The Republican National Committee today announced and released a pledge requiring all presidential candidates to swear loyalty to the 2016 nominee for their party, regardless of who that person maybe.This disturbing development of a new Republican loyalty oath appears to be aimed at Donald Trump,the Republican frontrunner for that position. Mr. Trump has most notably refused to pledge supportfor a candidate when he does not yet even know who that person will be or what positions they may have.
Mr. Trump has stated that he only wishes to be treated fairly by the party, and agreeing in advance to support anyone the party may choose would place him at a disadvantage. It should be remembered that during the 2012 race, last minute rules changes during both state and national GOP Conventions prevented duly elected Ron Paul supporting delegates from exercising their rights to support and nominate their chosen candidate, most egregiously when the National GOP simply replaced 10 delegates from Maine with their own chosen group.
The proposed loyalty oath reads as follows:
“I [name] 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,” the pledge reads. “I further pledge that I will not seek to run as an independent or write-in candidate nor will I seek or accept the nomination for president of any other party.”
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