Posted on 04/14/2016 9:06:09 PM PDT by Lonely Bull
But he is getting a lot of delegates through the back channels. Manafort doesn’t seem worried but He manages to get all the delegates in these places.
Yet he rarely dominates any race and loses most.
There are far more Trump supporters and EX-Cruzers, who now support Trump, on this site, but they don't vote on the Caucus, so you don't know about them.
This thread is supposed be about the Caucus, so please don't attempt to start a flame war on this thread.
I find this theory implausible.
You’re correct on all points.
It’s a funny theory, but sadly, one which the Cruz supporters here will cling to, to the bitter end.
Sometimes stubbornness looks a lot like fortitude. Just saying.
I think you pretty well nailed it. There is always a danger in reading your own press. Coming off the Wisconsin win, with two weeks to fortify, Cruz started believing that what was done in back rooms was the actual sentiment of the nation. He totally misread this.
If someone in the Cruz camp would have been monitoring the Free Republic 2016 Caucus, they could have told him nothing changed after Wisconsin. But, too late now.
It's like talking to the old Barbie dolls........
Their retort always seems to be (In my best Barbie voice) Math is hard.......
I too have attempted to teach them, state by state, why no matter WHAT Cruz does now, it is IMPOSSIBLE for him to win and/or stop Trump. They refuse to even peek at reality.
Psssssssssssssssssssst...I think they all use COMMIE CORE MATH, where the outcome doesn't matter at all, it's the method that counts. LOL
If Cruz looks like he will get stuck around 600 or so delegates, how many delegates do they have to get pledged to them on the second ballot by the GOPe for him to win, and will he then actually get them? (see Lucy; football)
Corollary question: How fast before his campaign stops asking for emergency money with three daily bursts of emails?
Corollary, corollary question: How many weeks, months, or years will it take them to do the math? Finally, since we are using commie core math: How fast were they driving when they finally got it?
Answer to the second question.....NEVER ! The Cruz campaign and the couple, shall continue to beg for money until they take their last breaths.
Answer to the first question.....LOL
Answer to the second question.....NEVER ! The Cruz campaign and the couple, shall continue to beg for money until they take their last breaths.
Answer to the first question.....LOL
Your CCM skills are off the charts good sir.
So: Trump and Cruz are riding in cars starting at opposite ends of a two mile tunnel filled with delegates. Trump is going 50 mph. Cruz 27 mph.
How far do they each travel before Cruz gets to 1237 on the second ballot?
Sheesh....
The correct answer to this query is that they travel NO miles, because Trump gets at least 1237 delegates ( probably more ), prior to the convention, so he is proclaimed the nominee after the FIRST ballot. :-)
No problem, I’m an expert at ready typos and phone changed words.
Vote Trump!
That said, the Trump-Cruz wars are not helping us to elect the best possible conservative in November. I want 99% or more of Cruz supporters to vote Trump, when he is nominated, even if they hold their noses. In the event that Cruz wins the nomination, I want 99% or more of Trump supporters to vote Cruz, even if they hold their noses. Offending the other side does not encourage them to vote Trump (or Cruz) in November.
I cannot help wondering how many of those who stir up the Trump-Cruz wars are actually paid trolls taking Jeb/Hillary/Soros money to cause trouble - not all of them but probably enough to set the toxic tone.
I stand by my recurring statement:
Cruz and Trump are both imperfect but they agree far more than 80% of the time (see my tagline from Ronald Reagan). They should be friends and allies, and we should treat both of them as such.
On a purely personal note, I’m getting the feeling that Washington insiders dread having either Trump or Cruz as the next president, and they’re gonna try to pass the nomination to Kasich.
Insights?
Comments?
It has the advantage of being unfalsifiable. There's no proof because it's a secret plan. No one will suspect until it's too late!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.