RNC chair: ex-candidates who fail to back nominee could face consequences

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

RNC chair: ex-candidates who fail to back nominee could face consequences

Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus says
party may take action against former presidential hopefuls who
violate pledge

Alan Yuhas
Sunday 18 September 2016 21.04 BST

As high-profile Republicans continue to resist Donald Trump, the head of the Republican National Committee (RNC) suggested on Sunday the party may take punitive action against failed presidential candidates who have reneged on pledges to support the nominee.

“It’s not a threat, but that’s just the question that we have a process in place,” Reince Priebus told CBS’s Face the Nation. “If a private entity puts forward a process and has agreement with the participants in that process, and those participants don’t follow through with the promises that they made in that process … what should a private party do about that if those same people come around in four or eight years?”

Priebus has tried for months to persuade rebellious factions of the party into line behind Trump, who among others has alienated the 2012 nominee, two former presidents and a handful of outspoken senators. Three of Trump’s primary rivals have rejected him, explicitly or implicitly, despite signing pledges to support the nominee.

Trump himself loudly withdrew and recommitted to the pledge before he secured the nomination.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/18/republican-candidates-reince-priebus

[napi21]

1. WHAT??? Is he nuts? Everybody if FREE to make up their own mind who they support.

Mr thinks the Constitution superceedes Rernce!

[bettyellen]

3. It's great though- let him hamstring other candidates....

Or have them do a last minute flip flop that won't fool anyone.... win/win.

[Exilednight]

10. The Constitution has nothing to do with political parties. They can

take punitive action against members, including withholding funds to their elections, all the way to kicking them out of the party.

[Motley13]

2. ha, ha

[canetoad]

4. Is word salad

compulsory for Republicans?

[left-of-center2012]

5. Huh ?

“If a private entity puts forward a process
and has agreement with the participants in that process,
and those participants don’t follow through with the promises
that they made in that process …
what should a private party do about that
if those same people ..."

Or should I say "WTF?"

[asiliveandbreathe]

6. Deplorable desparate people do desparate things..

What did you say Rinse..take that long walk with you off that short pier?? - Nope - Dope -

[SaschaHM]

7. Please, Reince. Piss off John Kasich and the Ohio republican party. Go ahead. nt.

[spiderpig]

8. Republican threats? Quelle surprise!

[hlthe2b]

9. OMG... he's putting me in a position where I have to root for Ted Cruz, et al!

How is that possible?!!!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

11. Hey, Rinse: why would any of the rest of the clown car come back in "4 years"?

Not too confident in your current candidate's chances?

[Skoods]

12. Rein-cid Pubus

Continues to prove that he cares more about himself than the country. Just like every other repug