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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis charged the court’s ruling was a plot to ensure Trump wins the nomination because Democrats view him as the weakest Republican candidate.
The amount of sheer illogic needed to make each Republican the victim of a Democrat plot is hilarious.
Yeah, what better way to ensure victory than to restrict ballot access? Let's test that theory by letting both him and DeSantis be on the ballot only in Mississippi!
Oh, Ronny Two-boots is absolutely a professional victim. He's a disgusting, cowardly human being that only knows how to punch down. Here's hoping the DoJ is just sitting on the Human Trafficking charges till he's out of office.
I wonder how he squares the fact that the petitioners were Republicans and independents - you know, people who are qualified to vote in the Republican primary.
The only requirement to vote in the Republican Primary is "I think I'd like to vote in the Republican Primary this year."
https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/FAQs/primaryElectionsFAQ.html
Q2. Who can vote in a Primary Election?
A2. During either the Presidential or June primary:
- Voters affiliated with a major party: may cast a ballot for candidates of the party they are affiliated with.
- Voters affiliated with a minor party: if there is a minor party contest those affiliated with that minor party may cast a ballot for those candidates.
- Unaffiliated voters: An unaffiliated voter may cast a ballot for any one political party. If an unaffiliated voter returns a ballot with more than one political party, the ballot will be rejected and none of the votes will be counted.
If you are registered with a specific party, you may not vote in another party's primary in the state of Colorado, even if you "think you'd like to."
Ok. Let's assume I am, in fact, currently registered as a Democrat. Am I never allowed to change that affiliation?
Oh, I can change that affiliation?
What are the requirements to change my party affiliation again? Is "I think I'd like to vote in the Republican Primary" a sufficient reason?
That's fair. But it's also true that the actual Republican petitioners in the case (five of the seven) are very long time Republicans who have been notable in party politics in the state.
"Hey fuys i know we're all running against him, but maybe if we all suck his dick at the same time he and his supporters won't be so kean to us, I'm sure this time will be different"
I guess what they don't seem to understand (or are unwilling to understand) is that the more they prop him up, the less influence they have over the party and the much lower chance they have to win the presidency.
Of all the people to stand behind to the end of the earth, they choose this guy?
Yeah, they aren't running for president, they're all running for backup and/or VP.
Not only that, but he has shown time and time again that loyalty only goes one way, and he will throw them under the bus the first chance he gets.
I mean it only happens every single time with Trump.
Trump is only interested in scapegoats and yes men.
an “attack on democracy.”
No you see, this is the real attack on democracy, not the attack on the capitol building intended to overturn the democratic results of the election.
But I thought we were "a Republic, not a democracy."
I’m sure all this cozying up will get them positions in his cabinet until they slightly annoy him. Even his last VP had his life threatened. Why do people want to be anywhere near this fascist asshole?
Why do people want to be anywhere near this fascist asshole?
Because birds of a feather flock together.
For the life of me I just can't understand who's donating to these people. Like who are their supporters? They literally aren't trying to win. Their entire thing is cow-towing to a different candidate. What's the point of them even being there? Like I get most of them are it to make money I get that. But why are people paying them?
Corpo donors probably don't care about them winning the presidency. They're doing it to get their foot in the door when the primary candidates inevitably end up in office positions.
Donations from the general public? I have no fuckin idea what the reasoning there could be
I figure it’s a race for second in the hope that the first place guy will get disqualified and/or imprisoned. So they try to look like the obvious replacement for the guy the base can’t have.
Or, if Trump is able to run, they want to be on his good side just in case.
If they aren't using Trump's legal issues as a point of weakness to attack him, they're not running for the nomination. As such, what are the campaign donations for? Seems like fraud to me!
So it's really just Chris Christie & Asa Hutchinson.
Donald Trump’s GOP rivals
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Nobody on those debate stages is actually running for president. They’re all auditioning for Trump’s VP slot.
There is not cowardice like conservative cowardice.
Baaaaaaaa baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Well makes sense to me that they would somewhat band together over this since their common enemy is democracy and the US constitution