Trump says he won't sign loyalty pledge required for first GOP debate
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The pledge includes a clause saying that the candidate will support the eventual GOP nominee.
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The pledge includes a clause saying that the candidate will support the eventual GOP nominee.
This is great news IMO
He'll run on his own Freedom Party ticket and we'll get a 3-party election. Oh no, now the rightwing votes are split. Bummer!
Much more likely at this point that he just wins the nomination. There is still time for that to change, but nothing that indicates that it will.
The GOP is in a terrible state
We all know they're in Mississippi, but there are chapters in some good states, too.
Ah, the ol'... Wait a minute, what site am I on?
The old lemmy swap-a-doodle.
Hello future people?
We’ve all been lemmboozled!
The US is in a terrible state. Mostly because of the GOP.
Right, there's really no reason for Trump to participate in the debates anyway - he's way far out in front, so it would only hurt him. Hell, this might even be an excuse to skip them without looking like he's afraid to.
Trump doesn't believe he will win the nomination. If he believed he would win, there would be no problem with him signing the pledge. He believes the eventual nominee will be one of 3 or 4 people he despises and cannot support.
Republicans are too spineless. Realistically trump will threaten to run third party, and they will forgo the primaries and hand him the nomination.
Isn't that a little unconstitutional? I know that hasn't stopped them in the past, but just straight up cancelling a vote of the people is more blatantly fascist than I'd expect from even them.
Primaries aren't in the constitution
Then what is the 24th amendment of the Constitution?
It says that if there is a primary election, citizens cannot be refused the right to vote due to not paying taxes or a "poll tax"
It says nothing about when or if such an election should be held.