Christmas
By Arthur Christopher Schaper Friday, December 18, 2015
Two thousand years ago, the weary world rejoiced. A Savior was born in Bethlehem, and His work endures to this day. Today, on the cusp of a new millennium, no matter how grim our times may stare at us, the world is waking up, crying out for the better to break forth. This holiday season draws men and women away from their daily lives, to busier pursuits: buying gifts, connecting with extended family, talking about gun control (Just kidding. A little holiday jeer!)For We the People Rising, a growing coalition of concerned California conservatives who fight against illegal immigration and its enablers, the holidays do not interrupt but augment our activism for truth, justice and the American way.
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Chris Christie Supports Clarifying New Jersey Gun Laws
On December 21, Governor Chris Christie (R) released a statement supporting the clarification of New Jersey gun laws and the expansion of what qualifies as a “justifiable need,” as it pertains to reaching the threshold for being issued a firearm carry permit.
Three State Poll: Ted Cruz Rising, Edges Marco Rubio in Florida
New polling from three early voting states shows Donald Trump leads the Republican field, but Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is moving into a strong second place in the race for the nomination.
Trump: Hillary ‘Got Schlonged’ by Obama in ’08
Monday night at a rally in Michigan, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton was “schlonged” by then-candidate Barack Obama in 2008. Trump also said it was “too disgusting” to talk about why Hillary was momentarily missing after a
Christie to Hillary: ‘Suspend Your Campaign’
Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ), a candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, discussed how he is the most qualified of the field to take on terrorism. “Everyone else on that stage, the
Chris Christie in New Hampshire: We Can’t Find Marco Rubio
During a live Morning Joe interview aboard a campaign bus in New Hampshire Tuesday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie took a shot at his opponent Marco Rubio for his absence in the state.
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Emerson College Poll – Donald Trump 36%,
Ted Cruz 21%, Marco Rubio 13%…Conservative Treehouse, by Sundance Original Article Posted By: earlybird- 12/22/2015 8:24:32 AM Post Reply A national poll from Emerson College (full pdf below) shows essentially the same results from recent polling organizations. Donald Trump with a significant lead at 36%, followed by Ted Cruz at 21% and Marco Rubio in third at 13%. The sample sizes are small, but the results are consistent with larger poll samples (field narrowed to top nine polled results – and graphic adjusted accordingly): (Graphic)(Methodology Extracted) The Emerson College Polling Society poll was conducted from Thursday, December 17 through Sunday, December 20, 2015. The polling sample for the Democratic and GOP primaries consisted of 332 and 415 likely primary voters, respectively, What everyone’s missing about those
Netflix socks that pause TVWashington Post, by Matt McFarland Original Article Posted By: Drive- 12/22/2015 8:23:54 AM Post Reply Unless you have shunned the Internet since Wednesday you have surely heard about the amazing Netflix socks. They have cute designs and will pause your TV if you fall asleep in the middle of an episode. You can read hundreds of stories about them. “Netflix socks are seriously going to change your life.” “Innovative.” “The perfect solution.” “Awesome.“ Sounds pretty great, no? Except there’s one big problem. Donald Trump wins Politifact’s
‘Lie of the Year’Washington Post, by Justin Wm. Moyer Original Article Posted By: Drive- 12/22/2015 8:20:11 AM Post Reply The bigger the lie, they say, the more people will believe it. Or, in Republican presidential contender Donald Trump’s case, the sheer volume of lies will do the trick. That was the thought behind Politifact’s decision to award Trump its not-so-coveted “Lie of the Year” award. The Pulitzer-prize winning fact-checking service, overseen by the editors of the Tampa Bay Times, didn’t even bother selecting one of the Donald’s untrue statements. “In considering our annual Lie of the Year, we found our only real contenders were Trump’s — his various statements also led our Readers’ Poll,” the publication wrote. “But it was hard The war in Afghanistan follows Obama
to his vacation in HawaiiWashington Post, by Greg Jaffe Original Article Posted By: Drive- 12/22/2015 8:18:28 AM Post Reply HONOLULU — A deeply conflicted President Obama warned earlier this year when he extended the American troop presence in Afghanistan that he did not support “the idea of endless war.” For Obama, the deaths Monday of six U.S. soldiers near Bagram air base underscore the perils of his decision to keep as many as 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through much of next year. A war that Obama had pledged to end before he left office is now increasingly looking endless. That war followed him here to his native Hawaii, where he is on a two-week vacation with his wife and daughters. Obama has Critics: Obama Contradicts
Himself on Middle East StrategyWashington Free Beacon, by Daniel Wiser Original Article Posted By: FlyRight- 12/22/2015 8:14:56 AM Post Reply Recent remarks by President Obama highlight his conflicting approach to dictators in the Middle East, critics say, opening him to charges of an inconsistent and contradictory strategy toward regimes and humanitarian crises in the region. In his final press conference of the year Friday, Obama defended his efforts to topple former Libyan autocrat Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 as part of an international coalition. Gaddafi was “a dictator who was threatening and was in a position to carry out the wholesale slaughter of large numbers of people,” he said. He added that the United States and allied nations worked “to avert a IRS Issued $46 Million
in Erroneous Tax RefundsWashington Free Beacon, by Elizabeth Harrington Original Article Posted By: FlyRight- 12/22/2015 8:12:57 AM Post Reply The Internal Revenue Service issued more than $46 million in erroneous tax refunds due to a computer glitch and ineffective monitoring, issues that left uncorrected could cost taxpayers up to $230 million over the next five years. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released an audit Monday faulting the IRS for approving thousands of potentially fraudulent tax refunds in 2013. “TIGTA identified that because of a programming error, over $27 million of refunds were erroneously issued for 13,043 Tax Year 2013 tax returns,” the audit said. “The programming error is overriding the IRS’s two-week processing delay on some refund tax The Hoarders PJ Media, by Richard Fernandez Original Article Posted By: Hazymac- 12/22/2015 8:07:47 AM Post Reply Rocky Jones lives. "SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully landed upright on solid ground at Cape Canaveral, Florida this evening, after traveling into space and back." It is the first time an orbital-class, commercial booster has been able to return to earth in easily reusable condition, a development which opens up the possibility of vehicle re-use and far lower launch costs. For many viewers the landing was a dramatic reminder that America -- the private part of it at least -- had not lost its mojo. The future is here, if it can escape the bureaucratic quicksand which seems to bury While you weren´t watching: The 2015
Chicago politics year in reviewChicago Reader, by Ben Joravsky Original Article Posted By: brianod1- 12/22/2015 7:42:39 AM Post Reply For most of the world, the calendar starts in January. But in Chicago, the New Year apparently began on November 24, when Mayor Emanuel finally released the video showing police officer Jason Van Dyke gunning down Laquan McDonald. With that, Chicagoans awoke to the realization that—OMG!—we´re living in a corrupt autocracy ruled by a jerk. How come no one told us?! For the benefit of the sleepyheads, let me run through just a few of the things that, politically speaking, happened in the first ten months of 2015-before you were paying attention
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