Donald Trump just hit a critical threshold for the GOP nomination, first candidate to qualify for GO - Polidicks

[quote]See, in the Northern Marianas, Tuesday began 14 hours before it began on the East Coast. So its Super Threesday caucus was done overnight, and Trump won all nine delegates. In doing so, the Northern Marianas became the eighth state or territory in which Trump won a majority of the delegates. (The others: South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Hawaii and Mississippi.) And according to the rules of the Republican convention, a candidate must "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." No eight states, no nomination.[/quote] [url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/03/15/donald-trump-just-hit-a-critical-threshold-for-the-gop-nomination-one-that-his-opponents-might-not/]Source[/url]

[quote]candidate must "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."[/quote] For those wondering what it means, it means that someone can't get a majority of the delegates in the country without getting a majority of the delegates in at least 8 states. Donald Trump won't get the Nomination. The RNC is going for a brokered deal and this racist fuckhead will crawl back into obscurity along with the trailer trash human filth that supports him

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49938380]For those wondering what it means, it means that someone can't get a majority of the delegates in the country without getting a majority of the delegates in at least 8 states. Donald Trump won't get the Nomination. The RNC is going for a brokered deal and this racist fuckhead will crawl back into obscurity along with the trailer trash human filth that supports him[/QUOTE] I should hope so.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49938380]For those wondering what it means, it means that someone can't get a majority of the delegates in the country without getting a majority of the delegates in at least 8 states. Donald Trump won't get the Nomination. The RNC is going for a brokered deal and this racist fuckhead will crawl back into obscurity along with the trailer trash human filth that supports him[/QUOTE] First reply and he's already a racist fuckhead. Wow, cool discussion. He will get the nomination, he's the only one to qualify and he's killing it with getting delegates. No Cruz, no Kasich, just Trump. Also Rubio will drop tonight so we don't have to worry about him.

[QUOTE=BuffaloBill;49938395]I should hope so.[/QUOTE] Donald Trump is the result of 16 years of political mismanagement by the republican party. For years the republican party was the Mitt Romney-type business guys sitting around going "money money money" while smoking illegal cuban cigars. They went to washington and did fucking nothing and now all the blue collar racist conservatives who lost their jobs to illegal migrant workers are coming out of the wood work and trying to fuck the republican party. Donald Trump does best among racists and in states with higher than average unemployment. The Republican party has been stepping on their very voter base for nearly 2 decades and now they're angry. Hopefully John Kasich will save our country and these blue collar pieces of shit will fade back into the unemployment line where they and their 20th century mentalities belong. [editline]15th March 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=Fat White Lump;49938416]First reply and he's already a racist fuckhead. Wow, cool discussion. He will get the nomination, he's the only one to qualify and he's killing it with getting delegates. No Cruz, no Kasich, just Trump. Also Rubio will drop tonight so we don't have to worry about him.[/QUOTE] He who wins the delegates does not necessarily win the RNC. Party leadership is scrambling to save their party from being overtaken by those who would see our country go back 60 years in race relations. Regardless of how Donald Trump does, the GOP is dead after this year.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49938425]Donald Trump is the result of 16 years of political mismanagement by the republican party. For years the republican party was the Mitt Romney-type business guys sitting around going "money money money" while smoking illegal cuban cigars. They went to washington and did fucking nothing and now all the blue collar racist conservatives who lost their jobs to illegal migrant workers are coming out of the wood work and trying to fuck the republican party. Donald Trump does best among racists and in states with higher than average unemployment. The Republican party has been stepping on their very voter base for nearly 2 decades and now they're angry. Hopefully John Kasich will save our country and these blue collar pieces of shit will fade back into the unemployment line where they and their 20th century mentalities belong. [editline]15th March 2016[/editline] He who wins the delegates does not necessarily win the RNC. Party leadership is scrambling to save their party from being overtaken by those who would see our country go back 60 years in race relations. Regardless of how Donald Trump does, the GOP is dead after this year.[/QUOTE] GOP would only consist of the Hardliners who stay on this sinking ship. The Rest may re-brand themselves to be more understanding.

[QUOTE=Fat White Lump;49938416]First reply and he's already a racist fuckhead. Wow, cool discussion. He will get the nomination, he's the only one to qualify and he's killing it with getting delegates. No Cruz, no Kasich, just Trump. Also Rubio will drop tonight so we don't have to worry about him.[/QUOTE] If he can't get 50% though, the rules can be rewritten. The rules for that case are disgusting, but it's possible they might come into play.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49938425]He who wins the delegates does not necessarily win the RNC. Party leadership is scrambling to save their party from being overtaken by those who would see our country go back 60 years in race relations. Regardless of how Donald Trump does, the GOP is dead after this year.[/QUOTE] The RNC brought this upon themselves by pandering to the extreme right; it's wonderful they are being fucked by their own creation. Maybe whatever replaces them will ignore the idiots and we'll finally have a government that doesn't use religion as reasoning for any policy.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49938425]Hopefully John Kasich will save our country and these blue collar pieces of shit will fade back into the unemployment line where they and their 20th century mentalities belong.[/QUOTE] Blue collar pieces of shit? Fade back into the unemployment line? I didn't know you were part of the American aristocracy.

[QUOTE=thelurker1234;49938476]If he can't get 50% though, the rules can be rewritten. The rules for that case are disgusting, but it's possible they might come into play.[/QUOTE] Unless it was a really close race, that would be the equivalent of the RNC putting a gun to their head and pulling the trigger. Trump would run third party and the Democratic nominee would take an easy win in the short term, and the RNC would most likely fracture in the long term.

[QUOTE=DaMastez;49938491]The RNC brought this upon themselves by pandering to the extreme right; it's wonderful they are being fucked by their own creation. Maybe whatever replaces them will ignore the idiots and we'll finally have a government that doesn't use religion as reasoning for any policy.[/QUOTE] That's assuming what replaces them isn't this monster they created or worse.

[QUOTE=Atlascore;49938511]Except that's exactly how it works lol. Only two things matter, having the majority of votes in eight states, and acquiring 1237 delegates, Trump already has the first one in the bag and after tonight he'll be well on his way to securing enough delegates. The only Republican candidate that has a chance is Ted Cruz, but the guy is also a terrible human being (just like Trump) so either way the GOP is fucked.[/QUOTE] If you come under 1237, it's down to RNC leadership to decide who wins. Even if he does win the delegates, there's no law that says that they have to give it to Trump. John Kasich is in the race still for the express purpose of stealing Ohio from Trump, hence why Cruz encouraged his voters to vote for Kasich in Ohio. He also hopes he can get the nomination by some stroke of luck, or perhaps a nice appointment in the winner's administration. But most of all, Kasich is an old fashioned 90s republican trying to rescue his party from the clutches of populism. [editline]15th March 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=Sobotnik;49938517]Blue collar pieces of shit? Fade back into the unemployment line? I didn't know you were part of the American aristocracy.[/QUOTE] If they support the racist and violent drivel that Trump shits out of his mouth, then they don't deserve a political voice.

[QUOTE=Fat White Lump;49938416]First reply and he's already a racist fuckhead. Wow, cool discussion. [/QUOTE] yes because he hasn't changed just because u posted a new thread

[QUOTE=FinalHunter;49938533]Nope. Once Rubio drops Cruz will overtake Trump, and Cruz isn't far behind.[/QUOTE] Trump for VP then? :suicide:

[QUOTE=Atlascore;49938619]Trump and Ted Cruz are going the the only ones that reach that eight state threshold, so the choice is going to come down to one of the two, neither of which the RNC wants. Even if Kaisch wins Ohio he doesn't stand a chance anywhere else, after tonight it's going just be Trump and Cruz in the race.[/quote] Rules only apply when things are working how the RNC wants it to. They should've implemented super delegates like the DNC. The RNC can choose whoever they want to represent them. The rules mean nothing. [quote] What an atrocious mindset. Everyone's voice should be heard, do you even know what democracy is?[/QUOTE] America is not a Democracy, nor should it be. If giving these people the right to vote means that they're going to vote for a crypto-fascist, they ought to have their political rights stripped from them.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49938544]If they support the racist and violent drivel that Trump shits out of his mouth, then they don't deserve a political voice.[/QUOTE] I hope you get the government you deserve.

Stripping rights from people is a pretty slippery slope lmao

With 25ish States still up, and many of them becoming winner take all, I don't see this as a big deal, Cruz and rubio will inevitably win some

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49938651]America is not a Democracy, nor should it be. If giving these people the right to vote means that they're going to vote for a crypto-fascist, they ought to have their political rights stripped from them.[/QUOTE] This is an unironic post, in case anybody is just joining us. What the fuck are you doing? 'Why are you voting for a fascist?? You should have your rights removed' I'm actually inclined to believe you're joking because this is so on the nose that it's laughable

I bet they go and implement super delegates after this election season

[QUOTE=Saxon;49938659]Stripping rights from people is a pretty slippery slope lmao[/QUOTE] We already do it to felons. What's wrong with doing it to racists? Racists are arguably categorically worse people.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49938544] If they support the racist and violent drivel that Trump shits out of his mouth, then they don't deserve a political voice.[/QUOTE] Every, single, citizen, deserves a political voice. Also, you really think the majority of people who support a candidate support all of their views? What a perfect world you must live in. [editline]15th March 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=proboardslol;49938673]We already do it to felons. What's wrong with doing it to racists? Racists are arguably categorically worse people.[/QUOTE] Felons should have a vote, it's a disgrace that they don't.

[QUOTE=DaMastez;49938679]Every, single, citizen, deserves a political voice.[/QUOTE] Why though? So we can let uneducated racists try to make the country worse?

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49938651]America is not a Democracy, nor should it be. If giving these people the right to vote means that they're going to vote for a crypto-fascist, they ought to have their political rights stripped from them.[/QUOTE] I agree. After all, it is only fitting that privilege and power should be reserved to the classes who have done their part to earn and maintain it. America isn't and shouldn't be a democracy, but indeed it is instead and should remain a feudal aristocracy.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49938694]Why though? So we can let uneducated racists try to make the country worse?[/QUOTE] Because as long as you are a citizen in this country you should? People who disagree with you shouldn't be silenced. Just like people I disagree with shouldn't even though some of them are stupid. [url]http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2016/mar/08/trump-clinton-primary-michigan-mississippi-idaho-hawaii-sanders-us-election-2016[/url] Check out Louise Jenkins, she's voted for Clinton but thinks her name is "Hilltron."

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49938694]Why though? So we can let uneducated racists try to make the country worse?[/QUOTE] So I kinda see where you're coming from, but that mindset undermines what the US is supposed to be.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49938673]We already do it to felons. What's wrong with doing it to racists? Racists are arguably categorically worse people.[/QUOTE] So what about people like my mother who was called a racist just so her subordinate could try to get her fired (and nearly did until some people called bullshit) I guess you were just gonna take her rights away too? How is the government going to in any way make a system that's going to work properly for what your proposing. Your idea sucks

[QUOTE=Saxon;49938719]Your idea sucks[/QUOTE] It's completely impossible to enforce and manipulatable in every single regard.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49938544] If they support the racist and violent drivel that Trump shits out of his mouth, then they don't deserve a political voice.[/QUOTE] Everyone deserves a political voice, that is the whole point of Democracy I'm pretty sure.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49938694]Why though? So we can let uneducated racists try to make the country worse?[/QUOTE] That's not up for you to decide, nor is it for anyone else. That's why it's called a "right". It seems the "regressive left" really is a thing.