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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
UPDATE:
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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Hank ..Our Warrior against the unions...what you say cannot be discounted...Trump has no new record to vet him by...We love what he has said and done to rid us of PC speeh...That said we are judging him on what he ha said...Cruz..on the other hand..has his record in the senate from the get go... of what he has done to fight against the establishment and has fought along with Jeff Sessions to fight against amnesty and illegal aien immigration ..Cruz is Grass Roots...That is indeed why Fox News and all the establishment and all the dems are spinning against him..( they are all battling together to keep him in the spin zone) Marco Rubio whom FNC adores because he is so power hungry..that they know that they can control him...We know what Cruz will do...He will fight for us..and make the establishment mad as hell ....FNC will barely give time to Cruz..They are repubs but are establishment repubs...Read up on Breitbart today....
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Police kill suspected militant,
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Democratic narrativePolitico, by Ben White Original Article Posted By: StormCnter- 1/16/2016 5:03:38 AM Post Reply NEW YORK — Wall Street collapsed again on Friday, extending a brutal market rout that threatens to dent Democrats’ chances in 2016 and give a boost to Republicans who say the world is an increasingly dangerous mess. The Dow dropped 390 points on Friday amid falling oil prices, weak U.S. economic data and more fear of a major slowdown in China. The blue chip index is off over 8 percent so far in 2016, fueling arguments from Republicans that despite consistent job growth, the U.S. economy is in deep trouble. The stock market is not a direct reflection of the Trump stokes another ´birther´ debate Washington Examiner, by Editorial Original Article Posted By: StormCnter- 1/16/2016 4:53:07 AM Post Reply Ted Cruz is the son of a Cuban immigrant and an American mother, born in Canada in 1970. Is he a natural-born citizen, eligible for the presidency? Yes, of course he is. No serious person living outside the fever swamps or praying for a Hillary Clinton presidency would dispute it. Yet somehow, the question took up several minutes of Thursday night´s GOP debate on the Fox Business Network. The reason? Donald Trump has been playing with the issue, attempting to raise doubts about whether his nearest rival in the polls and possibly his most effective challenger for the nomination would even be Political Poison National Review Online, by Kevin D. Williamson Original Article Posted By: StormCnter- 1/16/2016 4:46:40 AM Post Reply Flint, Mich., has been poisoning its residents. The city, in an attempt to save money, planned to stop buying water from Detroit and sign up with a regional water system; in the interim, it was getting its municipal water from the Flint River, which is as much a garbage dump as it is a body of water. Residents complained that the water smells of chemicals, that it isn’t the right color, etc. (Snip) A word that is curiously scarce in coverage of this disaster: Democrat. Flint, like big brother Detroit down the way, has a long history of political dominance Lawyer Challenging Ted Cruz Eligibility
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of the Iranian capture of
two US riverine boatsAmerican Thinker, by Thomas Lifson Original Article Posted By: magnante- 1/16/2016 7:31:28 AM Post Reply A fascinating comment on Rick Moran’s blog about the Iranian capture of our sailors is making waves in the blogosphere and on Facebook. It makes a lot more sense than any of the official explanations (snip) I was a Navy SEAL officer in the 1980s, and this kind of operation (transiting small boats in foreign waters) was our bread and butter. Today, these boats both not only had radar, but multiple GPS devices, including chart plotters that place your boat´s icon right on the chart. The claim by Iran that the USN boats "strayed into Iranian waters" is complete bull$?#?it. For R-G6-LC GOP´s Dazzling Field Of Debaters
Sharpen, With One CaveatInvestor´s Business Daily, by Editorial Original Article Posted By: PageTurner- 1/16/2016 7:30:22 AM Post Reply Election ´16: The sixth Republican presidential debate, with its complex jousting over ideas and policies, demonstrated that every contender on the dais is worthy of the presidency. Except, that is, in one area. The top candidates, from Donald Trump to Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush and Chris Christie, pretty much all looked at the top of their game. There were impressive arguments all around showing why cutting taxes, encouraging the private sector, defending the Second Amendment and forcing the corrupt to be held accountable are critical for the country. If nothing else, having battled with one another, they´ll be House Opens New Investigation
Into Hillary Email ServerLegal Insurrection, by Kimberlee Kay Original Article Posted By: FlyRight- 1/16/2016 7:15:07 AM Post Reply Talk about a bad week. Poll numbers tanking, polling shows millennial ladies prefer Bernie, her attempts to connect with minority demographics flopping hard, 13 Hours hits theaters, resurrecting the Benghazi story, and now a second Congressional investigation.This latest investigation centers around the security of Hillary’s home-brewed email server used during her tenure as Secretary of State. According to Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman: Understanding these companies’ roles in providing software and services to maintain former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server is critical to improving government cybersecurity standards. A high profile government Second Burkina hotel cleared
after fourth attacker killed
(security source)France24, by Staff Original Article Posted By: PageTurner- 1/16/2016 7:04:35 AM Post Reply Burkinabe forces have retaken control of the Splendid Hotel and the nearby Hotel Yibi in the capital Ouagadougou after a deadly attack late Friday launched by al Qaeda-linked gunmen. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog. Al Qaeda militants struck the upscale Splendid Hotel and nearby Cappuccino Cafe late Friday, venues that were popular with foreigners and UN staff in Burkina Faso´s capital, Ouagadougou. The militants took a number of hostages and forced others into hiding as gunfire and explosions rang out. At least 23 people were killed in the attacks, Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Kabore told reporters as he visited the Indonesia to ban citizens suspected
of joining ISIS from returning
home: Police ChiefStraits Times [Singapore], by Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Original Article Posted By: PageTurner- 1/16/2016 7:01:59 AM Post Reply Jakarta - Indonesians returning home from the Middle East after suspected of joining the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terror group will be denied entry by immigration officers, said Indonesian police chief Badrodin Haiti on Saturday. The police have shared a list of suspects with the country´s immigration authorities to facilitate the latest move which is part of Indonesia´s efforts to prevent a repeat of Thursday´s brazen attack in downtown Jakarta that left seven dead, including the five perpertrators, and more than 20 injured. One of the victims of the attack is now in a vegetative state, said General Badrodin, R-TA-Wide_2 Burkina Faso hotel siege ´over´
amid reports of new attackBBC [UK], by Staff Original Article Posted By: Attercliffe- 1/16/2016 7:00:39 AM Post Reply At least 23 people of 18 different nationalities are now known to have died after Islamist militants attacked a luxury hotel in Burkina Faso. Al-Qaeda militants attacked the Splendid Hotel in the West African state´s capital, Ouagadougou, as well as a cafe and another hotel nearby. Four of the attackers were killed, two of them reportedly women. The siege at the Splendid was declared over after a joint operation by local and French security forces. The Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) militant group has announced that it carried out the attack. Bukinabe President Roch Kabore, who arrived at the scene on Saturday morning amid Jakarta blasts: All 7 casualties
identified, 12 arrestedChannel News Asia [Singapore], by Pichayada Promchertchoo Original Article Posted By: PageTurner- 1/16/2016 6:58:57 AM Post Reply JAKARTA: All seven casualties of the fatal bombings and shootings that hit the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Thursday (Jan 14) have been identified, Head of Jakarta Police Medical and Health Division Dr Musyafak told reporters on Saturday (Jan 16). Four of the casualties were declared suspected terrorists, including Sugito, 43, Dian Joni Kurniad, 26, Mohammad Ali, 40, and Afif, also known as Sunakin, whose age remains unknown. Besides the four assailants, Ahmad Muhazan Saron was identified as the suicide bomber who blew himself up inside a Starbucks store near Sarinah shopping centre in central Jakarta, Dr Musyafak said. The identification was
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It seems only those in the media are buying that story so pretty sure most everyone else is calling BS on both sides. Hell we know the Iranians and the US have little trouble spouting whoppers.
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Good one Rhodes...Has anyone ever told you that you are a genuine Character??? that is what makes you soo fun to read....:)
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It looks like Ted Cruz is about to put his campaign in another gear. The Donald better look out!
POLITICO – The Ted Cruz who came out swinging at Donald Trump on Thursday night is here to stay, now willing to not only answer Trump’s criticisms but to eagerly define his rival’s weaknesses as the 2016 race in Iowa becomes a two-man contest.
“Iowa is three weeks away,” Cruz spokesman Rick Tyler said. “People want to know how you’re different. It’s time to tell how we’re different.”
Indeed, Cruz’s staffers and backers indicated that while Cruz has until now publicly laid off Trump, his team has long been watching closely and waiting for the right time to pounce. They cited moments that took place last summer and in an interview that he gave close to two decades ago as they questioned Trump’s conservative credentials.
Now, after the debate, Cruz’s backers are foreshadowing a pre-Iowa push aimed at differentiating the senator from Trump on everything from policy to character, even as the campaign says it will stick to policy.
“If Donald wants to have honest, open policy contrasts, we’re ready for that,” campaign chairman Chad Sweet said. “If, on the other hand, he’s going to engage in discussions over nonsensical issues, over birther issues or who’s the real evangelical—which, by the way, someone from his background should be careful about questioning the faith of our candidate,” something Trump has also done recently.
Asked what he meant by Trump’s “background,” Sweet continued, referencing a Trump appearance at a cattle call in Iowa last summer. “I think it’s interesting that Trump … basically said at [a] family values forum he’s never asked for forgiveness, but yet he is Christian. I would ask most Christians the question, ‘What is the first thing you do to become a Christian?’ Christians know what the answer to that question is.”
Charlie Condon, the former attorney general of South Carolina and a newly minted surrogate, was more pointed in discussing Trump’s “background,” a preview of the potentially nasty nature of the new Cruz-Trump dynamic.
“A thrice-married man is going to come into South Carolina expecting to be the Republican nominee?” Condon asked incredulously. “He’s pro-choice. He’s pro- gay marriage. He’s against traditional values. He’s New York, and he’s got to talk about that.”
Still, a Cruz adviser cautioned that the relentlessly on-message Cruz is not planning to fly off the handle on Trump.’
“This is about our campaign and us, we’re not going to spend a lot of time reacting to everything,” the source said. “He’ll probably refer people to the debate. I think he’ll say, ‘I stood two-and-a-half feet from him and said it, and everything I said there stands today.’”
But, noted this source, “Ted’s not going to be Donald Trump’s caddy. I think that’s pretty clear from tonight.”
I’m so ready for this. People need to know the difference between Trump’s New York values and the rest of America and Cruz is the perfect person to do it, as we saw last night. But as the article says, don’t expect Cruz to act like Trump and fly off the handle trumping nonsense as legitimate issues
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Ever wonder how we got to the point where our most promising choices are a guy that is literally married to wall street and has the loans to prove it, or the billionaire with a mouth that only holds the distinction of BFYTW as his trump card.
Anyone really think this was just happenstance?
As Ive said before I've no horse in this race, any that do are IMO seriously deluding themselves.
We have entered very strange days.
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I believe you have a point Rhodes, this whole republican campaign has been orchestrated by the MSM and the left wing democrats but it would have never worked as well as it has without having Trump in the plan too.
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