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Cruz campaign: We could have stopped Trump if Rubio became running mate
CNN ^ | 5/08/16 | Jack Tapper

Posted on 05/08/2016 10:50:01 AM PDT by blueyon

Washington (CNN)Republican officials who oppose Donald Trump as their party nominee have spent the last few days -- ever since the withdrawal from the race of Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich -- wondering if there is anything they could have done to prevent this outcome. Top officials of the Cruz campaign are convinced there is one specific step that could have stopped Trump -- and they blame Sen. Marco Rubio for not taking that step.

In early March, it became clear that Trump was well on his way to the nomination and would even likely defeat Rubio in his home state of Florida's March 15 primary. According to several sources close to Cruz, the Cruz campaign conducted several secret polls to see what the impact would be if Rubio joined Cruz as his running mate, with Cruz at the top of the ticket.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016gopprimary; agenda; carly; carlyfiorina; cruz; gop; rubio; rude; tedcruz; trump
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Wow looks like the Cruz Camp took a page out of Obama's book and just through Carly Fiorina under the bus!
1 posted on 05/08/2016 10:50:01 AM PDT by blueyon
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Wow. I guess it sucks to be iCarly.


2 posted on 05/08/2016 10:51:14 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob
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That’s what a lot of problems are these days, it’s always someone else’s fault...

Put the blame where it belongs!!!


3 posted on 05/08/2016 10:51:49 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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Yo Cruz... Rubio ia the guy who dug upbthe National Enquirer info fyi.


4 posted on 05/08/2016 10:52:17 AM PDT by Democrats hate too much
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To: blueyon

THey still completely misunderstand Trump’s appeal.


5 posted on 05/08/2016 10:52:34 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: blueyon

Shoulda Woulda Coulda by Cruz’s Fail-Team.


6 posted on 05/08/2016 10:53:20 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: blueyon

and Rubio would mean annautomatic loss in Rubio’s home state of Florida in the general election...


7 posted on 05/08/2016 10:53:25 AM PDT by Democrats hate too much
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Cruz camp trying to save face for a future election?

Can’t blame losing the South on a VP pick.


8 posted on 05/08/2016 10:55:05 AM PDT by Rational Thought
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Amnasty Express.....

I'm surprised Linda didn't make that happen.

9 posted on 05/08/2016 10:56:11 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Live Free or Die.)
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Wow. I don’t believe Rubio could have been enough of a difference over Carly.

I can’t believe they’ve said this, now.


10 posted on 05/08/2016 10:56:16 AM PDT by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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No, Ted. You couldn’t have beaten The Donald if Iron Man and Thor were your running mates.


11 posted on 05/08/2016 10:56:48 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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The only could have/should have in worthless hind sight after one gets their butt kicked and pounded.


12 posted on 05/08/2016 10:57:18 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Vote for Trump and break your cycle of Battered Conservative Syndrome!)
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For Cruz and the other snake handlers, it’s always someone else’s fault.


13 posted on 05/08/2016 10:57:32 AM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
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2 losers make a stronger ticket than one. Pundit logic.


14 posted on 05/08/2016 10:58:16 AM PDT by 867V309 (It's over. It's over now.)
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Wishful or delusional thinking.

Didn’t they see how Rubio did in his own home state?

Rubio on the ticket is zero.


15 posted on 05/08/2016 10:59:34 AM PDT by TomGuy
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Wow. I guess it sucks to be iCarly.

Typical Cruz. First he fails to help Carly when she falls off the stage, now he's insulting her.

What a creep.

16 posted on 05/08/2016 10:59:57 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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We could have stopped Trump if Rubio became running mate
Yea and named Beck Chief Justice.


17 posted on 05/08/2016 11:01:36 AM PDT by lewislynn ( Cruz-Fiorina...The tortoise and the harelip)
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Yeah Ted, that’s the ticket! If one Cuban won’t do it, let’s try two! Kinda reminds me of “the McDonalds Prize meme.” First Prize is one Big Mac, second prize is two.


18 posted on 05/08/2016 11:02:46 AM PDT by vette6387
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I don't know why it's so hard for Cruz supporters to go he made mistakes but he's still young and inexperienced and will do better in the future. Instead we get endless blaming of tel he media, drudge, fox news, ect.
19 posted on 05/08/2016 11:02:51 AM PDT by RedWulf (End Free trade.)
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It’s everyone else’s fault except the Lyin’ Ted sCruz, blame the woman.


20 posted on 05/08/2016 11:03:34 AM PDT by stockpirate (Rush is a low information talk show host concerning Ted sCruz and Marco foamboy Rubio.)
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