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Nov 7 2018 05:08pm
Quote (inkanddagger @ Nov 7 2018 05:01pm)
so you don't think Romney will try?


is the GOP legally bound to even hold a primary with an incumbent?

im honestly not sure, since tradition dictates they go unchallenged unless they are dicey. obviously trump can be seen as dicey, but could the GOP stop it? they hated the 2016 primary season, they took a lot of lumps.
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Nov 7 2018 05:14pm
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is the GOP legally bound to even hold a primary with an incumbent?

im honestly not sure, since tradition dictates they go unchallenged unless they are dicey. obviously trump can be seen as dicey, but could the GOP stop it? they hated the 2016 primary season, they took a lot of lumps.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_presidential_primaries,_1992

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2012


yes, they do hold primaries even with an incumbent running, but they usually run unopposed and the turnout usually is extremely low.
if there is a notable opponent challenging a sitting president during the party's primary and getting a sizable share of the votes, that's usually a really bad sign for the president.
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Nov 7 2018 05:15pm
Quote (Black XistenZ @ Nov 7 2018 05:14pm)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_presidential_primaries,_1992

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2012


yes, they do hold primaries even with an incumbent running, but they usually run unopposed and the turnout usually is extremely low.
if there is a notable opponent challenging a sitting president during the party's primary and getting a sizable share of the votes, that's usually a really bad sign for the president.


i wonder if Romney could even get enough traction to get the vote numbers up. my guess is trump would flatten him with ease. ty for the links
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Nov 7 2018 05:18pm
Quote (thesnipa @ 8 Nov 2018 00:15)
i wonder if Romney could even get enough traction to get the vote numbers up. my guess is trump would flatten him with ease. ty for the links


yeah, I'd assume the same. there might be a sizable share of the republican base who would prefer being goverend by a president romney over a president trump (maybe 20-25%?), but Romney has already lost his presidential race. They would never ever back a proven loser over someone who has proven he can win.

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Nov 7 2018 05:19pm
Quote (Black XistenZ @ Nov 7 2018 05:18pm)
yeah, I'd assume the same. there might be a sizable share of the republican base who would prefer being goverend by a president romney over a president trump (maybe 20-25%?), but Romney has already lost his presidential race. They would never ever back a loser over someone who has proven he can win.


i think voters who prefer Romney to whoever is on the DNC ticket should vote for Trump. Romney's an electoral nightmare, has a history of getting flattened, and would be much more dicey in 2020 than Trump. i see it as a lose lose for Romney, he cant win even if people want him to lol
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Nov 7 2018 05:21pm
btw, just for the giggles:

this was one of President Obama's primary challengers in 2012:


not kidding!

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Nov 7 2018 05:24pm
Quote (Black XistenZ @ Nov 7 2018 07:21pm)
btw, just for the giggles:

this was one of President Obama's primary challengers in 2012:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/07/Vermin_Supreme_2012_video.ogv/Vermin_Supreme_2012_video.ogv.480p.vp9.webm
not kidding!


Free Ponies ftw
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Nov 7 2018 05:51pm
Quote (Black XistenZ @ Nov 7 2018 03:21pm)
btw, just for the giggles:

this was one of President Obama's primary challengers in 2012:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/07/Vermin_Supreme_2012_video.ogv/Vermin_Supreme_2012_video.ogv.480p.vp9.webm
not kidding!


Vermin Supreme is amazing, don't you ever conclude otherwise.
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Nov 7 2018 08:10pm
Quote (Black XistenZ @ Nov 7 2018 05:21pm)
btw, just for the giggles:

this was one of President Obama's primary challengers in 2012:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/07/Vermin_Supreme_2012_video.ogv/Vermin_Supreme_2012_video.ogv.480p.vp9.webm
not kidding!


are we posting videos just for giggles?

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#1030
Nov 7 2018 08:35pm
Quote (FGdumpster @ Nov 7 2018 06:24am)
Not exactly. Cabinet/justice confirmations, treaties, and impeachment trials are all exclusive powers of the senate. The senate is also the only way to contest Trump's tariffs.


Tariffs are a left wing playbook why would the Democrats want to contest them?

Also, any chance to vote to just abolish government and we can all just take care of ourselves?

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