Posted on 04/09/2016 6:41:54 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
It looks like Ted is getting a taste of his own medicine. CNN reports from Lansing, Michigan;
Ted Cruz suffered a rare convention loss Saturday after delegates backing John Kasich and Donald Trump boxed him out of key positions in the Michigan delegation.
The Texas senator’s campaign ran eight delegates for eight committee spots and lost every one, alleging it was “double-crossed” by Kasich supporters.
The Michigan delegation picked one Trump supporter, Matt Hall, and one Kasich supporter, Judi Schwalbach, for the two seats on the powerful rules committee. The Cruz campaign lost votes for both seats.
The rules committee seats have become highly coveted prizes for their role in shaping a contested convention in Cleveland. After the delegates are selected in each state, they meet as a group and pick the members of four convention committees, the most important of which is the rules committee, which will ultimately decide who can be nominated president.
Michigan Cruz leader Saul Anuzis said they were “double-crossed” by Kasich’s campaign. The Kasich delegates were supposed to vote with Cruz delegates, he said, but switched sides and voted with Trump behind closed doors Saturday afternoon.
Kasich’s delegate director in Michigan, Jeff Timmer, said the Cruz campaign broke their end of the deal when they tried to win all eight delegation seats.
He said they finished their slate of Trump and Kasich candidates about 10 minutes before walking into the delegation meeting.
“The Cruz campaign tried a takeover and they failed miserably,” Timmer said. “It backfired and they ended up with nothing. There’s been all these reports about how they’re out-organizing everybody. Not here.”
Trump’s national delegate director, Brian Jack, called it a “big win” for Trump.
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PING
WHO’S GOT THE CRUZ PING LIST!?
Louisiana, Arizona, Iowa, Wisconsin, COLORADO, Indiana...but you guys got one. Congratulations.
Ted Cruz: A History of Deception
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/01/the_definitive_timeline_of_what_ted_cruz_said_and_did_in_the_2013_immigration.html?wpsrc=sp_all_article_storypromo
How dare Trump act like a corrupt establishment hack and go against the will of the voters!!!s/
Trump is the smartest man in the room. You knew he would hire some great insiders and GOPe and join in the process and start winning.
Too bad Ted doesn’t have a ground game that is up to snuff.
I’ve noticed Ted’s team is in pure panic mode this week with New Your and New England coming up.
He can’t even attend a high school rally without getting bounced.
It’s really sad to see a guy melt down like this. His supporters are just frantic. You can even see it here.
That Trump, he’s really cooking. Going into New York and New England, he just own Ted there.
He Ted, did you fire that guy that came up with the New York values line? Ha ha ha...
Bozos United / for the Better World Plans of the GOPe
Atta... well... boy Ted. What a prissy guy.
Let’s see:
Trump-——743
Cruz———532
Yeah, you folks are a hoot.
At long as it’s Ted trying to steal Trump’s delegates, it’s A-okay with you.
When Trump tries to protect his support, you folks melt down.
Brace yourself. Ted goes under water in just Ten days.
“How dare Trump act like a corrupt establishment hack and go against the will of the voters!!!s/”
Now THAT is a BRAIN. DEAD. STUPID. comment.
The will of the Michigan voters was Trump;
Trump 483,751 36.5%
Cruz 330,015 24.9%
http://www.cnn.com/election/primaries/states/mi/
RINO scum (that means Kasich) helping Trump ping.
Doesn’t matter. Trump can’t get the magic number of delegates....BWHAAAAAAAAA!!!!
Welcome to New York
It's been waiting for you Cruz?????? pic.twitter.com/dIJFb6ClhQ— DR JAMES CABOT (@DRJAMESCABOT) April 7, 2016
Cruz is going to get schlonged in the NE.
Ping to 14
Wish in one hand and wizz in the other.
You know the rest of the story...
Trump’s new convention manager speaks out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IivP2Q12nnQ
“Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s new convention manager, says he reports directly to Donald Trump and is confident that Trump will have clinched the GOP’s nomination before the convention.”
“Ted Cruz has seen his better days.”
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