|| By FITSNEWS || In response to moves by “Republicans” in North Carolina and Virginia, the South Carolina GOP – host of the “First in the South” presidential primary – announced this week that it, too, will impose a loyalty oath on presidential candidates hoping to appear on its statewide ballot next February.
SCGOP chairman Matt Moore affirmed as much in a statement released to reporters released Tuesday afternoon.
Here’s what he had to say …
In response to today’s many media inquiries, SCGOP Chairman Matt Moore reaffirmed that the South Carolina Republican Party’s 2016 Presidential Primary filing form includes a party pledge to not run as a third party candidate in November 2016. South Carolina candidates for state and local office must sign a similar pledge.
All candidates must “hereby affirm that I generally believe in and intend to support the nominees and platform of the Republican Party in the November 8, 2016 general election.”
Thus far, four candidates have signed the pledge and filed for South Carolina’s February 20, 2016 Republican Primary (Rubio, Bush, Kasich, Carson). Three more will sign the pledge and file in the next week (Walker, Cruz, Graham).
Our thoughts on all this?
You can read them by clicking here, but the long and short of it is that the GOP is afraid … very afraid.
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Donald will be tweeting his response to your pledge tonight. But I’d guess it will include the law suit stuff.
Donald Trump should just do to the GOP what every career politician does to his supporters: lie.
Sign the pledge, make them happy, then go back on it if it doesn’t work out.
What’s good for the goose, etc.
What, did anyone think the Duopoloy was going to fold and disappear? lol
The establishment GOPers will probably find a way to tank Trump if he doesn’t tank himself before the February anyway.
They would keep him off the ballot in SC if he went against their pledge. Hard to get elected when you can’t even get on the ballot.
Then again what happens if you hold a primary and nobody shows up
How would they keep him off the ballot if he runs third party? Are there some rules saying if he doesn’t win the GOP primary that he can’t run as an independent?
Great point, rules in SC can change as the wind blows. Especially the R wind! LOL
THat’s a great question, because in Virginia that’s exactly what they’re shooting for – calling it a “Sore Loser Law” – and I’m not making that up.
SC has a “sore loser” law. So, unless someone wants to change the law between now and the primary he won’t be able to run as an independent if he loses the primary.
SC Conservatives should immediately stop making contributions to the SCGOP. They are obviously determined to give us another Bush candidacy. Their candidate of choice and the one that will allow the Party’s paid bureaucrats to keep control. Its time to take a stand. Conservatives should not be held hostage by a party that does not take them seriously. Its time to fight back. Stop the flow of ,money to the party now!!!
Nikki ain’t gonna have none of that, LOL.
nah, they are all in with Marco, not Bush.
Is there an exemption if you buy a Confederate Flag?
So the establishment continues to play its games. As though they could force loyalty. I hope Trump will sign what he needs to sign and then do what he needs to do. Because the GOP establishment cannot command loyalty. We are not going to vote for a Bush, and we are not going to vote for a Koch puppet. Better 4 more years in the wilderness if that’s what it takes for the party to learn its lesson.
No more status quo politician, and no more bought and paid for politicians. We demand something different.
HEAR, HEAR!!!
You elect em.
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The only thing this will do is divide the GOP Vote
Yep
As in stupid vs. crazy ?
This is so fucking funny. Its salient that the GOP is only doing this on account of Donald Trump .. .ROFLMFAO!!!!!!!
You must not realize that the SCGOP’s form has always had that clause in it…
You must not realize that the form has not always had that clause in it.
It did in 2012. I have one in my hands right now.
It’s actually in SC state law anyway. It doesn’t matter what the party says on the subject…”sore loser” law.
Are you really Rolling On The Floor Laughing Your Fucking Ass Off, or did you just smile a little. That’s so middle school.
The GOP just can’t leave Joe McCarthy behind.
Neither Party should be able to have that much authority.I see both party’s as corrupt and run like the Mafia!
Run by Koch is the norm.
If I gotta chose, I am choosing trump over the SCGOP.
That’s the plan ;-)
This is a Federal Election, not a state election.
Too bad the loyalty they speak of is not for the people that elect them. What a state !
Wanna see Lindsey Graham go postal? hehehe
“Intend”? What a weak document!
You see that, too. The candidate is only stating that as of the day, the hour, and the minute he/she signs the document he/she “intends” to abide by the statement in the future. However, the candidate can also have a change of mind at a much later date as circumstances flow to the advantage/disadvantage of that candidate.
It’s just a “pledge” it means nothing to Trump. He will break a stupid pledge without batting an eye.
is this pledge kinda like his multiple wedding vows? Means nothing to Trump.
…oh, like Bill and Hillary Clinton?
I bet there were zero media calls until Matt Moore wanted to make this an issue… must have been a slow news day at the State Marco, I mean GOP Headquarters.