Name:	copperline -	Reply
Subject:	Step right up & place your bets...
Date:	4/24/2016 1:48:47 PM

In the spirit of political armchair quarterbacking here on the forum, let’s get down to brass tacks.   What are you predicting will happen at the GOP convention?   Winning predictions to get due credit for being right, losing predictions buy a round for the House (or Senate, loser’s choice).

Rules are:  be as specific as you dare to be.   Get on record with what you think will happen, not just what you wish would happen.    Joking & less than serious entries are allowed… but please make it clear when you are kidding or making a prediction you are going to stand by.

For my entry:   1. Trump gets the nomination but not until multiple ballots, during which the convention will look like a large professional wrestling event… including the audience participation part.      

2.  Moderate Republicans leave after the convention & come up with another candidate, formally creating a group that separates itself from the Evangelical/Tea Party/Trump movements …while hoping to convince moderate conservatives and Democrats who are disenchanted with Hillary Clinton to join them.       

3. Koch Brothers continue to refuse to participate in electing the GOP nominee, throw their support to an independent candidate... influencing other PAC’s tofollow their lead.   This becomes the basis of a new party in years to come, but too late to form a platform strong enough to compete for the Presidency this time around.

Ladies & gentlemen, step right up and place your bets…….

Name:	wix -	Reply
Subject:	Step right up & place your bets...
Date:	4/24/2016 3:11:57 PM

1.  Trump wins on first ballot, after establishment idiots realize that they'd rather keep their thieving goin', rather than lose it by trying to force a third party effort, either by Trump or the old line idiots.

2. Trump beats Hilda by 5% after the welfare class fails to show up at the polls, working minorities vote for Trump by the millions.

3.  o-BAMMIE comes out of the closet as a muslim and continues his roll as Director of American Operations for ISIL on January 24, 2017.

All factual predictions, no joking.

Name:	Talullahhound -	Reply
Subject:	Step right up & place your bets...
Date:	4/24/2016 5:36:47 PM

Kasich gets the nomination after many rounds of voting(because he polls well against Hilary and and everyone hates Ted Cruz.  Donald gets disgusted and leaves to run Independently.  Hilary wins in November and we have 4 more years of nothing happening.  (Joking: Ted Cruz crawls back under the rock from whence he came.)

Name:	Shortbus -	Reply
Subject:	Step right up & place your bets...
Date:	4/24/2016 10:23:44 PM

@Hound     Close enough for me to agree.  Completely disgusting.

Name:	lakngulf -	Reply
Subject:	Step right up & place your bets...
Date:	4/25/2016 6:50:02 AM (updated 4/25/2016 6:58:44 AM)

I just had to try the new picture drag and drop, but below is actual prediction, not joking.

Name:	copperline -	Reply
Subject:	Step right up & place your bets...
Date:	4/26/2016 12:57:51 PM

I'm a bit suprised that more people don't have opinions on this.   Maybe more will come in.   Everyone's wager is noted & we'll see what happens in Cleveland.

Name:	lakngulf -	Reply
Subject:	Step right up & place your bets...
Date:	4/27/2016 8:27:09 AM

Some new predictions might need to be made after last night's landslide.....

Name:	copperline -	Reply
Subject:	Step right up & place your bets...
Date:	4/27/2016 10:05:11 AM

Good point,  and calls for a rule change.

Revised and new wagers will be accepted until close of business the day before the convention.  We need somebody to compute the odds for each bet,  I'm not an experienced bookie.......

Name:	Shortbus -	Reply
Subject:	Step right up & place your bets...
Date:	5/5/2016 8:46:19 AM (updated 5/5/2016 9:57:04 AM)

Trump assassination.  We have a good guy on a suicide mission flying straight into Hades.

A very brave man.  I think he loves America more than he loves power.

Winner of the bets gets dinner with Goofy..............

Actually it will manifest itself when a "mechanic" adds something quite kinetic into Trump's plane.

Think Ron Brown.  http://www.wnd.com/2004/09/26786/