If the Republican presidential nomination was a card game, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell seems confident the establishment’s ace in the sleeve can keep frontrunner Donald Trump from winning.
McConnell says he is “increasingly optimistic” that voting at the Republican National Convention in July will go to a second ballot, seeming to suggest he does not want to see Trump become the nominee.
The Kentucky Republican has studiously sought to remain neutral in public, although he has on occasion condemned Trump’s remarks and reportedly told senators in private earlier this year that down-ballot Republicans might drop Trump “like a hot rock.”
McConnell’s comments on WHAS-TV in Louisville over the weekend gave additional insight into his thinking.
McConnell explained the convention process that requires a candidate to amass the support of 1,237 delegates in order to clinch the nomination. While it’s still possible for Trump to reach that number ahead of the GOP convention in Cleveland, it’ll be tough for him to do. And if he doesn’t succeed, voting would then proceed to a second ballot, with a majority of delegates free to vote for whomever they choose.
“I’m increasingly optimistic that there actually may be a second ballot,” McConnell said.
“I want somebody who can win in November and the whole process is about trying to beat Hillary Clinton in November,” he said. “And I think our delegates, if they end up actually having the latitude to make a decision, which would occur on the second and third ballot, are going to be interested in who can win.”
He said it would then be up to Trump, challengers Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, “or anyone else,” to make the electability argument.
McConnell said that he anticipates he himself will be a delegate, and “on the second ballot I’ll be free to do whatever I want.”
“There are some candidates suggesting it’s somehow tricky to simply follow the rules of the convention,” McConnell said, in an apparent reference to Trump’s complaints about the process. “We’re going to follow the rules of the convention.”
In response to his interviewer’s questions, McConnell ruled himself out of contention, although there has been little if any talk about such a scenario. He also said he believes House Speaker Paul Ryan’s disavowals of interest in the nomination, something that remains a topic of speculation despite Ryan’s attempts to shut it down.
“It really will be up to the delegates,” McConnell said. “I mean this notion that there’s some group of people in Washington that can handpick somebody and deliver it is not true. If there were such a group I would probably be a part of it, but there isn’t a group.”
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
If Mitch get’s his way, Ms. Hillary will be giving her victory speech by 11 pm EST on November 1st.
You got that right. If he can’t have one of his moderate establishment buddies as the nominee, Mitch would much rather vote for Hillary.
Kentucky should be ashamed that Rino McConnell is still in office. They had a chance in 2014 to rid Congress of this bottom feeder. What is wrong with Kentuckians anyway?
Then move to Kentucky and campaign against Senator McConnell. It is exceptionally arrogant to criticize voters in other states who majority of Republican voters elect and reelect politicians they trust and admire.
You should sign up for Republican Party activism in your state to recruit the candidates you approve of to run for election.
If you really want to change Washington DC, then run for election.
It may be arrogant to critize not the voters, but critize the LYING Politicans that lie to the voters to get in office.
When they get in the first thing they say is I tried but just couldnt get it done, because had no help to get it done.
All LIARS everyone of them. Also Mitch isn’t any diferent then the rest of the crooked Politicians.
Why doesn’t the press investigate these crooks by checking their net worth when they were elected and yearly thereafter to determine where and how their net worth has since multiplied! They are all getting huge salaries and unbelievable pensions therefore it should be illegal to sell their souls and amass fortunes on the back of the citizens they are supposed to protect! They have set up a rigged system to elect their own, you rub my hand I will rub yours. Disgusting! Everyone should back Trump to end this!
He should be tagged “Enemy of the People” and “Anti-American”.
Beautifully and ACCURATELY STATED!
A lot of us Kentuckians voted against him in the primary but the Rinos made sure no conservative ran against him as usual !!!
I am A Kentuckian I am ashamed of the lying SOB.Why the Kentuckian keep sending the Corruption back to Washington ,is something I will never Understand. He has done nothing for Ky. He is a lot of the problem in Washington. If he can make a Million dollars on a bill to sell the USA out he will take it. He made 6 million last yr.over his reg.pay.I’M sick of the Corruption.
His real ID is, Senate Majority RINO
Correct, I agree “Mitch the RINO”
He should keep his nose out of our business, no matter who anyone votes for. It is not his business.
Simply put, they are from KENTUCY, nothing MORE nothing LESS… They are the BUTT of all jokes referencing HILL BILLYS, HILL JACKS and IGNORENT WHITE PEOPLE… Remember when our reference to POLOCKS? Well, KENTUCY is America’s POLAND where unlike in Poland where most people can read and write and feed themselves, KENTUCY is BY and in LARGE to exact opposite!!! Here in Ohio we KNOW they are real DUMMIES…
You are right. What right , may I ask , does Mitch McConnell have to determine who is or is not the Republican nominee. Mitch as his gang of life time politicians are afraid Trump will further expose their trickery and outright fraud within Washington.
The old fart has been in D C too long like Duban Reid and others they think they own it!
Yep, you know you Are right
Mitch is so old he farts dust
He is too old to have a dry one.
Even if Trump does not win, I hope he will sue the pants off this rino — along with that idiot from Nevada!
What can he sue about? They make the rules and for that there are no rules only corruption. I would rather see Trump supporters “write” Mr. Trump in the appropriate space on the ballot. I have known for a very long time how corrupt our political parties are. I’m glad Mr. Trump is bringing it to the forefront. Way long over due.
I agree with you. I am devastated at how they can just announce things that are as sensitive as that. I really feel bad for Donald Trump. I hope if they take this away from him that all the people who voted for him make these assholes miserable. It will be the end of the Republican Party.????
this is why we must vote OUT all incumbents
How many folk know today is Patriots Day and what it stands for????????????????☦????
Am now celebrating 76 years of life. Made the mistake of giving my first vote to Kennedy. I have been a GOP Party Member for the last 30 years. McConnell is muddle-headed and OVERDUE for retirement. Hope the Voters in his State will be Proactive in his retirement!
Cliff , I do, thank you reminding people that don’t have a clue, thanks again…
I agree and the idiots do not want their gravy train corrupt ways to get stopped. These rotten Rino bastards all need to be hung for treason.
Hoyt Higgins;Great post very well stated, agree 100%
Mitch just another establishment RINO.!!!!!!!!
Don’t want Trump to expose all the truth about all in D C.
Trump will be the one to cut off their gravy train of big money.
Yes upset there playhouse–trump will expose there scream the whole damn bunch should be in Gitmo
Obama included
no one seems to get that Trump is one of the establishment, whom do u think he is socializing with? with them (incl. all the rich ones). After he is elected, he then will again move and shake it with them. Do u honestly think Trump will give up all that, those r all his ” buddies”and his life has and is democratic at its best but, if he wins, WE’LL TRULY DESERVE WHAT’S COMING and it won’t be good but, u all asked for it!
Well at least this bum McConnell admits in the last line of this story that if there was a way to over ride the peoples choice, he would be a part of it. You are a real jerk and should go home and wait to die.
McConnell has been a rino snake his entire time in Congress. I can’t even stand to look at a picture of this reptile.
I agree, come next election, when HE runs,we, here in Ky, will hopefully vote his A** out of office, his is nothing but an ole RHINO, we need to get rid of HIM for good!
How do all the BIG WHIG REPUBLICANS BECOME DELEGATES. It should be
the peoples choice not politicians.
Don’t mess with Texas you pilgrim????????????????????
It’s time “we the people” elect our politicians, not the life time corrupt a–holes that are in office!
God will take care of him in time and his sorry good for nothing #$#$# will burn in hell. Guess What McConnell there are no such things as fire stations or stop,drop and roll and you will get yours. Your are the slime on a snakes belly and Hillary Clinton is the snake it. You demos and republicans and oh Ted Cruz your face looks like a Jack Ass and I don’t mean his face I mean the ass part.
If happening no one be will win and less Demon Nazi, I believe we need another Civil War for clean shit Politician and set liberals out business.You forgive Trump have a big majority who be will not give up, not this time, liberals not learn nothing from 150 years ago when loose, need another war and run liberals blood for remember, but GOP are dead, are much more conservatives who liberals and Repurats.
If they mess with it more and more alot of us ( the people ) are going to show who is in control and we are going to VOTE IN NOVEMBER FOR ALL DEMS IN THE SENATE AND CONGRESS.
Amen, jabgrandma! Does anyone notice his face actually resembles the face of a rat? If he and the RINOs goes down the “TRUMP IS OUT” path, they are giving We The People shovels to dig RINO graves. They are a disgrace to the human race. Bury the bastards!
jabgrandma-
Did you know that there are over a DOZEN other parties than Demolicans or Republicrats? (i spelled them that way because in all essential matters, they are the SAME PARTY.) The PtB laugh at your threat to put in Demolicans. Try Libertarians. Try Greens. Try the Constitution Party candidates, the American Party, hell, even the Socialist or Communist Parties – at least the latter 2 don’t dry to fool you by passing communist planks while pretending to be “Progressive” or “Liberal.”
Seriously, the problem will NOT end by doing the same thing over and over, but by voting for virtually anyone OTHER THAN the 2 parties fully endorsed by the wealthy who own this country and run it via the Shadow government agents.
the republican elite don’t get it there going to lose if trump doesn’t win were going to vote against every republican that didn’t get behind trump and will keep voting that way till the elite are not running the party the base of 30-40% will win
YEAH,,,,JUST ANOTHER CAREER POLITICIAN,,,, GONE ROGUE,,,,, I HATE THESE ASSHOLES AND I FEAR NOTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE, TRUMP HAS A LOT OF THIS CRAP IN HIS WAY TO BECOMING OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, AND IF THIS TIME IT DOES NOT GET FIXED THEN WE WILL ALL BE DOOMED TO SLAVERY AND POVERTY FOR THE REST OF OR LIVES.
Get rid of the OLD Scum Bags..The Harvard, Yale Royalty.They know it all but never worked or ran a business in the real world.Just Blood Suckers and parasites.TRUMP has proven his metal ! Turned a million into several BILLION !
What the Hell is a DEBATE KING going to do to create jobs ! Maybe hye should be VP for Trump and learn has Capitalism Works, then run when TRUMP steps down.He Cruze may be a great conservative but his RESUME has absolutely no life or work experience.No more LAWYERS !!!!!!!!!!
Actually I am finding more and more misunderstand of the law out of Harvard don’t know about Yale yet! That good image of Harvard law is being destroyed lately. You do know that Obama graduated (so he states ) in Harvard law and he knows nothing. They are giving him a lot to save the school reputation. Too late!
Too many blood sucking lawyers! Ben Franklyn said “run them out of the country” (politer)!
Why can’t u all get it right, a CONSERVATIVE IS WHAT WE NEED and CRUZ is the only one whom has integrity but no, u want a Bully thats rich, egotistical and self servant, who wines like a baby when loosing, give me a brake, Trump will do it his way NOT THE PEOPLES and that will end USA as we loved and respected.
One minute u say: we want a strong, not afraid to stand up against the GOP, Cruz did more than ones and yup the Gov shut down but it was not he who done it, the Dems did but as always blamed the Rep and the world believes and here we go again. Major Media is totally for Dems and therefore will lie on Cruz and as usual, people believe it. I feel sorry for everyone not able to think, educate and process the trutht
I am so fed up with the GOP I could just scream! There is NO way Mr rump can get the nomination. He has my full support….but these old farts that have been in Washington way too long are going to keep things just as they are. If Trump couldn’t break these guys up I don’t know who else could. This country is going down the drain…..and we the people waited too long to demand changes. I feel so sorry for my kids and grand kids…..our country will never be the same. What a mess they are being thrown into.
That is why we are trying to get the states to vote for Convention of States and set term limits on them for they will never put it on themselves. It is the only way to stop this incest of politics. This has got to stop. McConnell can only see what he thinks and what he wants. This is getting aweful and I hope people in Kentucky hear about this, esp. those who want Trump to win!
Correct that “McConnell states HE does not want Trump to win. OK so what he does not own the elections in the Republican party – does he???? He does not like Cruz he does not like Trump so who does he like???
I agree
Never voted for a Clinton in my 71 years but if Trump is screwed out of the nomination, I pick Clinton over Sliezeball Cruz any day.
DITTO!! T-RUMP is PURE ASTROTURF… ALL Surface .. nO DEEP ROOTS!!!
No way. She is a POS.
I agree if take it away from Trump I will vote for Clinton
Never voted for a Clinton in my 71 years but if Trump is screwed out of the nomination, I pick Clinton over Sliezeball Cruz any day.
lane-
Before you vote for H “I Liar,” you may wish to apprise yourself of the info at this link:
youtube.com/watch?v=PV_PLCC6jeI
Sure MITCH just like you were to STP ODUMBACARE .. RIGHT????
Main Street, How right you are. Mc Connell is a RINO and as crooked as they come. I will be so glad when he is out……….
This guy just doesnt get it.Donald Trump?Is the only chance the Republican party has to beat Hillary.Thousands of people just like me have signed up to the Republican Party.Hard working employed legalized tax paying law abideing citizens.He wont have to worry about running the Republican Party if Hillary becomes President..There wont be a Republican party or a United States of America Anymore for that matter..Our national debt,Border security and Lack of Jobs cant withstand four more years of Democratic Goverment
If they don,t let him be the nominee then we will impeach Mitch and then do away with deligate of the states that is crooked anyway for it counts illegal and other people that cannot vote Period
He better retire, because he will have no party to run on.
Mitch McConnell is a gutless and worthless part of why our government has been such a failure in the past years.
He and his kissing cousin, Harry Reid, have conspired to build empires around party leaders. Today, party leaders bear far to much power over the men and women we send to Washington!
When we were struggling to recover from the mess Bush (43) left and Obama was building a pattern of distrust, lies and an obvious agenda indifferent to the best interest of this country, Mitch McConnell stated the GOPs primary goal was to ensure the GOP became the dominant party; no comments about getting people back to work, ridding the nation of millions of illegals, getting a balanced budget, returning pride in our government and our nation or any of the things that were truly important.
Today, McConnell will do what ever Obama wants him to do. He is the weakest, most conniving and worthless member we have in Congress
But his day is coming he can be voted out this year him and 87 others have got to go this Nov,2016 vote them out.
Hey McConnell
You old fart. Go out to pasture. No one cares what you think!! We haven’t cared what crap spews out of your old decrepit mouth for years. Go away!!! And take all of your sick, filthy, lying no good cronies with you!!!!!-and that includes Hilary. The love of your stinking life. You evil old sheister
Trump 2016!!!!
AWAKE SAYS
YOU JUSY DESCRIBED THAT ASSHOLE PIECE OF SHIT TRAITOR DEATH CENTER
HEAR HEAR! Good one, Awake!
McConnel is an ass!!!
Come on! Asses have feelings, too, you know.
….hole
Shame on him!! Kentucky (his home state) voted for Trump and now he wants to deny their votes for Trump!! Shame on you!!
He is a back stabber????
Are U ready! MY friend says, ” can’t wait for the convention in Cleveland,OHIO….The RNC will face it’s biggest challenge…..#3559.01 ….a 142 year old law…about bribing during elections and how the briber (Cruz in this case) will be barred from holding the office he is seeking….lol…lol” from Facebook commenter.
I can’t see why Cruz is even a candidate. He’s not a ‘Native Born’ citizen, as our Constitution requires. We let Oblamer got away with that, and look what happened. People keep hammering away at his Canadian birth and Canadian citizenship, but they’re missing the boat. The thing that sinks Cruz is not that his mother happened to be in Canada, when he awa born, but that his father is a Cuban National. The Constitution, in setting the bar so high, in the case of presidential eligibility, specifically wanted to avoid ‘divided loyalties’, such as having a parent having been born in a foreign nation. It is his father that renders Cruz ineligible.
uncle_fweddy-
He’s not a ‘Native Born’ citizen, as our Constitution requires.
That’s actually “Natural Born,” as there’s quite a difference, in Law. See the Constitution for the United States of America, Article 2(Executive Branch), Section 1, Clause 5.
But i’m pretty sure that’s what you meant, and i completely agree about Cruz being Constitutionally-barred from the presidency. IMO, Cruz ALREADY KNOWS THIS, and this is why he’s “sealed” his birth and citizenship records. Once he’s completely exposed, i would encourage any non-ball-less police or police-type agency to arrest and convict this poseur for Fraud, and have his judge require him to repay every dime he’s collected under the false pretense that he CAN be lawfully elected.
McConnrell is the epitome of what is wrong with the GOP! He is a leach on the organization, sucking out millions from us, yet having the unmitigated gall to attempt to stifle the desires of GOP voters! The sooner that we can get rid of him and the other likeminded career politicians, the sooner we get a party that supports us….the traditional, lifelong GOP voters! I am not a strong Trump supporter, but I want to believe that, whomever I vote for will be respected. We need representatives, not power brokers!!!!!
Let’s just say he is not a visionary.
Wish the GOP could have stopped McConnell. But then, he IS the GOP, the GOP that WON’T listen to its conservative constituency.
Purge RINOs, America.
Right Rolin!
That’s what we bread & butter republicans have been saying all along.
Get rid of the rino’s election after election.
Vote in proven conservatives, constitutionalist, and don’t forget libertarians.
Let’s all agree not to vote for anymore lying, promise breaking repubs in name only!
Let’s look at their behavior, words, interviews, writings, votes etc and foresight to say ” NO WAY” in one majority voice.
Agreed?
If you do, if anyone here does, then it behooves you to also hold trump to same standard. If you do, you’ll see he is the biggest fake, pretending to be republican.
No to son.
YES TO CRUZ
good message!
Canadian Cruz! Trump is right about Cruz. Fact check what Cruz says. Most are lies. I sill haven’t forgotten who his wife works for. (On leave now) One of the banks that has bought, and paid for Cruz. I’m still not quit sure of Heidi’s role in the North American Union. Me, I’d rather have a guy leading our country that knows how to make a billion, as to the rest that just know how to spend it. Cruz is an attorney. Everything he knows about jobs, fits in a thimble!
McConnell seems to want to hand Hildabeast and the Democrats control of the government–which they misused for many years. It is not the Donald that must go. It is Old McConnell. Hopefully, the good people of Kentucky will agree and toss his RINO tail out next election. Just don’t elect a Dopeytwit to replace him.
McConnell seems to want to hand Hildabeast and the Democrats control of the government–which they misused for many years. It is not the Donald that must go. It is Old McConnell. Hopefully, the good people of Kentucky will agree and toss his RINO tail out next election. Just don’t elect a Dopeytwit to replace him.
If it will get Mitch McConnell out of the Senate, I will gladly vote for Donald Trump. If Trump wins the most delegates and still is screwed out of the nomination, I will work for his third party candidacy, doomed though it may be. Let Hillary be President and follow the failed Obama terms with more failure. The arrogant, lazy, corrupt USA deserves to collapse.
Mr. McConnell has accomplished nothing as the Senate leader, he has allowed Obama to ignore the Constitution and he has never really opposed all the executive order that O issued. His leadership is entirely debatable, he is old school, part of the old boys club in D C who do not want to rock the BOAT, hence he does not want an outsider like Trump to reach the W. H. By doing this, he de facto hands the Presidency to Hillary Clinton which means further destruction of our way of life, and of our once great country.
mConnell is an extremely corrupt jackass that is a large part of the problems in our country. Obarry bought him off a few years ago by giving him a dam project as payment to help oBarry’s agenda. Go home you stupid old man!
I keep telling everybody that Obama’s main agenda is to destroy our great country. but it seems nobody is listening.look at all he has done to ruin this great country by destroying our constitution. and the repupllicans just let him. WAKE UP AMERICA.
To all the Republican elected officials that are telling me “my vote and all the other people that vote any other way then you want”dose not matter, i am telling you after the election I will no longer be a member of the Republican party!!! You have shown me that the people in the USA have no meaning to you bums.
I’m with you!
I am from KY and Mitch better worry about his own reelection. Trump can not ever be worse than we have now or will have with a crooked election Mitch wants. Go Trump 2016
What is the hold up with my comment 11.08 am
Oh come on Mitch. What a whopper of a mis truth. Of course Washington can hand pick and deliver a candidate. You have been doing it for years. You have a history of ignoring the peasants (tax paying middle and lower income). This is such an apparent assault on the American voter. You aren’t even trying to hide it. You and your party think we are not intelligent to pick our President so you and your cronies will do it for us. You and your kind are the death squad for our once great country. Go ahead with this and people will be angered. Let’s give every candidate an equal opportunity not your hand selected puppet.
It’s all about who can win in November. Then after that it’s about governance. Being commander in chief of the military.
Trump got 100 percent delegates in South Carolina and Florida with less than 50 percent popular vote. He’s not bitching about that. He’s bragging about it. Double talk.
Most of Trump supporters are blue collar workers. Many are democrats!!
Trump has zero support from people who know how to run the government. Cruz has massive support. Better organized and much smarter than Trump.
Kasich is a democrat. Very liberal. Democrats adore him. Run away!
Donald is an independent. One foot on each side of the fence. Donald doesn’t understand how government works nor our constitution. He thinks he’s being elected Emperor of the World. Troubling. Donald a lot of bluster. Will back off and change direction once in office. Congress will block him from day one.
Cruz is a Comstitutional Conservative.
If Trump wins I support him because I truly believe Hildebeast is satanic evil and as corrupt as Dilma Rousseff in Brazil. Maybe worse. She is the architect of Arab Spring. Disaster. She called off air cover in Benghazi. Blood on her hands. Never Hillary. Never Kasich. Never Bernie.
Solid citizen, your comment “Trump doesn’t understand how government works, nor our constitution”. 1) our government doesn’t follow the constitution, nor does our government function as was intended. 2) Trump definitely understands this and has/is exposing how corrupt the system is. We no longer have a republic, just a bunch of pompous house and senate liars, a judicial system out of order with a King/Queen run by the global elite. Yes, Trump understands this very well! The system is broken and the GOP/RNC will stop at NOTHING to keep him from the presidency. Just answer one question, “why is the GOP/RNC spending so much energy and $ trashing Trump, when they should be exposing Hillary the criminal???
Cruz not a US borne citizen. Can not be a president of the US.
Cruz is a US citizen! Find something else to bitch about!!
If trump is so smart tell him to debate Cruz. You would be
Amazed.ted is brilliant and has real solutions to our problems!!
all trump can do is cry and whine!! Everyone on the trump train needs
To realize that trumps own son said…daddy will deport the illegals and
Bring them back legally.where is America going to find 12 million jobs??
We don’t need all these people!!
And apparently your happy with the same old politics. Cruz has to depend on the influence peddlers ( PAC’s ) that contribute to his campaign. That’s whats wrong with our Rep.s today. “Give me your money and I’ll take care of you”. Trump hasn’t accepted one dime to his “war Chest” like all the rest of them have. He isn’t being bought and paid for like Cruz, Clinton, Kasich and Sanders. Go Trump.
Jackie-
Cruz is a US citizen!
IS he? That’s the 64,000 dollar question. You DO know that he’s sealed his birth and citizenship records, right? Why would he do that, do you think?
Did you know that no one can live in Canada 30 days past the expiry of their tourist visa without becoming a Canadian citizen, right?
Do you know how long Mr. and Mrs. Cruz lived there before Rafael Edward was born? 3 years!
Do you know how long they lived in Canada AFTER Ted was born? 4 years.
Did you know that Canadian Law FORBADE dual citizenship until 1977?(3 years after the 4-yr. old Ted went to Texas with his mom to rejoin his dad.)
So tell me, if you know: how does a woman who once had US citizenship go to Canada, live there for 7 years, and not give up her US citizenship? How does that same woman VOTE in Canada’s elections? How then does a naturalized Canadian woman and her naturalized Canadian husband give birth in Canada to anyone OTHER than a Canadian citizen? After all, Lyin’ Ted freely admitted to giving up his Canadian citizenship in May of 2014. His CLAIMS that he held “dual citizenship” hold as much water as a cup used for target practice.
Mitch McConnell,,,just another asshole career politician…They need to be extincted…Go TRUMP!!!! Our only hope to save this country…
Mitch McConnell like Hillary Clinton are poster child’s for what is wrong with our founding fathers Constitutionally mandated “elected representative republic.” FDR set the stage for our “republic” demise by his alphabet soup of federalizing our national government. Its time for We the People to rise up against the Washington DC corruption by the entrenched destroyers of our Republic. Its beyond belief that a nation of 320 million plus citizens will continue to stand by while the DC corruptors are practicing the democratic party’s TAX, SPEND, ELECT. Our nations Board of Directors are composed of one Chief Executive, 9 Supreme Court Judges, 100 US Senators and 435 US House members for a total of 545 elected and or appointed government officials. These public servants are where the continual fleecing of the “tax payers blood sweet and tears” is an annual ritual. The election of our nations first political correct presidential candidate, Barack H. Obama, Jr. and his irresponsible “acts” have turned our citizens into every “special interest group” that his experience as a community organizer could conceive. The best way to describe Obama’s impact on our nation is to recall the confusion and utter destruction as symbolized by the Tower of Babble. United we stand, divided we fall. Obama’s legacy has been fast tracked to turn the most exceptional Nation ever into less than a third world power. All hail Cesar! lee1233
If Mr. McConnell’s allies block Mr. Trump’s nomination, then they’ll surely block Mr. Cruz as well. Mr. Cruz is one of the few Senators that has opposed the Senate Majority Leader. Many of you Trump supporters bash Cruz. But give him some credit on this point.
Just can’t figure. This man State is in trouble do to coal miners out of work do to EPA and Obama shutting them down, the elites/establishment are for New World Order which Obama is trying to do now, it still means no coal you know CLIMATE CHANGE BS.. See the GOP elites are looking at their own pockets not that of the people so We the People must shut down these secrete society elites and expose them for what they really are and where they come from. I am talking these real outsides of our country having a say in our CONGRESS with bribes and money along with power to those who head to their dirty ways.
See that can not do that with a true American one who is self funding, one who turned down his wages and more than likely will give to out Veterans, one who is on the same level of thinking as we the people are. One who relates to our tired of Islam being in our country and threatening us, one who relates with our not wanting illegals coming across our boarders and to deport those who are here illegally one who wants to stop Islamic Muslims from coming into our country and remove those on visa’s etc out and back to where they came from. I want a wall, I want illegals stopped, I want Islam banned from this country, I want jobs, I want my Social Security fixed so we don’t worry every day, I want our country to drill for oil, Natural gas, Coal and what ever it takes to be independent, I want our oil in Iraq, I want those Russian jets buzzing our Navy shot down, I want to support and protect Israel from Islam and these Palestinians who are a made up bunch of unwanted which in the beginning Israel held out their hands in love and support to help them because no one else wanted the and now they want to take Israel over… How pathetic! We should go in there and get Israels boarders back to where they belong.
I want to see our children educated in our true AMERICAN HISTORY not that made up by Liberal idiots who have brain washed our children in their pathetic education system of today.. Reading, Writing which I have not seen in years and Arithmetic, spelling and American History. Put the bible back in the schools, pray and a flag in every classroom and the pledge of allegiance to that Grand Old Flag. Our Children deserve better, the best. We need to get rid of this race garbage in our schools and preach all are equal no matter who they are. We need to rid ourselves of Uncle Sam’s Plantation. I want the best for our country and TRUMP is the only one who talks my language. He is a straight shooter, tells it how it is and how I like it. I am in love with my country and I don’t want to loose it, as I am sure none of you out there do.
God Bless each and everyone of us and the USA. We are going to need it.
Mitch should of got the AXE long ago from being Senate Majority Leader, he is a real piece of work. What I hope is when Obama becomes President of these United States he jumps down this mans throat and all the other two face republican junkies. Term limits is what we need this decades of being in office is pathetic.
The Supreme Court justices need to have limits now since those being chose do not hold true to their oaths ti to the Constitution of the USA they no longer know what it means to be a true American and do the job as suppose to. Another words they can no longer be trusted to set on the Supreme Court of the USA. We are in trouble our Congress has let us down both sides of the isles neither side listen to those who elected them which is expected of the creepy Democrat extremest who think they know all that is best, and we American Citizen’s know nothing, but when it come to Republicans they should know better BUT, after seeing what is going on with the GOP elite establishment manipulating votes/delegates to meet their way of thinking is sickening and finally is out in the open. If majority you win. All I can say now is the GOP best listen to the people the ones who vote not those rich elite good old boy establishment. We the people are no longer in the closets we are alive and well and coming out to get ya if you screw this election up and allow these supreme court justices to rule on any law that is law on the books. Congress are the only one that can change, delete or make new laws not the Courts of the land or the President of the USA.
I meant when TRUMP be comes President not sure how Obama got in there.
One of the biggest problems facing the Republican party is going to be, trying to keep the party together with people like McConnell in leadership that says the people’s vote don’t count!
Mc Connell, Reid and Palosi need to retire forever….it is time for change…….and Romney needs to stay at home and stay out of politics…….Trump is the only one who will make changes and clean out Washington…….
Trump can’t clean out Washington! It will take the vote of the people to do this. Each person needs to look into the candidate they are supporting and see what they have done or what ideas they espouse. Problem is – if you ever watch interviews with the people in various states, most of them are not knowledgeable about politics at all and most don’t even know who their representatives are or what they stand for. That’s where the shame lies.
And I’m “increasingly optimistic” that McConnell will be stopped in his next election campaign in 2020, for that’s when voters will finally see him for what he is (but only if we can clear the vision of Kentucky Republicans by prying them away from their bourbon).
What a F***ing LIBERAL, Yea he can probably stop Trump as Long as he wants Hillary or Bernie to be President. He is a Liberal he is just as bad as Harry Reid, Get Bernie in there and you will be losing your job, He will change the country to Communism. I think Trump will win, and I don’t think it will go to a ballot, But if it does He can do it on the first vote
This Kentucky boy was born and raised in Paducah, presently retired in the Tampa Bay area. I was wishing I could have been back living in The Blue Grass state so I could have voted against this embarrassing RINO. However, I’m thankful Kentucky now has a good Christian conservative governor.
DO WE REALLY NEED THIS PIECE OF SHIT?? WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU PEOPLE?? WHY DO YOU KEEP VOTING
FOR SHIT LIKE THIS?? I GUESS IT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE A PEA SIZE BRAIN THAT WILL NOT LET YOU SEE PAST YOUR NOSE.
McConnell and Harry Reid Identical Twins seperated at birth
shame the abortionists didn’t murder them!
Mommy Hildebeast Rotten Clinkdink said “No Abortion.”
The politicians are worried that the, “Gravy Train” will get de-railed and they won’t be getting their, “Side Deals!” Trump doesn’t owe them or their, “Benefactors” anything, so he will put a stop to their, “Underhanded Activities.” No more, Lobbyists giving them, “Extra Gifts,” “Speaking Engagements” and little, “Favors” here and there! Let’s get on with the, “Trump Era!”
Let’s see……if the establishment GOP get their way and somehow influence the outcome of who would become the GOP candidate, then the will of the people will be circumvented. McConnell and his buddies may not be reelected to their cushy positions in congress in the next election cycle. I with many others will push to defeat these “WARTS on SOCIETY” who are looking out NOT for the American citizen, but for their own selfish WANTS. To them it is “to hell with what the citizen wants/needs.” The threat to them is simple: They may LOSE CONTROL of the party candidate. Thus they could/would lose funds from those wanting favorable legislation for “financial aid” (re-election) help. It’s all about them(CONGRESSMEN/WOMEN)–no-one else matters. It seems as though the Republican party has become more like the corrupt Democratic party.
Mitch said, “He said it would then be up to Trump, challengers Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, “or anyone else,” to make the electability argument.”
Has it not occurred to any of the establishment republicans that we won’t vote for any of those “candidates”!
Mark my words. If WE THE PEOPLE get screwed over during this upcoming presidential election,there will be a war here at home. We are tired of being screwed over by career politicians and blatantly lied to on a regular basis. Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum
Stand up for Freedom☦????????????
How many in our Country realize today is Patriots Day!
If they can’t buy you they don’t want you in Government. Government only for the one that Corrupt and can be buy. Wealthy People got in Government and took over and it never been the same. Now it about them and their way. I still like to know where the change Obama said “he was going to do in Government”. They will say anything to get in Government.
This is why we need Trump to be our new pres. people like this are worried about only one thing and that is staying in power so they can keep filling their pockets. Most people won’t face the truth and admit it but it must be faced. Also thus is our hard earned money they are using for themselves and even more on all the crap the say is for us. It’s time to put someone in that gives a s—t. Trump is that person.
Stop Trump like they did J.F.K., problem solved .
Our choice, as a ‘collective’ (I know, a liberal/progressive term) is to stop providing funding for the GOP, and instead elect politicians who WILL follow the constitution.
Little Marco must be devestated!!!!
I once thought the Republicans were more honest then the democrats, but no more, both parties are corrupt to the core, they cannot corrupt Trump and that is what scares them., if not Trump my write in vote will either be for him or Donald Duck.
Thats ok they can do what they want to him he will just go independent and the Democrats will walk right in.
An interesting display of Democracy on the part of our Republican Party . . . ;I always thought that the right to run for a public office belonged to the person who elected to “HOLD” that office . . . what I’ve just learned from my Republican constituents is that I can only “RUN” for or hold office if I’m approved by certain Republican leaders . . . I have to wonder why they are taking such desperate steps to defeat Trump . . . after all, he is a “Good” solid citizen . . . the more they oppose his candidacy, the more attractive he becomes . . . I wonder why these politicians oppose him? . . .What is it that they could possibly be hiding? Maybe . . . after the Clinton Political Machine is finally destroyed I’ll join the Democratic Party . . Just a thought . . .
The whole bunch of them are scared that Trump may actually take away their benefits, ties to other companies and anything else that he may get his hands on. Someone needs to get in office and straighten this country out. The dipshits that have held office for so long cannot and will not change anything. Set a time limit on the idiots in office and kick them to the curb like they do veterans.
Of they rob trump of after having the most delegates then I will vote straight democrat across the board or any independents pr 3rd parties. I will NEVER vote republican again if they do that.
We The People, must make sure these Career Politicians and especially those that are conspiring to stop Trump from being the Nominee, we must throw them out of Congress. It is very clear who they are. They have shown their cards and how deeply involved they are in maintaining their game of getting rich off our backs and doing NOTHING for us, the citizens. THEY MUST BE REPLACED!
If the voters choose Trump, they choose Trump. He is not my first choice but the Republican establishment has not chosen wisely for many elections so why should we trust your judgement this election. This time you should trust the voters and get out of the way. You and your cohorts have given in to the dark side for far to long, it’s time you leave and take your ilk with you.
McConnell should rethink his idea that a second ballot will destroy Trumps chance at the white house. If Trump has done anything, he’s made us look at how the political system works, or doesn’t work. He’s opened our eyes to many things that need to be changed. These people are all so afraid of Trump. There are many reasons for that. I don’t know why they keep saying Donald or Ted can’t beat Hillary. I think either one of them could destroy her. She has done a good job of looking like an idiot all on her own! I agree that she is evil.
Rush Limbaugh is right again!! The establishment is doing their Stop Trump Movement for Job Security!! What ever happened to Statesmanship and Honesty?? Goo luck Crooked Hillary Rodem!!
Mitch McConnell is a disgrace to the Senate and to the Republican Party but he is indicative of the dysfunction of both. In an election as important as this one which can have a dramatic impact on this Country for years because of the current Supreme Court Vacancy and potential future vacancies, for him and the Republican Establishment to withhold support from the leading candidate is self centered and foolish. Trump supporters are NOT going to support an establishment candidate and that includes Ted Cruz who is now one of the good old boys. They will also leave the Republican Party in droves as I will, either support Trump in a third party initiative or write him in as the Presidential Choice or not vote at all. Certainly they will not give the RNC any further donations. The Republican Party has created a situation in which Republicans cannot win the Presidency. Cruz voters will not vote for Trump unless Cruz and Trump reconcile. No one is going to vote for Kasich no matter how he get the nomination. The man has only won his home state and is far behind Trump and Cruz. The Republican party has created its own demise and if Trump is not the nominee it will ultimately be a party no longer. A third party wll emerge that will cater to a more middle of the road approach and consist of Democrats, Republicans and Independents who are fed up with both parties.
I want to state at the outset that this comment has nothing to do with this article in particular. I am interested in sharing some bipartisan thoughts about the topic, We Are The Party, and address it to both Democrats and Republicans alike.
This election cycle has focused my thinking about the process we go through in both parties to select a candidate to represent us in the November elections. During the Democratic primaries Democrats vote for their choice but the “Party” has super delegates who are not beholding to the rank and file Democratic voter. On the Republican side it is apparent that when they don’t like who the rank and file Republicans are voting for “they” the “Party” try to decide who is going to be the nominee over the choice of the majority of their members. In both cases the Democratic and Republican parties forget that in reality you and I “Are the Party” and we should be the ones that ultimately decide who represents us.
To this end I am suggesting a voter “Revolution” where people push back hard on their respective parties and remind those in charge that you and I are the party and we really don’t care for these rules that take the ultimate say away from those of us who are also registered Democrats and Republicans. I would urge those of you who agree to write and call your respective Congressional, State and Local representatives to complain about the “process” in addition to the DNC and RNC depending on your party affiliation.
I think its time that the people involved in the political process understand that they only derive their authority from the People when we give it to them and WE need to recognize that when we acquiesce and let them do as they wish we are abrogating our individual prerogatives to have them represent us as we would like to be represented.
Those of you who feel you agree with my sentiments are free to use this statement in any comments or letters or conversations you have. It is my intention to insert this statement in the comments of every article I read online and to hopefully start a movement that will hold both political parties accountable to their members.
Thanks for reading this whether you agree or not.
Mitch is a talented strategist. He has knocked out one Democrat darling after another when they have stepped forward to challenge him. Mitch may have some plan to tinker with the convention voting.
The convention needs to elect the candidate who received the most votes. I’m not a Trump fan, but if he gets the most votes in the primaries he should get the nomination. If the three remaining candidates prove unacceptable to the convention delegates they should look at the other candidates who entered the race. I don’t think that Mitch or Paul Ryan has any chance of getting the nomination.
Sounds like mcconnell is going to get out his well worn knee pads. The only 2 things he seems to do well is to kiss obozo’s azz or — well — I’m sure you all can guess the other. These do nothing, self serving worthless POS are so afraid of losing their golden fleece, they are just scared to death of Trump. All they want is either have a republican establishment puppet win or just give it to the witch so as to keep their status quo. They don’t care who wins as long as it is not Trump, and the winner doesn’t rock the boat and make waves. These career POS could NOT get any lower. The snake hiding under a rock has more credibility than any of these career politicians.
8 years ago, I dropped the Republican Party just for this reason. A bunch of “good ole boys” that don’t want their boat rocked. Established R I N O’S that are great for lip service and lies (Contract with America) and people Like McConnell and McCain that are Republicans in name only. Does anyone remember when Teddy (I can’t swim) Kennedy and John (my daddy, the Admiral got me into the Navel Academy) McCain crawled into bed together with an amnesty bill? And the times that McConnell (Senate) and Boehner (House ) have caved to every whim of the Dem.s and Clinton/Obama? I hope these idiots implode the Republican Party after all the sword rattling and lying to their constituency’s?
It seems like the retards want to stop the very best man to be president and that man is Donald Trump. Bernie Sanders is so old, the first sign of major problems with this country, if he gets elected president, he will have a heart attack. Hillary Clinton is being investigated by the F.B.i. and hopefully she goes to jail, but probably won’t as Obama is protecting her. Ted Cruz is not to be trusted and the rest of the candidates are not even worth talking about. Rant Over !
Why worry about the GOP losing it wouldn’t be the first time and it will not be the last the GOP are all afraid of ruffling feathers on the Democratic side they are like a bunch of frightened alley cats they are called Yes men/women they are afraid of what Obama has on each and everyone of them why not find time to stand up to this creep in the WH and put your country first instead of shrinking like a bunch of old violets. No wonder the majority of you don’t like Ted Cruz because he has the balls to stand for up for the Constitution and none of you have instead of putting our country first you all put your hands in your pockets you are much too self-absorbed with power, greed and money. How many of you have kept your families out of service to protect them, but it is okay that others that protect this country are protecting the cowards you all are. Get off your duffs and man up and stop trying to protect the scandals you have created in the past to protect your families while others have given their lives for our country.
Mc Connell and his death wish!!!
Better politics as usual and vote Hilary.
The political elite wants their deals at the expense of the American people. It more fun and it always work. Americans are so stupid anyhow!!!
D. T. deals would be perhaps at the expense of the politicians and that is a NO, NO! That deserves IMPEACHMENT!
Mitch, Does Hillary have something on you too? When is your term up? It’s to bad you have a retirement, that most would envy. Please pull your head OUT of…..
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is an enemy of the American people, he is a disgrace. Lets recall the SOB.
Look at that face! Really scary!! We need to get rid of these do nothing people! Stand up for something!!! What about North Korea and Russia playing their games!!! No one has said anything!!
Trump has unmasked the establishment in the same way the Sunlight starts a new day.
By removing darkness,
The club politicians never did care for the country anyway, ( save a few ) as demonstrated
by their: comfortable careers, shrewd associations and passive attitudes, building a name
for themselves instead of serving their constituents.
We can see the light now.
The veil is removed and this is very painful to all sides, we now find the votes to be an
event for the masses, to prepare the delegates stage to decide how to wheel and deal
the future of the Nation and the direction our lives.
So they don’t like him anymore.
Trump is like a wasp in a beehive and it drives everybody
crazy!.
The established ones don’t like him period. He makes them all look negligent, and
Stupid.
Trump may be stopped, but what he has done cannot be buried under the piles of this
morass in Washington and elsewhere.
The Spirit of America is alive and well.
Can’t blame the politicians after all; they’re only naked and afraid.
THESE OLD FN ASS HOLES HAVE TO GO ! THEIR POCKETS ARE FULL ENOUGH ! THEY DO NOT HELP THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ! THESE POLITITIONS JUST THINKS ABOUT THEMSELVES !
Trump is by far the peoples choice and Mitch and the rest of the Republican party should start to unit behind him instead of fighting a losing battle.
I think he will make a great President for Allblican and Democrates and people of all races, maybe not all religions?
But that may be good?
Mitch is as bad for our side as Harry is for the other side.
“There are some candidates suggesting it’s somehow tricky to simply follow the rules of the convention,” McConnell said, in an apparent reference to Trump’s complaints about the process. “We’re going to follow the rules of the convention.”
Ted Cruz called McConnell a liar on the floor of the Senate. Looks like Mitch is at it again!
Surely McConnell knows that, at present, Trump and Cruz are the only candidates that can “legally” be on subsequent ballots in a contested convention — which seems probable. If, as McConnell suggests, some other name is put into the process by the RINOs such action would be in direct violation of the rule that was recently added to preclude Ron Paul’s candidacy in a prior convention.
I predict that if McConnell and the rest of the RINOs try some such trickery it will be the end of the GOP, Hillary will ascend to her throne, and our once great country will implode.
McConnell is part of the problem. We need to vote out the old guard like him and get some fresh blood in Congress. He is just another obstructionist.
McConnell one day and not too far away, you will in fact have to answer for your treachery, not just to the people of the USA, but to the Lord.
I can’t wait and the good news we will all be on lookers
Mitch McConnell should be removed as Ky.
Senator. He is a member of the ” not so good
ole boys” in the Senate.
Hey Mitch stop pulling for Hillary, you had your turn so make everyone happy and go home.
Mitch McConnell is the epitome of what is wrong in Washington D.C. and the Republican establishment. He is a LIAR! He has turned the US Congress into a FECKLESS JOKE. He would rather turn this upcoming election over to Socialist democ-RATS than have Donald Trump or Ted Cruz win the election. It is time for McConnell and all his Lts to go
I wish these old farts would read the Constitution and Bill of Rights. It is time for WE THE PEOPLE exert our collective strength at the voting ballot and get rid of everyone of these disease ridden mental midgets. Nothing but pediphiles, crooks, liars, egotistical pock ridden adulterers, and co-conspirators who aid and abet our enemies and demean our allies.
Did it ever occur to Itch McConnell that we WANT TRUMP TO WIN????? The only people that want him to lose have an agenda just like Obama. I want someone in the White House who will SAVE America not make it worse. McConnell has been a failure since day 1! He has done little to help the conservative agenda. He’s obviously a RINO!
you said it……Trump is the only one that will actually do something with this so crooked government we have now….politicians like things just as they are, and are scared to death of him!!! we need changes…serious changes and Trump has the balls to try….GO TRUMP!!!!!
Mitch McConnell,
How would the folks feel if there was a “Stop Sanders” movement. I don’t think it would be allowed. So, how do the Republican’s get away with it? How stupid. It’s amazing what the big shot GOP politicians can get away with. When Romney opened his mouth on this issue, all of the GOP should have told him to f#*+off.
“RIGOR MORTIS” McConnell is a PRIME EXAMPLE of THE CORRUPTION in WASHINGTON D.C.
HE has No Shame to BLATANTLY OPPOSE the TOP GOP CANDIDATE and to do EVERYTHING HE CAN TO RIG or FIX THE ODDS AGAINST TRUMPS ELECTION BY THE PEOPLE.
Mc CONNELL JUST RIGGED THE DELEGATES IN KENTUCKY……HE SHOULD BE KICKED OUT OF OFFICE FOR HIS UNDERHANDED CORRUPTION.
THE PEOPLES VOTES MUST COUNT!
VOTE TRUMP TO TAKE BACK AMERICA!