How to get rid of Trump in one move!

[judy]

Now that DJT has primary challengers, here is the move...
Let's say California votes that all candidates in the primaries must make their tax returns available in order to be on the ballot. This will take him out of the CA primaries, and Republicans will have to vote for one of the challengers. The elected challenger will take all the electoral colleges votes for CA, and voila! DJT will not win the electoral college. Since he will not win the popular vote, we're done!
One can always dream

[California_Republic]

1. I believe they can write him in

But yes this should be a critical factor

[Cattledog]

2. Whoever carries the state gets the EC votes and it ain't gonna be a Republican.

[0rganism]

10. OP was about a Republican primary not the general election

this could work but i think the SCOTUS would probably invalidate the law to protect Trump.

[judy]

18. True

I guess I was just dreaming...

[Historic NY]

3. Oh I thought telling him not to open the bomb bay doors...

on AF!.

[NCjack]

4. Trump sues and gets a stay on law requiring him to submit copy of

his tax returns. His lawyers drag out the issue so that a ruling comes after the election.

[Crafty Girl]

5. First, I don't think requiring tax returns in order to be on the ballot

is Constitutional. I believe Jerry Brown said that.

Second, I don't think the EC has anything to do with primaries.

[kentuck]

7. Funny how that works, huh?

California cannot keep Trump off ballot because of tax returns but Republicans can keep Trump primary challengers off the ballot in 4 different states?

What's the difference?

[Crafty Girl]

8. The Constitution vs. party rules

Two different animals.

[gordianot]

6. Dreams can be fun but nightmares are not.

Two and half year nightmares come true are enough for me. Trump is a walking, talking, tweeting nightmare with the sound of helicopter turbines in the background. His nightmare is he will end broke for good. Once he goes away there are replacements waiting to pick up where he left off. There is a good chance they may be smarter next time. Sorry to be so pessimistic but it can happen again unless there is some decent election reform started day one. The Republican genie is out of the bottle.

[Mc Mike]

9. I was going to guess 'toss his cheeseburger off the cliff at his scottish golf resort?'.

[stopbush]

11. You are confusing things.

1. CA can keep a candidate off the PRIMARY ballot. That has nothing to do with the General Election or the Electoral College.

2. The Rs can and will list tRump as their candidate for POTUS in CA in the general election, no matter which R candidate wins CA in the primary. That’s the way it works. I didn’t notice Sanders listed as the D candidate in the general in NH, even though he won the primary there.

[Rollo]

13. Correct. Primaries are basically run by the various political parties...

So California can require primary election candidates to release their tax returns. But it cannot require general election candidates to release their tax returns.

And, as noted, the GOP can simply declare Trump the nominee no matter what the outcome of the primaries - it's the party rules that rule.

However, the optics for the GOP and Trump will not be good.

[stopbush]

14. Primaries are financed by the states, so they get to set the rules.

Primary v caucus - the state decides.

Now, if a political party doesn’t like the state’s rules, they can always finance their own primaries, but they seldom do. Too expensive and a logistical nightmare.

[LisaL]

17. And even if Trump isn't on the ballot in the general election in California, what difference is it

going to make? Not like he has any chance of getting any electoral votes out of California.

[judy]

19. You are right...

I was wishful thinking without thinking...

[tblue37]

12. Primaries award delegates to the nominating convention, NOT electoral college votes. nt

[struggle4progress]

15. I expect wingnut judges might void the California law

[LisaL]

16. What? He wasn't going to win Ca anyway.

Or get any electoral votes out of California. So even if he is not on the ballot there, it's not going to make any difference whatsoever.