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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRule 40 and the Shit Storm to Come.
Each candidate for nomination for
President of the United States and Vice President of
the United States shall demonstrate the support of a
majority of the delegates from each of eight (8) or
more states, severally, prior to the presentation of the
name of that candidate for nomination.
Rule 40 (b) Republican National Committee.
This Rule 40 thing is not a joke. Here is how it matters: currently nobody has qualified for even one of the eight state delegate majorities needed, because it is a three way race and the early primaries all allocate delegates roughly proportional to the vote. After March 15 the remaining primaries are almost all winner take all - so the candidates will have to qualify by winning those races. It is entirely likely that only TRUMPF will qualify, which will put the NOT-TRUMPFS in a bit of a pickle. It is also possible that nobody will qualify, which would force a rule change and a fist fight on the floor of epic proportions as the Republican establishment will attempt to void TRUMPFs clear win by delegate count. The Republican establishment could also deal with the TRUMPF! only scenario by re-writing the rules, presumably they would do so having convinced Rubio and Cruz and the rest of the Klowns to toss all of their delegates over to Romney who would then have enough votes to block a TRUMPF! victory. All of these scenarios leave TRUMPF! and his angry white male supporters outraged, with TRUMPF! likely running a third party campaign.
The Republican Party is on the verge of a complete shit storm self destruct event. Or the establishment will just back down and say fuck it, our best bet is to back Benito TRUMPF!. I'm guessing they will choose TRUMPF!.
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Rule 40 and the Shit Storm to Come. (Original Post)
Warren Stupidity
Mar 2016
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Stinky The Clown
(67,817 posts)1. I'm also betting they'll back Drumpf
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)2. How does Romney do a complete 180 on TRUMPF! ?
Oh wait, its Romney, no problem at all.
Stinky The Clown
(67,817 posts)5. Heh! And people say Drumpf stands for nothing
Romney is a kite in the wind. Very relaxed in the principles department.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)3. Yay!
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)4. If Rule 40 stands,
It's Willard time.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)6. I thought you meant "rule 34"
It's that gosh darn Herbert Spinekki, again!
lindysalsagal
(20,726 posts)7. We should be so lucky.
Not gonna be enough popcorn.
Make7
(8,543 posts)8. Actually there are eleven states where a single candidate won a majority of delegates.
Trump
36 of 50 - Alabama
40 of 76 - Georgia
22 of 42 - Massachusetts
50 of 50 - South Carolina
33 of 58 - Tennessee
10 of 19 - Hawaii
24 of 40 - Mississippi
Cruz
24 of 40 - Kansas
12 of 23 - Maine
104 of 155 - Texas
20 of 32 - Idaho
Updated with results from yesterday.
36 of 50 - Alabama
40 of 76 - Georgia
22 of 42 - Massachusetts
50 of 50 - South Carolina
33 of 58 - Tennessee
10 of 19 - Hawaii
24 of 40 - Mississippi
Cruz
24 of 40 - Kansas
12 of 23 - Maine
104 of 155 - Texas
20 of 32 - Idaho
Updated with results from yesterday.