Could the GOP decide not to put up a candidate at their convention and leave it to the online party

[CK_John]

being organized by ex NJ governor. Would that be a game changer or not????

[CK_John]

1. Looks like I'm the only one who thinks the old guard's Plan B is Christie Todd Whitman

and her just announced third party run. They have lots of money and are already on the ballot in 8 states.

The organization and the money tells me something is a foot.

G'nite.

[brooklynite]

2. Why would the "Old Guard" go with Whitman?

She's a flaming liberal by "Mainstream" Republican standards, who criticized the Bush Administration for politicizing science.

[CK_John]

6. What a great way to pretend to reform the GOP from the crazy right and co op

the independent center. If this new party gets on the ballot in all states this will be our biggest problem in Nov. Anybody know who is fronting the money? I understand it has 20 mil, I wonder if it's Mitt money?

This could be the chance for the independent center to take the WH in the electoral college in Dec.

[Hugabear]

3. If Mitt wins the required # of delegates, are they obligated to nominate him?

Or is there some other mechanism they could pull to deny him the nomination?

[murielm99]

4. You should repost this as an OP.

I would like to know. I don't know their (repug) rules for nominations.

[Hugabear]

5. Will do...

I'm sure that there are quite a few rethugs who are still loathe to nominate someone they don't consider a "true Christian"