Thread: GOP Official: Voters don't pick nominee, we do
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Old 03-16-2016, 03:21 PM  
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Ok so question about this....

Even if Trump gets the votes required, he still might not get the nomination. He must know this.

Why then would he say something like "I think you'd have riots" as reported here? Donald Trump on brokered convention: 'I think you'd have riots' - CNNPolitics.com

I don't understand what he is doing here...
Trump is using a twist of the ''bully pulpit (to push his opponent from a position of authority, in this case that of the heir apparent)'' to threaten the GOP. That is what bullies do -- threaten until they get their way.
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