Cancelling Republican Presidential Primaries Is By Definition Corruption!

[Vandalshandle]

Yet another reason why I will never again vote Republican.

Yeah... You really care..

Not since Baby Bush, when I stopped voting republican after voting for them ever since Gerald Ford.

 

[Vandalshandle]

Yet another reason why I will never again vote Republican.

Okay, Fakey Jr.

Wow! what a clever comeback! Almost as good as Trump's "Fake News"!

 

[Vandalshandle]

Yet another reason why I will never again vote Republican.

You will be SO missed!

Oddly enough, nobody said "goodbye" to me after Cheney and his sock puppet were elected, and I departed the party.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

“Cancelling Republican Presidential Primaries Is By Definition Corruption!”

It’s certainly undemocratic, cowardly, and authoritarian – typical of most on the right.

And yet no complaints from you every time the democrats did the same, right?

 

[MarcATL]

“Cancelling Republican Presidential Primaries Is By Definition Corruption!”

It’s certainly undemocratic, cowardly, and authoritarian – typical of most on the right.

Who's surprised?

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[MarcATL]

Trump is RUNNING from the truth. As usual.

#LOLGOP #TooFunny #CLASSIC

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[RetiredGySgt]

“Cancelling Republican Presidential Primaries Is By Definition Corruption!”

It’s certainly undemocratic, cowardly, and authoritarian – typical of most on the right.

Who's surprised?

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Were you "surprised" when the Democrats did the same for Clinton and Obama?

 

[Third Party]

“Cancelling Republican Presidential Primaries Is By Definition Corruption!”

It’s certainly undemocratic, cowardly, and authoritarian – typical of most on the right.

Its a strategic move-probably the smart one, but I would like to see a Republican debate.

 

[Third Party]

The DNC just fixes theirs. Having said that, the Republicans should hold primaries-small and cost effective.

Why?

The purpose of primaries is to select the best nominee.

Trump is the best nominee.

It is free air time, allows a candidate to re-state his positions to the undecided, and keeps names in the news-in a positive way.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Ever notice C Clayton Jones NEVER replies when called on his bullshit?

 

[whitehall]

After a long essay we find a disgruntled democrat who can't deal with the current clown car.

 

[JimBowie1958]

After a long essay we find a disgruntled democrat who can't deal with the current clown car.

Oh man, the Dims are heading toward the worst humiliation of a major party since Mondale.

Its gonna be funny as hell.

Maybe it will break S0r0s control of them? Here is to hoping it will.

 

[flacaltenn]

The DNC just fixes theirs. Having said that, the Republicans should hold primaries-small and cost effective.

Why?

The purpose of primaries is to select the best nominee.

Trump is the best nominee.

It's the lack of process that's the issue here.. The parties COULD just go smoke cigars in a dark room and ANNOUNCE candidates.. It's their right to violate their own party procedures and rules... But by denying the voting public a VOICE in that process, it's just gonna hasten the demise of these 2 arrogant, corrupt and inept parties...

If the GOP wants to follow the DNC as a party of "voter disenfranchisement" -- I'll laugh at the destruction of them both.. They've hijacked our Republican form of govt and run Washington like THEY own it...

I'm cheering for these dinosaurs to become extinct, I just don't want them stomping my country to death in their mortal combat to be evil and unaccountable....

 

[JimBowie1958]

It's the lack of process that's the issue here.. The parties COULD just go smoke cigars in a dark room and ANNOUNCE candidates.. It's their right to violate their own party procedures and rules... But by denying the voting public a VOICE in that process, it's just gonna hasten the demise of these 2 arrogant, corrupt and inept parties...
If the GOP wants to follow the DNC as a party of "voter disenfranchisement" -- I'll laugh at the destruction of them both.. They've hijacked our Republican form of govt and run Washington like THEY own it...
I'm cheering for these dinosaurs to become extinct, I just don't want them stomping my country to death in their mortal combat to be evil and unaccountable....

While I agree with the facts as you have presented them, I disagree with the logic of your summary.

We seemed to have picked much better leaders in those smoky old rooms, men like Truman, JFK, FDR, Abe Linoln, etc

 

[flacaltenn]

The DNC just fixes theirs. Having said that, the Republicans should hold primaries-small and cost effective.

Why?

The purpose of primaries is to select the best nominee.

Trump is the best nominee.

A primary is a waste of money. Especially with who's competing with Trump

Hey, so is the primary system in California that results in only two names on the General Election ballot.. NO Independents, no write-ins, no 3rd parties.. AND LATELY -- not even a SECOND PARTY... The last 2 senators from Cali were picked with NO REPUBS allowed on the ballots... NO CHOICES....

This horseshit is gonna kill the country and YOU --- want the GOP to mimic it????

 

[JimBowie1958]

Hey, so is the primary system in California that results in only two names on the General Election ballot.. NO Independents, no write-ins, no 3rd parties.. AND LATELY -- not even a SECOND PARTY... The last 2 senators from Cali were picked with NO REPUBS allowed on the ballots... NO CHOICES....
This horseshit is gonna kill the country and YOU --- want the GOP to mimic it????

I think that is the new definition of insanity; mimicking Calipornica.

 

[flacaltenn]

It's the lack of process that's the issue here.. The parties COULD just go smoke cigars in a dark room and ANNOUNCE candidates.. It's their right to violate their own party procedures and rules... But by denying the voting public a VOICE in that process, it's just gonna hasten the demise of these 2 arrogant, corrupt and inept parties...
If the GOP wants to follow the DNC as a party of "voter disenfranchisement" -- I'll laugh at the destruction of them both.. They've hijacked our Republican form of govt and run Washington like THEY own it...
I'm cheering for these dinosaurs to become extinct, I just don't want them stomping my country to death in their mortal combat to be evil and unaccountable....

While I agree with the facts as you have presented them, I disagree with the logic of your summary.

We seemed to have picked much better leaders in those smoky old rooms, men like Truman, JFK, FDR, Abe Linoln, etc

That's fine however the PARTIES want to pick them.. The problem was -- these 2 parties have been in opposition for SO LONG that they've learned how to avoid any accountability for their actions. And have POLARIZED the political machine into a deep frozen and dark dead end... When it's all about "winning" and NOT issues and accountability, that OLD system will not work... When voters vote for "winners", even if they are arrogant, megalomanical power whores -- it's pretty over. Like it was with the choices in 2016....

We need to realize that voting just to WIN -- makes everyone a loser... Because politics then just becomes a sham sporting event.. And if we don't start voting for ISSUES and PRINCIPLES, you won't GET principled, competent, HUMBLE people serving this country... NOT EVEN from back room cigar filled rooms..

The never-Trumpers are pissed off that an outsider ruined their royal succession plans for paying back the senior party members with higher office.. Because they EXPECT to control that line of succession just like the Dems do..

We desperately need to challenge this 2 party system with a viable slate of Independents and reboot the way the parties have PERVERTED the power structure in Washington.. There are only FOUR PEOPLE that run Congress and control the dialogue.. That's NOT how we survive as a country.... And the founders all warned about a "two parties in opposition" problem as their worst nightmare..

I've got the quotes if ya haven't seen them.. But even THEY KNEW political parties could hack into and turn their elegant system into a cancerous tumor....

 

[JimBowie1958]

I've got the quotes if ya haven't seen them.. But even THEY KNEW political parties could hack into and turn their elegant system into a cancerous tumor....

If I could wave my magic wand and make things the way I would want them, I wouldn't change all that much as it seems to have organically evolved from the culture of our nation.

But I would restore the election of US Senators by their state legislatures, convene an article Five Constitutional amendments convention, ban the Oakland Raiders and end women's sufferage.

Women really shouldn't have to suffer.

 

[flacaltenn]

I've got the quotes if ya haven't seen them.. But even THEY KNEW political parties could hack into and turn their elegant system into a cancerous tumor....

If I could wave my magic wand and make things the way I would want them, I wouldn't change all that much as it seems to have organically evolved from the culture of our nation.

But I would restore the election of US Senators by their state legislatures, convene an article Five Constitutional amendments convention, ban the Oakland Raiders and end women's sufferage.

Women really shouldn't have to suffer.

Then you're totally cool with the choice of Trump vs any one of Insane Clowns pandering absolute authoritarianism and hand-outs....

I'm just not in a mood to joke about any of this for obvious reasons.. With these 2 parties, the end is near for representative Democracy and Liberty...

 

[Faun]

It is a significant rollback and taking away of the American people's rights to select the President of the United States, that is, their fundamental and natural right to choose the top leader of the Executive Branch of the government of the United States in four states, South Carolina, Kansas, Nevada and Arizona where Republican Party leaders decided not to hold a Republican presidential primary for 2020. Not only does it unfairly make it harder for a Republican challenger to the current Republican President to get the needed number of delegates to win the Republican nomination because these four state contests are shut down and so the opportunity to get these states delegates is also shut down; but, it deprives the Republican voters in these states from being part of a vigorous campaign for their primary votes and the opportunity to really and clearly voice their policy priorities and positions which they hold!

This canceling of these four states Republican Presidential primaries stinks to high heavens of corruption of how our nation's democracy is being controlled by monied interests. Monied interests in America stand to lose big if the current globalization model is significantly scrapped and America embarks on a semi-protectionist trade policy. Monied interests doesn't want to promote dialogue that the current globalization model doesn't work America loses to many middle class manufacturing jobs from it, Donald Trump recognizes this and is trying to change the model to protect American manufacturing jobs and ordinary people love this about President Trump they think he is spot on and he is the only major political force in the last fifty years that has been championing these American workers and offering real help; these ordinary Americans commitment to this issue is remarkable beyond words they are willing to overlook character flaws in President Trump that make him unfit to be President on multiple major levels because he is right with them on trade. Monied interests doesn't want it broadcasted widespread and intently that this is where the mass of the Republican voters are on trade they want this bad situation stopped no more excuses we want it done now stopped, the Republican establishment doesn't want this voice of the America people spotlighted because if it is they will have to offer a credible solution and the only credible solution is at minimum limited protectionism for America's domestic manufacturing industries - and the monied interests that is the people behind and that financially back the Republican Party establishment will be livid if this happens because they profit so greatly from off-shoring manufacturing for goods sold in America.

This writer is an American in his fifties and has followed politics closely for the past two decades and I never remember something like this taking place the canceling of four state'ss Republican primaries; this is outrageous it is political corruption at an epic level. What this behavior compellingly calls for is an amendment to the U.S. constitution that will ban a political party leadership from ever doing this, cancelling a state primary. State primaries have too vital a role in the granting of and providing to the American people their right to select the president. Remember it is not like a person who is qualified and wants to be President can tell election boards across the country put my name on the Presidential ballot it is a very expensive and am arduous process for a candidate to get his or her name on the Presidential ballot across the country; only powerful political party's have the resources to consistently do this. So for our democracy to be truly a democracy, political parties must be required to hold fair primary elections across the country.

Beyond upholding general tenets of a democracy, political primaries across the nation make candidates accountable for their record and boy do we ever need that with Mr. Trump. Primaries act as leverage for the American people to get their candidate to serve them which is what candidates should be doing primaries for incumbent Presidents make them better Presidents. I submit as an accurate prediction if President Trump got into a close primary race he or a powerful person behind him would get his butt off "twitter" and wouldn't that be great for America all the less problems we would see because Trump's not self creating them (at the end of the 2016 race he was muzzled on twitter)! If Trump got into a close primary, the American people would see significant progress on many issues such as stopping of excessive pricing of pharmaceuticals in America, on common sense gun control to scale back these mass murders the country sees, improvement of the Affordable Care Act - support for the Alexander/Murray bill that will significantly reimburse Health Insurance companies for the humongous cost on them for paying medical claims from Americans with preexisting conditions which if this bill passes will significantly drive down insurance premiums in the individual market.

The monied interests in America behind this cancelling of the Republican Presidential primaries are extremely clever because not only in canceling these primaries do they muzzle debate on the legitimate issues that underpin President Trump's support and thereby muzzle support for the needed solution of significant protectionist measures but also they are setting up America to sweep this issue away to put a giant cloud over it so that the American public won't be able to organize to bring about the needed change to the current trade model in America. Specifically, monied interests are setting themselves up to win even if President Trump loses the 2020 general election because if he loses their spin their lesson from this election will be Donald Trump made a catastrophic error with his tariffs and his trade wars American politicians specifically Republican politicians should treat tariffs and trade war promotion as political suicide behavior just keep offering the American people empty promises that the American government has to focus on getting our trading partners to act fair and to lower their trade barriers that is the solution. Cancelling state primaries for monied interests puts this election in a nice tidy box where Trump's the only issue so when Trump loses for them they throw the Trump box into the dumpster and move on getting back to business as usual where no significant Republican group threatens the current globalization model. Political party leaders might be in the pocket of monied interests that doesn't mean ordinary Americans have to be; the American people should call for and support a change to the U.S. Constitution that bans political parties from canceling statewide primaries to select nominees for national office!

That's excellent news. I wish all 57 states did that for trump. The parties are private entities and decide for themselves how they select the person to represent them in a presidential election. They make up the rules and they can break the rules. If they want to tell the electorate they have no choice but to vote for trump as the Republican candidate, I'm all for that.