While Trump has a large lead in delegates and is the favorite to win the Republican Nomination, his biggest challenge may not come from another candidate but from the Republican National Committee itself. During his entire campaign Trump has had an escalating fight with RNC, and his frustration with the process has only been growing. He is currently at the point where he is basically threatening the RNC. In a piece by the Washington Post, he is quoted as saying "The Republican National Committee, they'd better get going, because I'll tell you whatL You're going to have a rough July at that convention,". He made this comment yesterday at a rally in Syracuse, and the timing of this is interesting because in a few days the RNC will hold their spring meeting, and their could be a discussion of how the nominee would be selected.
While Trump has repeatedly bullied opposing candidates, do think he is going to far by trying to bully the RNC as a whole, and do you think his threatening tactics will continue to work to cause changes in the way the nominee is selected?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/16/trump-to-rnc-reform-nomination-system-or-have-a-rough-july-at-that-convention/
While Trump has repeatedly bullied opposing candidates, do think he is going to far by trying to bully the RNC as a whole, and do you think his threatening tactics will continue to work to cause changes in the way the nominee is selected?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/16/trump-to-rnc-reform-nomination-system-or-have-a-rough-july-at-that-convention/
I think the GOP needs to be significantly restructured in order to survive as a political party. Drastic splits have caused panic among establishment members and now there are three definitively different candidates. Cruz is the direct result of the Tea Party movement, Kasich is the establishment and Trump is the culmination of the frustrations of the "silent majority". Regardless of his ridiculous, vague policies, Trump's bombastic personality and take no shit attitude resonates with a substantial amount of voters who've felt marginalized by the establishment.
ReplyDeleteI don't think Trump is bullying the RNC. He's an outsider who has the most support, but the RNC continually attempts to hinder him at any opportunity, just look at Colorado. We've seen him flip on his stance of running as a third party candidate and if the RNC continues to alienate him, then he may renege on his promise to support another candidate.
Bharath, I don't consider myself a Trump supporter, but one quality of his that I do admire is that he is challenging the RNC and their old ways. Trump hasn't needed to bend over backwards and pull strings behind our backs to get support, he has seemed to do it himself. The RNC has seemed to turn their backs on him as well, considering how they basically cheated him out of an election in Colorado. I think that the unorthodox tactics that Trump and even Bernie Sanders have employed and their resulting popularity are going to be a wake-up call for the Republican and Democratic parties that the majority of the United States is fed up with traditional, bought-out politicians.
ReplyDeleteDonald Trump is really between a rock and a hard place, but so is the GOP. He's certainly not a conservative, yet he's hoping to clinch the nomination for the Republicans. I get the feeling that the GOP has really lost control of the situation. If they don't give him the nomination, they are going to make a lot of enemies. On the other hand, they have a lot to lose if Trump wins the presidency. He is far too moderate for the tastes of Republicans in Congress. Trump could easily get screwed, but I really think that the GOP is probably more stressed about the situation than anyone. Best case scenario for Democrats is if runs independent.
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