2016 USA Presidential election thread I: The warm-up

[BerenTebogo]

Things are getting interesting already.

https://twitter.com/ElishaKrauss/sta...13300006928385

inbound delegate vote being ...?

[Tyrath]

Yeah can someone explain that..

[Quicklet]

Not sure about specifics but basically if 50% of at least 7 states want to have a floor vote on the rules for the convention, they can force a floor vote instead of just having a voice vote (that will be automatically taken as a yes). Trump and the RNC are trying to strongarm people into avoiding a floor vote, and it sounds like this woman is trying to hide out until the deadline has passed in order to say they didn't get the signatures in on them. Potential for these people to be pissed if the RNC isn't taking the process seriously.

[Quicklet]

https://twitter.com/matthewhurtt/sta...18213999030272

Trump staffer attempts to pressure Virginia delegates to remove their names from roll call request.

https://twitter.com/bloodless_coup/s...09295071592452

Secretary of #RNCinCLE Susie Hudson hiding behind armed guards to AVOID FLOOR VOTE! Needed +50% 7 states & HAVE 10!

There is a lot of chatter among conservatives on twitter about this right now.

[tyven]

might have been a typo of "unbound vote" which means delegate not bound to their state's primary vote results. Sadly i do not have a list of what states have bound delegates and what states have pledged delegates.

[tyven]

FYI I have it straight from a Senator's mouth that as of last wednesday night Ted Cruz was still trying to finagle delegate support. I WONDER IF WE WILL GET SOME HIJINX

[Quicklet]

https://twitter.com/DHBerman/status/755123929488953345

Trump/RNC aides currently trying to strip signatures from petition for roll call vote. "Our goal is to destroy them"

Yeah... I don't think this is going to turn out well.

[Zealot]

might have been a typo of "unbound vote" which means delegate not bound to their state's primary vote results. Sadly i do not have a list of what states have bound delegates and what states have pledged delegates.

Some states have them flat out, others have rules that make them under certain circumstances, some are tied into the popular vote - it's really hard to say which states have unbound delegates and don't. I remember an article where it said North Dakota does, no matter what, so there's one.

[Galkaeater]

Police unions in Cleveland are now pushing to suspend open carry laws for the RNC convention because of the recent killings in Baton Rouge.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/17/politi...rry/index.html

Why did it have to take officers being killed for this to happen...?

beats me

[dasva]

Genuinely surprised nobody on the R side of things has brought up "throw em in camps" yet. They've said near about everything else.

What if some do but stop themselves because they don't want to be associated with FDR?

[Blubbartron]

I'm a little late to the party, but how did nobody point out the obvious - we do have camps for black people. They're called prisons.

[Quicklet]

It's happening boys.

https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/stat...32912798793728

The GOP convention steam-rolls the rules through. Wow. Lots of boos from anti-Trump delegates

https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/stat...33032567156737

Anti-Trump delegates are chanting "Roll Call" calling for another vote

https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/...33565080330240

Ken Cuccinelli just threw down his credentials on camera

[BerenTebogo]

Wow. They had 9 states and the req. # of signatures and then withdraws due to whatever dropped them to 6. I started livestreaming this on my phone at work. Holy shit it's hilarious.

[6souls]

MN sent 38 Rep delegates, 8 are there for Trump.

[Tyrath]

For the lazy

[Quicklet]

Wow. They had 9 states and the req. # of signatures and then withdraws due to whatever dropped them to 6. I started livestreaming this on my phone at work. Holy shit it's hilarious.

That's super sketchy and I wouldn't be surprised if they just did that to justify steamrolling a roll call vote. Some of the NeverTrump groups are advocating walking out now.

[Cail]

The Associated Press ‏@AP
BREAKING: Republican officials adopt rules by voice vote, setting off uproar at convention.

The Associated Press ‏@AP
BREAKING: Chants of 'call the roll' and 'USA' roil floor of Republican National Convention after rules are adopted on voice vote.

The Associated Press ‏@AP
BREAKING: Delegates to the Republican National Convention approve rules of convention for a second time, again on voice vote.

[Quicklet]

This guy saying 11 states originally backed it

https://twitter.com/ryanstruyk/statu...32532706910208

https://twitter.com/McCormackJohn/st...37101105160193

Mike Lee objects the chair won't even say which states withdrew petitions.

[Day]

this is twitch link: https://www.twitch.tv/gopconvention

[archibaldcrane]

Is there a chance something similar will happen at the DNC?