# Is Trump going to make it through the convention? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 22, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-going-to-make-it-through-the-convention/758099 "2016-06-22T23:03:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-going-to-make-it-through-the-convention/758099/41 "2016-06-24T05:13:37Z")
Complete with “blood coming out of her ‘wherever.’” ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-going-to-make-it-through-the-convention/758099/42 "2016-06-24T05:29:37Z")
Cloaca. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-going-to-make-it-through-the-convention/758099/43 "2016-06-24T05:37:22Z")
Entirely too obscure a word for the Trumpmeister. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-going-to-make-it-through-the-convention/758099/44 "2016-06-24T08:49:00Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > [It’s going to be YUUUGE!](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/11/us/politics/donald-trump-republican-convention-sports-celebrities.html?_r=0) No wimpy speeches by politicians that nobody cares about! The stage will be reserved for WINNERS. Bush, Rubio, Cruz? They are LOSERS! > > The convention will feature quarterbacks Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger; Brian France, the chief executive of Nascar; and Dana White,the president of Ultimate Fighting Championship. > > It’s going to be an entertainment spectacular, with Trump himself giving a 45 minute speech every night, and everyone cheering and cheering and cheering for TRUMP! When I saw this I thought you were joking. I clicked just to see if it would redirect to TheOnion. Wow. Words … heck, even the palette of SDMB emoticons … fail me. GOP victory in November is back up to 26% at PredictWise. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-going-to-make-it-through-the-convention/758099/45 "2016-06-24T10:39:48Z")
The most damaging thing to Trump’s campaign is the revelation that he’s running out of money. He’s not going to get donations, either. He will have his moments where he draws closer to Hillary. If Trump’s poll numbers nosedive, you might see a revolt on the floor. But so far it seems like his campaign is dying a slow death. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-going-to-make-it-through-the-convention/758099/46 "2016-06-24T15:02:54Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > The most damaging thing to Trump’s campaign is the revelation that he’s running out of money. He’s not going to get donations, either. Sure he is. Go to his website; there’s a big button that says DONATE. Lots of his supporters - the uneducated, whom he loves - will cheerily ante up money. He’ll raise millions. Fifty bucks here, fifty bucks there, it adds up. Trump will, of course, funnel most of that money to companies that he has a stake in or who’ll give him kickbacks. He isn’t going to spend HIS money on the campaign. He’s going to take other people’s money. He’s been doing it for decades. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-going-to-make-it-through-the-convention/758099/47 "2016-06-24T15:14:42Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > No way, no how does Romney enter this race, even if John Smith hisself . . . Joseph Smith. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-going-to-make-it-through-the-convention/758099/48 "2016-06-24T15:40:24Z")
> [@glowacks](#): > > The Republican National Convention is in Cleveland; I’m guessing you just forgot which of the 3 major Ohio cities starting with a C was which. Yes. Cleveland. You know “Cleveland Screwjob” just doesn’t have the same rhythm as “Cincinnati Screwjob”. Maybe they should switch cities while they’re at it? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-going-to-make-it-through-the-convention/758099/49 "2016-06-24T19:20:32Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > You know “Cleveland Screwjob” just doesn’t have the same rhythm as “Cincinnati Screwjob”. Yeah, it has the same ring as the “Kansas City Shuffle.” ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-going-to-make-it-through-the-convention/758099/50 "2016-06-24T19:34:36Z")
…Cleveland, City of Lights, City of Magic…" - Randy Newman, _Burn On_ ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-going-to-make-it-through-the-convention/758099/51 "2016-06-24T20:02:37Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Joseph Smith. Oh he can bring his extra magical underpants too. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-going-to-make-it-through-the-convention/758099/52 "2016-06-24T23:37:58Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > No way, no how does Romney enter this race, even if John Smith hisself came down from the Bosom of Abraham Keep Elizabeth Warren out of this. (levels of indirection - 2) ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-going-to-make-it-through-the-convention/758099/53 "2016-06-25T13:01:02Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > …Cleveland, City of Lights, City of Magic…" > > - Randy Newman, _Burn On_ The funny thing is, that song is about how the river running through Cleveland (Cuyahoga?) was so polluted it would catch fire! So Clevelandians are used to shit goin’ down… just wait til July, folks. ---
**Author:** ![Monocracy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monocracy/32/4493_2.png) [@Monocracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monocracy)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-going-to-make-it-through-the-convention/758099/54 "2016-06-25T14:49:02Z")
[Here](http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/poll-62-say-republican-most-votes-should-be-nominee-n556846)’s a poll taken a couple months ago when everyone thought that Trump would get the plurality but would fall short of the 1237 delegates needed. 62% of Republicans said that the person with the most votes should be the nominee. 54% said it would be unacceptable if anyone but Trump got the nomination if he won the most delegates. Remember, this is even with the assumed rules of the convention that delegates can vote for anyone if no one wins the nomination in the first round. Imagine what the percentages would be if the 'pubs changed the rules to deny Trump after he won the majority. And a quote from the RNC chairman that may come back to bite him: > [@](#): > > “If he was winning the majority of votes, he’d likely have the majority of delegates,” Priebus said. “But that’s not actually what’s happening. He’s winning a plurality of votes, and he has a plurality of delegates. And under the rules and under the concept of this country, a majority rules on everything.” Although, there’s a minor inconsistency in those polled: “55 percent of Republican primary voters say it’s acceptable to them if Cruz wins the nomination by convincing the delegates from other candidates to support him.” So when the question is asked in a slightly different way, almost 20% of respondents become morons. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-going-to-make-it-through-the-convention/758099.md?page=2)