To defend our democracy against Trump, the GOP must aim for a brokered convention

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  1. Denny Crane

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    Denny Crane, Mar 23, 2016
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    Whomever is Trump’s VP, will be a real #2 man.

    Very busy cleaning the basement of a two story outhouse.
     
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    I tend to believe that this is posturing. I like John, but he has to realize that he has zero chance of being number one
     
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    I think he knows. He just can't remain the spoiler and admit it's to become VP. If Trump gets the required delegates on his own, he won't choose Kasich, but if he needs to get a lift, John will be his running mate. So, Kasich can't really admit what he is doing or risk pissing off the very people he will eventually want to vote for a Trump/Kasich ticket.
     
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    Liz Warren might have been going after Trump on Twitter for a reason
     
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    That's exactly what I thought, but everyone I bring that up to says that Hillary and Warren hate each other. My point is that a lot of differences can be overcome for the sake of either ego (becoming VP) or altruism (If they really believe they are the best option for the country).

    Personally I think it makes perfect sense. There are so many Bern lovers who are going to be hard for Hillary to win over, but selecting someone like Warren would do wonders to bring them on board. It would solidify it for me, although I likely would settle on Hillary regardless.
     
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    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-moyers/rahm-emanuel-debbie-wasserman-schultz_b_9527768.html?
     
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    https://www.washingtonpost.com/inve...2-11e5-846c-10191d1fc4ec_story.html?tid=ss_tw

    How Clinton’s email scandal took root

    On Feb. 17, 2009, less than a month into Clinton’s tenure, the issue came to a head. Department security, intelligence and technology specialists, along with five officials from the National Security Agency, gathered in a Mahogany Row conference room. They explained the risks to Cheryl Mills, Clinton’s chief of staff, while also seeking “mitigation options” that would accommodate Clinton’s wishes.

    “The issue here is one of personal comfort,” one of the participants in that meeting, Donald Reid, the department’s senior coordinator for security infrastructure, wrote afterward in an email that described Clinton’s inner circle of advisers as “dedicated [BlackBerry] addicts.”

    Clinton used her BlackBerry as the group continued looking for a solution. But unknown to diplomatic security and technology officials at the department, there was another looming communications vulnerability: Clinton’s BlackBerry was digitally tethered to a private email server in the basement of her family home, some 260 miles to the north in Chappaqua, N.Y., documents and interviews show.

    Those officials took no steps to protect the server against intruders and spies, because they apparently were not told about it.

    ...

    One hundred forty-seven FBI agents have been deployed to run down leads, according to a lawmaker briefed by FBI Director James B. Comey. The FBI has accelerated the investigation because officials want to avoid the possibility of announcing any action too close to the election.
     
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    Yep.
     
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