09-03-2015, 05:10 PM
(09-03-2015, 04:47 PM)Duchess Wrote:(09-03-2015, 03:26 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: I, _______, affirm that if I do not win the 2016 Republican nomination for President of the United States I will endorse the 2016 Republican presidential nominee, regardless of who it is.
I further pledge that I will not seek to run as an independent or write-in candidate nor will I seek to accept the nomination for president of any other party.
Why would they do that? It looks ridiculous. These are grownups FFS.
The leaders of my country embarrass me in the same way some Eagles fans do. I don't like being associated with any of those moes. My God.
I had the same initial reaction.
I figure maybe it's just a way for the RNC to get Trump to commit without singling him out. All of the other candidates have already made the pledge verbally, as far as I know. If Trump breaks his word later, the Republican candidates can use the broken pledge to assert that he's not trustworthy.
For Trump, agreeing to it is a good out if he has no intention of running should he not get the Republican nod and his supporters encourage him to make an independent bid. "Sorry folks, I made a commitment and I'm a man of my word." Also, if he believes that he has a chance at the Republican nod, he just gave Jeb Bush the finger. Bush has been accusing Trump of lying about being a conservative and a Republican over the last couple of days.