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Is Cruz already too late to stop Trump?
Politico ^ | March 20, 2016 | Shane Goldmacher |

Posted on 03/20/2016 11:00:29 AM PDT by Innovative

Arizona's primary is Tuesday, but more than half the ballots have already been cast — including for candidates who've left the race.

By the time Ted Cruz arrived Friday at the tiny border town of Douglas for his first Arizona event of 2016, he was already too late for the hundreds of thousands of Republicans who had already voted.

Election day is still two days away in Arizona but well more than half of Republicans expected to vote in the state’s Tuesday primary have already cast their ballots — complicating Cruz's attempts overtake Donald Trump as both make a late push for the state’s lucrative, winner-take-all prize of 58 delegates.

“A candidate cannot win Arizona if they don’t do well in early balloting,” said Nathan Sproul, an Arizona Republican strategist who had served as co-chair for Marco Rubio’s campaign in the state.

Arizona has among the most robust early-voting programs in the country. In Maricopa, the state’s largest county, early voters in 2016 comprise already nearly 90 percent of the county’s total GOP turnout four years ago.

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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: cruz; elections; gopprimary; trump
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To: Neu Pragmatist

Hannity is a secret Cruz supporter but he has been more than fair with all the candidates and given them equal time on his radio and TV show. His relationship with Trump goes back years, so while Sean may not support Trump’s candidacy, they do get along on a personal level. At least he’s not full of the vitriol and hate being exhibited by Levin and especially Beck.


61 posted on 03/20/2016 11:34:10 AM PDT by dowcaet
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To: Neu Pragmatist

Savage has been great!


62 posted on 03/20/2016 11:34:41 AM PDT by tatown (Cruznoccio - A Washington DC Production)
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To: LS
You mean some of you are still supporting Romney and McCain? Cause that’s who your boy is in bed with. Shame.

And Trump has been in more beds than a 5 dollar hooker.

63 posted on 03/20/2016 11:35:02 AM PDT by Starstruck (I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
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To: TontoKowalski

Your reasoning is faulty. Kasich does nothing but ensure a brokered convention. He prevents useful votes. Almost 100,000 people in. Ohio choose to vote for Kasich who can’t win. If he were gone Cruz and Trump would both do better.


64 posted on 03/20/2016 11:35:19 AM PDT by nclaurel
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To: Neu Pragmatist

If the GOPe had gone as hard against The Won as they’re going against Trump, we would have had a Republican president for the last eight years.


65 posted on 03/20/2016 11:35:38 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Just mythoughts

One of his close aides has said that Cruz will pull an upset on Trump in AZ because of his ‘ground game,’ no doubt quietly aided by McCain. Not sure why he has been so relatively quiet about this election. Not like him at all.


66 posted on 03/20/2016 11:36:01 AM PDT by EDINVA
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To: Catsrus

Would that be “Lard McCain”?


67 posted on 03/20/2016 11:37:36 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

It’s not interesting it’s delusion. Take out the NY and NJ delegates and give Cruz 100% of all the rest and he’s still 10 short. AND that’s out the window Tuesday in AZ. Pure delusion.


68 posted on 03/20/2016 11:38:24 AM PDT by major-pelham
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To: proust

What is the source for these ratings? Is there a link?


69 posted on 03/20/2016 11:39:01 AM PDT by Ooh-Ah
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To: LS

I LOVED the reply at conservative treehouse bankrupTED!!!!


70 posted on 03/20/2016 11:39:16 AM PDT by Kit cat (OBummer must go)
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To: nclaurel
Under my scenario, Ohio's votes go to Trump anyway under the "unity ticket."

Of course, it's just a theory. But why else would Kasich be campaigning in Utah, if not to attempt to keep Cruz under the WTA threshhold of 50%?

I still think Cruz will win Utah. Fealty to a church leader (Romney) will carry the day.

The question is whether he can be held to less than 50%.

Trump will win Arizona in a romp. If he can eat into Utah's delegation, that's a big win.

71 posted on 03/20/2016 11:40:47 AM PDT by TontoKowalski
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To: Innovative

Cruz has stopped Cruz already.


72 posted on 03/20/2016 11:40:49 AM PDT by FreedomGuru (Leave my gluten alone hands off)
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To: Innovative
Yup, Cruz is too late to stop Trump. So is the GOPe.

They also know they are too late, which is why they are rolling out protesters.That just increased Trump voters.

Now the GOPe will try to do convention rule changes, among them the sycophant John Kasich, supported by Soros.

Do not rule out assassination, may Trump's security prevail. Desperate people do desperate things. Meanwhile Trump is becoming the hero of the People. He is unstoppable.

Trump take down photo giphy_zps37xxmm86.gif

73 posted on 03/20/2016 11:40:52 AM PDT by Candor7 ( Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: tatown
Rush is very strange this year,he never pushes for a candidate in the primaries until now. He was pushing Rubio,now Cruz,he seems to lack conviction anymore,and I have been listening since 1992. Rush needs controversy to keep people tuned in. I mostly tune him out anymore,it is sad he is not the same rush. I would like to send rush. A copy of the $$$_((;;:)(_&@$letter I got from the RNC,and let him deal with them. This letter was similar to what the Iowa voters got,saying they were delinquent etc.like this was from a collection agency. Can you believe they are so tone deaf that they think this commie tactic would get me to renew my RNC membership?
74 posted on 03/20/2016 11:41:10 AM PDT by samantha (keep up the fight....)
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To: BlueNgold

LOL!


75 posted on 03/20/2016 11:42:39 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Just mythoughts

NO, but he had his daughter Megan do it for him...


76 posted on 03/20/2016 11:43:15 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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To: EDINVA
McCain is keeping his fat trap shut because the base in Arizona is furious with him. He's at 40-40 in a hypthetical general election matchup, and even to get there he has to get through a very credible primary battle.

Under no scenario can McCain take action to alienate a huge chunk of Republican voters, which he'd do if he came out against (or to be fair... for) Trump.

Like all politicians, his overriding loyalties are to his own self-preservation.

77 posted on 03/20/2016 11:44:09 AM PDT by TontoKowalski
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To: dragnet2

...and they are very heavily tied to the Clinton Crime Family and Soros...


78 posted on 03/20/2016 11:45:13 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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To: samantha

That’s odd since El Rushbo seems to have no problems with Bush White House sleepovers.


79 posted on 03/20/2016 11:45:49 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: HarleyLady27

No doubt.


80 posted on 03/20/2016 11:46:17 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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