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bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 05:19 PM Jun 2016

If the Goopers dump Trump in Cleveland, what do you think the Trump voters will then do?

All this dump Trump talk. Say it materializes and the convention handpicks some blow-dried Establishment choice.

What nobody seems to be talking about is what will the Trump voters then do? He did get a lot of votes in those primaries. Will they just fall into line behind whoever the convention appoints?

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If the Goopers dump Trump in Cleveland, what do you think the Trump voters will then do? (Original Post) bluestateguy Jun 2016 OP
No. The prime reason to do that would be to salvage control of Congress. I think PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #1
I think the GOP will FAIL this test ... GeorgeGist Jun 2016 #2
The Republican version of the Kobayashi Maru gratuitous Jun 2016 #3
stay home, vote third party, a few for Hillary maybe geek tragedy Jun 2016 #4
Riot. truebluegreen Jun 2016 #5
They will riot and start shooting outside the arena. kimbutgar Jun 2016 #6
That's the Republican Thunderdome scenario... JHB Jun 2016 #7
Probably start a civil war. AngryAmish Jun 2016 #8
Probalby they'd rush Quicken Loans Arena with guns blazing. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #9
+1 uponit7771 Jun 2016 #11
The GOP will lose a minimum of 3% of the GOP voting floor that they can NOT afford to lose even if.. uponit7771 Jun 2016 #10
They will do what ever they are told to do. Sheeple. nt madinmaryland Jun 2016 #12
Per reaction on talk radio - rank and file would be very upset Liberal_in_LA Jun 2016 #13

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
1. No. The prime reason to do that would be to salvage control of Congress. I think
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 05:22 PM
Jun 2016

In either case they're writing off the Presidential election.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
3. The Republican version of the Kobayashi Maru
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 05:44 PM
Jun 2016

If the party overrules its voters in Cleveland and replaces Trump as the nominee (barring, of course, the candidate's incapacity), I expect there to be riots and violence that would make 1968 Chicago look like a church social.

kimbutgar

(21,050 posts)
6. They will riot and start shooting outside the arena.
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 07:33 PM
Jun 2016

I think we will see an increase in gun violence from his unhinged supporters. Ginned up by Don the con's who will whine like a baby he was ambushed by the establishment rethugs.

Lord Magus

(1,999 posts)
9. Probalby they'd rush Quicken Loans Arena with guns blazing.
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 08:17 PM
Jun 2016

That's the kind of lunatics that support tRump after all.

uponit7771

(90,301 posts)
10. The GOP will lose a minimum of 3% of the GOP voting floor that they can NOT afford to lose even if..
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 08:20 PM
Jun 2016

... they got a new person and he was Eisenhower

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