With Trump soaring, Republicans see possibility of brokered convention

He threatened Friday to leave the party and, presumably, run as an independent if GOP leaders treat him unfairly. A person familiar with who attended the dinner confirmed to Bloomberg that it took place, and that Priebus, members of congress, establishment lobbyists and others have held similar discussions for weeks. On “Live With Kelly and Michael”, he said that he would consider splitting from the Republican Party if he wasn’t “treated fairly”.

The 2016 Presidential race has been very interesting so far, particularly on the Republican side with so many candidates this time around.

A spokesman for the Republican National Committee said there’s no plot afoot to undercut him or any other candidate. ‘I’m running for election on November of ’16 and let’s say that Donald Trump is the nominee of the party and let’s say that those swing voters in November, who are going to decide if I get reelected as congressman or not, don’t like Donald Trump.

The poll also says 57 percent of all adults oppose the Muslim-ban and 40 percent of Republicans believe Trump is “telling it like it is”.

If Trump leaves the party, it is sure to split the GOP vote and could hand the election win to Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, former secretary of state under the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama and wife of former president Bill Clinton.

(CNN) – Donald Trump may get a chance to show off his self-described “amazing” negotiating skills next summer at the Republican National Convention.

“This process is the one played out by our party”.

Weighing in on that scenario as Priebus and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) listened, several longtime Republican power brokers argued that if the controversial billionaire storms through the primaries, the party’s establishment must lay the groundwork for a floor fight in which the GOP’s mainstream wing could coalesce around an alternative, the people said.

Sean Spicer, RNC chief strategist and communications director, tried to calm the waters on Friday.

Senior GOP officials met at a routine private dinner this week and discussed the possibility of a brokered Republican convention, which hasn’t happened in decades. It appears to be the first active planning by the party for the possibility.

She said the mosque still plans to go forward with its community open house from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, inviting anyone with questions to come in and listen to speakers and dine on ethnic foods. Two Republican candidates arrived in Atlanta on Tuesday.

While Trump is considered the most decisive of the five GOP candidates tested in the poll, Texas Sen.

It is quite ironic that these political insiders are plotting a brokered convention since there has not been a dramatic Republican convention since the 1976 showdown in Kansas City between President Gerald Ford and conservative challenger Ronald Reagan.