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Dead Constitution See other Dead Constitution Articles Title: Third Party Trump Run if Denied GOP Nomination? Third Party Trump Run if Denied GOP Nomination? by Stephen Lendman National polls show him way out in front, up to 20 points over Cruz. Youd think hed be unstoppable. Not if party bosses intend blocking him. More on this below. Americas political system is deplorable, the best democracy money can buy, insiders deciding wholl be president and fill key congressional posts, ordinary people having no say whatever. Elections are farcical, theater, not democracy in action, meaningless exercises, why half the electorate usually opts out. Choices this year for the nations highest office show why - between a political anomaly bombastic billionaire real estate tycoon, the Senates most detested neocon, a dangerous war goddess risking WW III if elected, and a phony populist making promises he wont keep. Trump looks poised to be slightly short of the 1,237 delegates needed for nomination when Republicans meet at convention time in July - yet way ahead of only rival Cruz. Hes adamant, saying the candidate with the most votes should be party standard bearer. I have millions more votes. Thats my leverage, he said. A Bloomberg poll last month showed nearly two-thirds of Republicans support his position if not his worldview. A March Pew Center poll showed only 38% of Republicans and others likely to support party candidates willing to endorse him if nominated. Are plans afoot for anyone but Trump? Will dirty politics deny the clear GOP frontrunner? On Fox News Sunday, he refused to rule out an independent run if a manipulated convention fails to make him GOP standard bearer. I want to run as a Republican, he said. I will beat Hillary Clinton. He abandoned his pledge to support another party choice if denied. His future plans depend on how hes treated, he said - so far very unfairly, he stressed. Whats happening behind the scenes wont be known until nominating convention time. Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus was less than candid saying plans arent afoot to deny Trump. Party bosses are actively plotting to stop him, secret discussions taking place, aiming for a brokered convention they control. It remains to be seen if Trump can foil them. Politics isnt for sissies - corrupt and dirty in America, a democracy in name only. Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. His new book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III." http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanIII.html Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top Page Up Full Thread Page Down Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 2.
#1. To: Stephen Lendman (#0)
Even if Tramp, sorry Trump, does a third party run he will only be on about 20 state ballots.
Don't worry about Lendman. He's always wrong.
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