So if McCain gets knocked out early what is the Republican back up plan?

[Quixote1818]

I know Romney just suspended his campaign so I would assume he would get back in and take on Huckabee?

[TwilightGardener]

1. I imagine if he only "suspended" his campaign, he can get back in.

[Quixote1818]

4. Yes, he can. Smart move on his part. Edwards suspended his campaign too. nt

[sniffa]

2. But, he endorsed McCain

Isn't that the end of that suspension? :shrug:

[sniffa]

7. ps:

he also requested that his delegates go to McCain - which they don't have to do, but the fact that he's released his delegates..... that's gotta mean something in the way of blocking his way back in.

[Diane R]

9. I find your signature to be extremely offensive.

[sniffa]

19. Which part?

Not that I care.

[thepurpose]

3. This throws the GOP into a tail spin. McCain has over 900 delegates already.

[TwilightGardener]

12. I suppose if the GOP forces him to step down, he can play kingmaker--

and award his delegates to somebody else. I bet it'll be Romney. Romney was gracious.

[woolldog]

5. I asked this morning

and no one replied to my thread.

I'm guessing McCain would have to give his delegates to someone, probably Romney. And Romney and Huckabee would have to fight it out until the convention for the remaining states/delegates until someone reached the magic number. If that hadn't happened by convention time, it would be a free for all.

[eleny]

8. What a circus

[TwilightGardener]

17. I agree--Romney. The party powers that be like him, and he was gracious to McCain.

AND he has the funding ability.

[thevoiceofreason]

6. Rudy's ultimate firewall.

She's freakin Miss Iceland!

[anigbrowl]

36. ROFLMAO!!! nt

[Franks Wild Years]

10. Congratulations, President-elect Obama.

:) Hehe!

[woolldog]

15. As an Obama supporter, I'm not sure I'm happy

about this. This opens the door to the GOP selecting a much stronger candidate than McCain. I'm happy with an Obama v. McCain GE, b/c I think it overwhelmingly favors Obama.

[TwilightGardener]

18. Who? They have no one else on their side.

[woolldog]

21. Colin Powell?

I don't know. I just know McCain is an extremely weak candidate. Don't mind running against him.

[TwilightGardener]

27. True--this will cripple him, but I hope he's still the nominee.

[Renew Deal]

31. It keeps Hillary's bullshit away from Obama.

There's a much bigger story. She won't get the attention she needs.

Also, Obama is now the family values candidate. The Clintons and McCains can't keep their pants on.

[CK_John]

11. Cheney will bring in J Roberts or Lynne Cheney, depending on who our candidate is. n/t

[jasmine621]

13. A draft Newt or one of the others who started out as a candidate. nt

[MonkeyFunk]

14. Last man standing -

Huckabee.

[jaysunb]

16. Bush will run

Jeb, that is.

[Franks Wild Years]

26. If Jeb Bush really is more intelligent than his brother....

...he would realise that he couldn't possibly win anything with that name for at least four years. He'd be better off buying a cheap disguise and calling himself Jub Besh.

[jaysunb]

38. LOL ! I love it

welcome to DU :hi:

[ecstatic]

20. I suspect he'll be leaving the race soon for "health reasons"

He got what he wanted: Which was to finally be the presidential nominee. But he knows damn well that he can't handle the job at this point. This "McCain" thing is not gonna happen... But I'm so terrified of who the replacement will be. Huckabee's policies are scary as hell.

[Barack_America]

22. This is their backup plan.

Do you doubt it?

[Life Long Dem]

23. So is she a Hillary supporter? She did him in it sounds.

McCain needed intervention to protect "himself from himself"!?

[powergirl]

24. He'll keep on running

He's a Republican, remember! It's okay to do this stuff if your are part of the Grand Hypocrisy Party. :sarcasm:

[ORDem]

25. Fred Thompson!

Funny, I saw Fred in a 1961 Twilight Zone the other day. I swear he looked just as old and crotchety back then as he does now!

:eyes:

[verges]

41. Nope.

Fred didn't begin his acting career until 1987. He was a politician before he went into acting. It was Reagan that was an actor first. Besides, Fred was only 18 in 1960.

[Life Long Dem]

28. I wonder if this is the real reason they didn't or don't want him?

[Thepricebreaker]

29. Read the story - its a non story... they just made him look like a victim..

[Renew Deal]

30. Brokered convention with Romney winning.

[TwilightGardener]

32. Yep. They'll give it to Mittens.

[FarCenter]

33. An opening for Bloomberg?

Third party run?

[Renew Deal]

35. Only if it's romney/huckabee vs. Hillary

[Thrill]

34. Bill Frist

[madrchsod]

37. mittens to the rescue

[TexasObserver]

39. They will bring Romney back in, assuming McCain gives up.

They'd rather lose with Romney than with Huckabee.

[tigereye]

40. knocked out how and when?

am I missing something?


Is there someone else with no delegates they would replace him with?