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It's getting harder to believe Trump can be beaten
CNN ^ | Tim Stanley

Posted on 03/08/2016 10:57:50 PM PST by RoosterRedux

Donald Trump won some outstanding victories on Tuesday night, solidifying his lead. He saw off two competitors while humiliating a third. From Nevada to Michigan and from Massachusetts to Mississippi, The Donald is the only candidate with a national following that translates into victories that are as consistent as they are deep. He is on track to be nominee.

The evolving narrative of "Trump can be beaten" is getting a little tired.

First, we were told that he'd lose when the field narrowed. Then that Marco Rubio could defeat him with sarcasm. Next that his delegate totals could be chipped away by a coalition of anti-Trump forces working in separate states.

Strange alliances were formed. Lindsey Graham, who once joked that a jury of senators wouldn't convict a man for killing Ted Cruz, announced that "Ted and I are in the same party, Donald Trump is an interloper."

The GOP is thus fighting to win its own primary. But while the prospect of a brokered convention remains a real one, Tuesday made it look less likely.

Cruz, for instance, entered Mississippi enjoying the governor's endorsement and signs of a late surge in the Louisiana primary next door, but the bounce failed to materialize. Exit polls suggest that eight out of 10 voters described themselves as evangelical or born again.

Cruz won those who said religion determined their vote; Trump won those who put other factors first. Cruz swept those described as "very conservative"; Trump did better among the less ideological. Cruz has won the most contests against The Donald, but usually only in caucuses and with the support of a narrow band of philosophical fellow travelers.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cruz; trump
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To: RoosterRedux

How sweet it is!!

Go TRUMP!!


21 posted on 03/08/2016 11:17:11 PM PST by V K Lee (u TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP to TRIUMPH Follow the lead MAKE AMERICA GREAT)
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To: svcw

It’s o.k. -pick up your pipe you dropped ( #8) -and do try to stop putting your hand on yourself under the table.


22 posted on 03/08/2016 11:17:15 PM PST by Mr Apple ( COULTER on Hillary defending child rapist Thomas Taylor www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdkTqkLbL_4)
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To: RC one
it’s fun to post your wishful thinking, isn’t it?

Read it and weep:

Tuesday 8 March 2016: All 32 of Idaho's National Convention delegates are pledged to Presidential contenders based on the vote in today's Presidential Primary. If one candidate wins more than 50% of the National Convention Delegates, that candidate receives all the National Convention Delegates. [Idaho Republican Party State Rules. Idaho Rules for Selection of Delegates to the National Convention and State Convention. Article VI. Section 3.(a)]

Note 50% of DELEGATES, not VOTES.
23 posted on 03/08/2016 11:17:33 PM PST by kik5150 (Cruz argued 9 times before Supreme Court judges. Trump argues with beauty pageant judges.)
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To: justa-hairyape

TRUMP CURRENTLY WINNING HAWAII....YIPPEE

ALOHA HAWAII...KEEP THE VOTES FOR TRUMP COMING IN...


24 posted on 03/08/2016 11:18:09 PM PST by haircutter
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To: svcw

(an armed citizen should not put his hand under the table)


25 posted on 03/08/2016 11:18:16 PM PST by Mr Apple ( COULTER on Hillary defending child rapist Thomas Taylor www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdkTqkLbL_4)
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To: toddausauras
It really is funny.

This however is a top favorite of mine.  photo beck-trump-stolen.jpg

Beck is great fodder.

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26 posted on 03/08/2016 11:19:43 PM PST by rineaux
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To: rineaux

What your picture shows is that Trump makes enemies of almost everyone. That is why he has a 67% disapproval rating, highest in history for a major candidate.


27 posted on 03/08/2016 11:20:00 PM PST by kik5150 (Cruz argued 9 times before Supreme Court judges. Trump argues with beauty pageant judges.)
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To: RoosterRedux

28 posted on 03/08/2016 11:21:27 PM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: rineaux

Did you put that graphic together? Love the sour expressions on all the faces, LOL.


29 posted on 03/08/2016 11:21:59 PM PST by nutmeg (If Hillary wins, will she return the White House silverware?)
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To: Mr Apple
trump is the onlyone checking himself under the table, as he's obsessed with his penis
30 posted on 03/08/2016 11:22:17 PM PST by svcw (An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man is a subject)
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To: kik5150

Seek help.


31 posted on 03/08/2016 11:24:32 PM PST by moehoward
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To: kik5150
Obviously you're in need of another drink-Abandoning form for function, the rest of the... photo IMG_1267.jpg
32 posted on 03/08/2016 11:24:39 PM PST by rineaux
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To: Happy Rain

Trump is going to crush Hillary.


33 posted on 03/08/2016 11:24:53 PM PST by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: campaignPete R-CT; AuH2ORepublican; cripplecreek; ConservativeTeen; BillyBoy; sickoflibs

Looks like slightly more non-Trump delegates were elected, don’t see how that’s good for him.

Bad night for Rubio.

Cruz apparently edges past Gay’s itch for 2nd place in MI, very close, FU Mitt Romney.


34 posted on 03/08/2016 11:27:30 PM PST by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: kik5150
Trump is already up 15 delegates on Cruz

Really? How many delegates did Trump get in ID?

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OK, maroon.

Mississippi: T:24  C: 13    Michigan: T: 25  C:17    Idahoe: T: 10 C: 14; Hawaii: Trump way ahead.

So, you're a troll?


35 posted on 03/08/2016 11:27:47 PM PST by 867V309 (It's over. It's over now.)
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To: nutmeg
No I did not.

Found it to be funny and lot of truth to it as well.

Plenty of so called friends on there who've relied on Trump for his generosity, business acumen etc., yet they all abandoned him when he decided to challenge them at their own game.

They never expected him to get this far.

36 posted on 03/08/2016 11:27:54 PM PST by rineaux
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To: kik5150

Does that mean Cruz keeps his 14 and gets Trump’s 10 as well?
Those sneaky little spud runners.


37 posted on 03/08/2016 11:29:07 PM PST by Happy Rain (CRUZ 2016 "Closest thing we have to Reagan." Rush Limbaugh)
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To: rineaux

38 posted on 03/08/2016 11:30:18 PM PST by kik5150 (Cruz argued 9 times before Supreme Court judges. Trump argues with beauty pageant judges.)
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To: kik5150

That’s why the polls show with Duh Donald you get Hillary.
Perhaps all part of the Clinton/Trump DEAL.


39 posted on 03/08/2016 11:31:07 PM PST by Happy Rain (CRUZ 2016 "Closest thing we have to Reagan." Rush Limbaugh)
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To: kik5150

Except the actual document DOES say votes NOT delegates


40 posted on 03/08/2016 11:31:59 PM PST by Fai Mao (Just a tropical gardener chatting with friends)
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