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Trump Should Drop Out if He Doesn't Get Majority in New York, Cruz Campaign Manager Says
ABC News ^ | April 7, 2016 | Jordyn Phelps

Posted on 04/07/2016 1:01:30 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Ted Cruz’s campaign manager is calling on GOP frontrunner Donald Trump to drop out of the race if he fails to clinch a majority in his home state primary later this month.

“If he doesn’t get over 50 percent, he should probably consider dropping out, like everyone else has when they don’t win their home state in a dramatic fashion,” Cruz campaign manager Jeff Roe said in an interview on ABC News’ “Powerhouse Politics” podcast Thursday.

While quipping that he doesn’t expect the GOP frontrunner to take his advice, Roe also acknowledged that Trump is the “huge favorite” headed into the New York primary and that it is an “away game” for Cruz, who did little to invite the New York vote when earlier in the campaign cycle he criticized Trump for having “New York values.”

“I’m assuming Donald is very strong in his home state,” Roe said.

Still, Roe said the campaign sees a path for Cruz to walk away with at least some delegates from the Empire State...

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TOPICS: New York; Campaign News; Parties
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To: Drew68

Romney got more votes than Cruz in Texas in 2012.


61 posted on 04/07/2016 1:49:24 PM PDT by lodi90 (Clear choice for Conservatives now: TRUMP or lose)
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To: Bubba_Leroy

Didn’t Cruz win the majority in Utah and Maine and maybe one more state?


62 posted on 04/07/2016 1:49:40 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: Bubba_Leroy

The only real candidates were Cruz and Trump, the other’s were non-factors.


63 posted on 04/07/2016 1:49:50 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

That’s the most stupid thing I heard.


64 posted on 04/07/2016 1:50:05 PM PDT by Libertynotfree (Over spending, Over taxes, and Over regulation)
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To: Rusty0604

He did, but if they don’t report it, it never happened!


65 posted on 04/07/2016 1:50:13 PM PDT by dforest (Ted took your money and is laughing all the way to Goldman Sachs)
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To: Arm_Bears

No, he will start plotting on how to steal the delegates.


66 posted on 04/07/2016 1:50:21 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: Bubba_Leroy

Don’t forget to count those Elizabeth Gray votes. How could Cruz get 50% with that competition. LOL.


67 posted on 04/07/2016 1:50:33 PM PDT by lodi90 (Clear choice for Conservatives now: TRUMP or lose)
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To: Bubba_Leroy

That’s true there were more candidates then.


68 posted on 04/07/2016 1:51:05 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: fortheDeclaration

Bill Clinton won twice without the majority.


69 posted on 04/07/2016 1:51:12 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: Steven Tyler

Speaking of that, why does anyone think that the dems went to so much trouble to make people believe that Obama was born on American soil?

The answer is because if you do not have a US birth certificate, you do not qualify to be POTUS.

Simple as that!

Cruz does not qualify to be POTUS.


70 posted on 04/07/2016 1:54:06 PM PDT by dforest (Ted took your money and is laughing all the way to Goldman Sachs)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
He’s lining up delegates for the second ballot. Don’t be surprised when he’s sworn-in in January.

Manipulating the delegates and winning the nomination after winning less than one-third of the states would disenfranchise the voters and make a mockery of the election process.

You really don't think the majority of Trump supporters would vote for him under that scenario, do you?

He has Bush's narrow path to victory to begin with and would lose a minimum of 20% of the base (more than that if Trump ran third party). He has no chance of winning the general election.

Worse, his loss would be blamed by the GOPe on conservatism rather than on Cruz's sleazy tactics and his creepy Nixionian personality. Of course, with a far-left wing Supreme Court, elections won't matter much anyone after that.

71 posted on 04/07/2016 1:54:06 PM PDT by Kazan (Trump: Pit bull, Hillary: Pound of hamburger)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Bill Clinton got 68% of the vote in his home state primary in a four way race.


72 posted on 04/07/2016 1:54:26 PM PDT by lodi90 (Clear choice for Conservatives now: TRUMP or lose)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Bill Clinton won twice without the majority.

Great role model.

Clinton never won a majority of the popular vote, but each time (thanks to Perot) he managed to win a majority of the electoral college votes, which is all that matters.

73 posted on 04/07/2016 1:55:21 PM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation Continues)
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To: Kazan
You really don't think the majority of Trump supporters would vote for him under that scenario, do you?

Why do Trump supporters keep ignoring the fact that at least half of the 63% of Republican voters who voted for someone other than Trump say that THEY will NEVER vote for Trump?

74 posted on 04/07/2016 1:57:21 PM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation Continues)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Cruz will be mathematically eliminated in NY ...

but he wont take his own advice ... he hates Trump more than he loves the country.

75 posted on 04/07/2016 1:58:32 PM PDT by dartuser
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To: Bubba_Leroy

It is what it is. Lincoln won in a 4-way race in 1860.


76 posted on 04/07/2016 1:59:36 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: fortheDeclaration
The only real candidates were Cruz and Trump, the other’s were non-factors.

The "non-factors" collectively won 30% of the vote. You only want to count the votes for Cruz and Trump? Fine, then Cruz won 62% of the vote.

77 posted on 04/07/2016 2:01:00 PM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation Continues)
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To: Bubba_Leroy

You do understand that more people voted for Trump than have voted for Cruz.

Are you math challenged?


78 posted on 04/07/2016 2:01:21 PM PDT by dforest (Ted took your money and is laughing all the way to Goldman Sachs)
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To: dartuser

Unless Trump gains 1,237 delegates, which looks increasingly unlikely, Cruz isn’t “eliminated” from anything. Right?


79 posted on 04/07/2016 2:01:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
That was a 6-way race. Now we’re down to 2 and a half.

Yeah, in NY, Cruz is the 1/2 ... he should just drop ... for once we agree.

80 posted on 04/07/2016 2:01:51 PM PDT by dartuser
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