Free Republic 2016 Caucus Open Discussion Thread LX

Free Republic ^ | 18 March 2016 | Windflier

[Windflier]

DO NOT VOTE ON THIS THREAD.

This is the nightly DISCUSSION thread for the ongoing 2016 Free Republic Caucus. Per caucus rules, no comments are allowed on the caucus thread itself - hence this open chat thread.

If you'd like to vote in the caucus, please look in the sidebar for the link, or check downthread here.

Thanks, and let 'er rip!

Windy

[Windflier]

FR Caucus discussion ping

[BigEdLB]

Some folks are making a decent living agitating for Soros

[DoughtyOne]

Good evening... Results 2016 03/18

[DoughtyOne]

Other supporting figures

[DoughtyOne]

I think so too, and why isn’t the guy arrested and prosecuted for insighting to riot in all these places?

We should revoke his citizenship as well.

He is an unAmerican activities gold mine.

[Nacho Bidnith]

I think it’s likely a lot of Soros’ activities over the years will be looked into under a Trump administration.

I would imagine old Georgie thinks the same thing.

[Lonely Bull]

Table 1: Free Republic Caucus 2016 threads, most recent 15 days

Date	Voting thread	Discussion thread	Results [on www.hotr.us]	Sequence no.
3/19	[link]	[link]	[available later]	60
3/18	[link]	[link]	[link]	59
3/17	[link]	[link]	[link]	58
3/16	[link]	[link]	[link]	57
3/15	[link]	[link]	[link]	56
3/14	[link]	[link]	[link]	55
3/13	[link]	[link]	[link]	54
3/12	[link]	[link]	[link]	53
3/11	[link]	[link]	[link]	52
3/10	[link]	[link]	[link]	51
3/09	[link]	[link]	[link]	50
3/08	[link]	[link]	[link]	49
3/07	[link]	[link]	[link]	48
3/06	[link]	[link]	[link]	47
3/05	[link]	[link]	[link]	46

Table 2: tables with older threads

Dates	Table	Sequence nos.
3/02 - 3/16	[link]	43-57
2/24 - 3/09	[link]	36-50
2/17 - 3/02	[link]	29-43
2/10 - 2/24	[link]	22-36
2/03 - 2/17	[link]	15-29
1/27 - 2/10	[link]	8-22
1/20 - 2/03	[link]	1-15

[Windflier]

Hmmm...... Cruz down to 19.8%.

That’s a down statistic. Even from just yesterday.

[Pollster1]

“Vote Trump”

My first time that it wasn’t “Vote Cruz”. The simple fact is that Cruz cannot win on the first ballot, and the conservative senator is the only one who can keep Trump from winning on the first ballot. We have to have a first ballot win or the leadership will come up with a “compromise” candidate - someone who supports Amnesty, Obamacare, more gun laws, mandatory participation in gay “marriage”, and the rest of the insider agenda.

I still believe Cruz would govern as a more consistent conservative, but he would not be permitted to win even if he did stop Trump. The best bet for America is to give Trump a first round nomination where the convention rules prevent any sleazy antics. Even that is not a sure thing.

I don’t trust the leadership to follow their rules, but it’s the best option we have at the ballot box. It’s time to get off my soap box, and hope Hillary will face the jury box. [I left one out, and I hope the establishment will permit Americans to take back our country without recourse to that last resort.]

[jpsb]

The best bet for America is to give Trump a first round nomination

Bump!

[vette6387]

“My first time that it wasn’t “Vote Cruz”. The simple fact is that Cruz cannot win on the first ballot, and the conservative senator is the only one who can keep Trump from winning on the first ballot. We have to have a first ballot win or the leadership will come up with a “compromise” candidate - someone who supports Amnesty, Obamacare, more gun laws, mandatory participation in gay “marriage”, and the rest of the insider agenda.”

And yet the Cruz supporters here seemingly have unlimited cognative dissionance in their continued support for an ideolog who will do anything to get himself elected including getting into bed with the very enemy (the GOPe) who have lead us to where we are today. Following the Pied Piper of “Pseudo-principle” like a flock of lemmings walking into the sea! Oh well, they don’t call Republicans the “stupid party” without good cause.

[Windflier]

Great post.

The trek from Cruz to Trump is one that many of us have taken. It’s a path that’s become pretty well worn over the last nine months. I made the trek myself, after Ted’s vote on TPA. Others have had their own breaking points.

If nothing up to this point has shaken a Cruzer’s faith in Ted, then the current electoral math should give them pause. Ted would have to win nearly 80% of the remaining delegates to clinch the nomination fair and square. Even if Kasich were to drop out, that’s nigh impossible.

At this point, the only real strength that Ted has, is in his ability to force the contest out of the hands of the people, and into the hands of the party. He has it in his power to prevent that, by dropping out now. Alternately, the voters in the remaining states can appraise the situation, and vote for Trump to stop the establishment from seizing the process.

Given that reality has now closed the door on Ted’s bid for the office, I really hope he chooses country over ambition.

[DoughtyOne]

That’s an interesting point.

[poconopundit]

Well-stated, Windflier.