RNC chair Ronna McDaniel has made signing the pledge a requirement for participation in the first debate Aug. 23.

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Of course he wouldn’t.

Why would you ask him to? You know his answer. Well he could lie and play coy. But you know he’s not going to abide it.

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Absolutely. The orange criminal doesn’t think he is obliged to follow any rules or laws, or moral standards.

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Just don’t let him debate then. Imagine a GOP primary debate without Trump and how hilarious it would be as they struggle to debate actual policy.

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Even a debate without Trump would inevitably devolve into an “I support/don’t support Trump” argument as the candidates vie for those voter scraps.

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You think they’ll debate policy with Trump?

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No, but they might debate policy without him.

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I say let him participate via zoom, but with a filter applied. My suggestion:

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Why would they just apply a Trump filter? That’s weird. They should at least do something different.

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He doesn’t really want to debate, though.

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i guarantee tr*** hasn’t read Catch-22, but a loyalty pledge? this is dumber than owlshit from all angles.

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Yeah this shit even happens in local elections. Our republican sheriff candidate was decided at a republican meeting rather than an voter primary, and to vote at the meeting you had to sign a pledge. It felt like the year 1905.

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Didnt think about that at first, but most of catch22 was less purposefully malicious than the gop right now.

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GOP: “Swear to be loyal to the party.”

Candidates: “I Swear to God.”

Trump: “Swear to me!!!”

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Make it a requirement for being on the primary ballot

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