Hypothetical scenario: The Donald fails to win the Republican nomination on the first ballot. He quickly goes south on subsequent ballots, but the convention is still split between moderates and conservatives. Such a scenario could fracture the party, and with the sure knowledge that The Donald will run an independent candidacy, it looks like a Hillary landslide.
Or does it? What if the Republicans run a two-ticket strategy? Nominate a moderate ticket (Romney/Kasich?) and a conservative ticket (Cruz/Rubio?). File papers to run one, but not both, of these tickets in each state. Run each in the states where they have the best chance of winning. In each state, you'll have three choices: Hillary, The Donald, or one of the two Republican tickets.
Neither Republican ticket can possibly win a majority of electoral votes, but in a three way race in each state, they may pick up enough electoral votes to prevent a majority to either Hillary or The Donald. The strategy is to get the House of Representatives to pick the next President. It's the outgoing House that would choose, not the incoming one. With control of the House, the party leaders can ensure that one of their own gets into the White House, not Hillary or The Donald. There must be millions of Republicans, who would otherwise sit this one out, who would be willing to vote for one of these spoiler tickets.
Or does it? What if the Republicans run a two-ticket strategy? Nominate a moderate ticket (Romney/Kasich?) and a conservative ticket (Cruz/Rubio?). File papers to run one, but not both, of these tickets in each state. Run each in the states where they have the best chance of winning. In each state, you'll have three choices: Hillary, The Donald, or one of the two Republican tickets.
Neither Republican ticket can possibly win a majority of electoral votes, but in a three way race in each state, they may pick up enough electoral votes to prevent a majority to either Hillary or The Donald. The strategy is to get the House of Representatives to pick the next President. It's the outgoing House that would choose, not the incoming one. With control of the House, the party leaders can ensure that one of their own gets into the White House, not Hillary or The Donald. There must be millions of Republicans, who would otherwise sit this one out, who would be willing to vote for one of these spoiler tickets.
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