On Sunday, Bill Kristol talked about some of the logistics of replacing Donald Trump as the Republican nominee.
1/ Democrats and Trump want to say that it’s too late to replace Trump. There’s no denying that it would be a messy process….
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 9, 2016
2/ But at the end of that process would be a party with relatively clean hands, which is worth a lot going forward. What’s more…
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 9, 2016
3/ Remember that if Trump is persuaded to drop out and accede to the RNC selecting a replacement…
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 9, 2016
4/ even if there are issues with removing Trump from ballots, electors are free to vote for whomever they wish in the Electoral College…
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 9, 2016
5/…and especially if Trump instructs his electors to vote for the RNC selection, then votes for the Trump-Pence ticket would be de facto..
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 9, 2016
6/…votes for Romney or Pence or whoever replaced Trump. If Clinton lacked a majority & it went to the House w/ GOP electors splintered…
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 9, 2016
7/…House delegations would choose from top 3 electoral college finishers, & GOP states would all vote for Romney, Pence or whomever. [END]
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 9, 2016
Kristol also noted liberals’ interests in keeping Trump as the nominee.
1/ Liberal media–usually quick to urge resignation in such circumstances–not calling for Trump to step down from ticket. Why?
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 9, 2016
2/ Because liberals know GOP without Trump could win, or at least do better down ballot. So they want to castigate Trump and GOP while…
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 9, 2016
3/ …claiming that because some ballots have gone out, etc., it’s too late to replace Trump. GOP shouldn’t fall for this.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 9, 2016
4/ Replacing him in these circumstances is a challenge but doable, & well worth it. Slogan should be: Annoy the Liberals. Replace Trump.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 9, 2016
