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Cruz: I'm fine with contested convention
The Hill ^ | 03-09-2016 | Jesse Byrnes

Posted on 03/09/2016 8:09:34 AM PST by scooby321

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To: pgyanke

Dear CRuz supporter

Romney was 200 delegates short. He was also behind Trump’s current delegate count.

Why was Milt never contested??

Sorry, your “it’s just the rules” meme doesn’t fly.

CRuz has fully exposed his establishment creds.


201 posted on 03/09/2016 9:14:35 AM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Southnsoul; All

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3406210/posts

Article

http://canadafreepress.com/article/ted-cruz-no-thanks-on-a-contested-convention

Some of the article is misguided spin but well it is CFP

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3405624/posts


202 posted on 03/09/2016 9:15:28 AM PST by Syncro (Benghazi-LIES/Coverup Treason ARREST the traitors! Hillary-Obama-Rice-Holder-Learner-Lynch et al)
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To: MaskedMan
Seems like you have a problem with reading comprehension though. He said “in the event neither he nor Donald Trump secures enough delegates before then to lock up the Republican presidential nomination.” If neither of them have enough delegates, it’s the only course of action.

Right. It's how it is done. The rules of the convention state that you have to have a certain number of delegates. If no one has that required number, you're going to have to hash it out at the convention floor until someone does. Whining about the rules that everyone knew about going into it would just be .... whining.

203 posted on 03/09/2016 9:15:33 AM PST by zeugma (Vote Cruz!)
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To: lodi90

Every person running for office banks every vote cast for him or her. You must be too pure for food. Maybe you run on sunlight.

In any case, neither ‘Bush’ (who the hell is that, anyway) nor Romeny have any sort of leash on Cruz, long or short.

And as for taking care about one’s wishes, I would toss that right back at ya. Trump equals continued Democrat control of government. Even if Trump managed to squeak out a victory for himself, the down ticket devastation would be horrendous. No thanks and no sale.


204 posted on 03/09/2016 9:15:36 AM PST by John Valentine (Deep in the Heart of Texas)
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To: AnAmericanMother
There’s a difference between a “contested convention” and a “brokered convention”. The latter is full on GOPe meddling - the former is pretty much normal.

Thank you. I knew the Trump supporters were blinded by his light but I didn't know that they had also lost the ability to read:

(Cruz said) he would have no problem with a contested convention over the summer in the event neither he nor Donald Trump secures enough delegates before then to lock up the Republican presidential nomination.

205 posted on 03/09/2016 9:18:16 AM PST by cowboyway (TEOTWAWKI and I feel fine...........)
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To: Windflier; tatown

“Are there any FReepers still believing his crap?”

Yes. Even proudly so.

I could probably name a few who got played, and are too proud to admit it, but the others are plainly not conservatives.


206 posted on 03/09/2016 9:18:42 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: chris37

And I also have a problem with anyone who doesn’t have a problem with it.

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Well, given our anonymous poster on internet forum status, I doubt anyone is really fretting over your comment.

But I am confused.

If Trump does not have 1237 delegates at the time of the convention, how would you see the convention playing out?


207 posted on 03/09/2016 9:19:27 AM PST by dmz
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To: novemberslady

Thanks. I was going by a recent CNN report. Will research.


208 posted on 03/09/2016 9:20:11 AM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: OneVike

Contested is not a brokered.

You’re getting hung up on semantics...whether contested or brokered, a convention can be then subjected to wheeling and dealing on all levels; if you think party bosses aren’t involved in a so called ‘contested’ convention, I don’t know what to tell you...

the other thing to be considered; the track record of contested conventions is abominable, and it i to the benefit of the party to wrap the contest up as soon as possible...


209 posted on 03/09/2016 9:20:44 AM PST by IrishBrigade
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To: scooby321; All

Cruz = Trojan Horse = Establishment = Globalist


210 posted on 03/09/2016 9:22:06 AM PST by Enlightened1
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Cruz Bots suspiciously quiet on Twitter and I've been trolling them all morning over Cruz' sudden "transformation" to what any thinking person has known all along.

Kinda hard to defend.

211 posted on 03/09/2016 9:22:14 AM PST by riri (Obama's Amerika--Not a fun place.)
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To: TomGuy
Trump already has 37% of the needed 1237 and this is still basically the first week in March.

I could be wrong but I don't think he's going to make it. If he doesn't make it and he only has a plurality of delegates, I'm going to enjoy watching the wheels come off the whole GOP.

212 posted on 03/09/2016 9:22:24 AM PST by Theophilus (Always vote. Always vote your conscience. God wins every election.)
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To: AnAmericanMother

We are used to seeing these things decided well before the convention, because all the primaries are front loaded these days.

The 1976 Convention was contested, but the front runner going in, Ford, did win on the first ballot.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Republican_National_Convention


213 posted on 03/09/2016 9:22:27 AM PST by drop 50 and fire for effect ("Work relentlessly, accomplish much, remain in the background, and be more than you seem.)
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To: Future Useless Eater
Like the map. Those states have to go red for Trump.

Thanks

214 posted on 03/09/2016 9:22:49 AM PST by rineaux
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To: Solson

a “contested” Convention becomes a “brokered convention in the EXACT same manner. It’s a distinction without a difference.

Thank You!!! This deep into the thread and someone finally sees the truth...


215 posted on 03/09/2016 9:23:52 AM PST by IrishBrigade
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To: pepsi_junkie
In other words, if neither he nor Trump win outright, he is okay with having it play out in accordance with the longstanding rules. So am I.

How dare you actually read and understand the statement made by Cruz! You can't do that on a post by Trump supporters who can only see what they want to see.

216 posted on 03/09/2016 9:24:08 AM PST by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: PTBAA

Yes, I will support Cruz if he wins. No chance I won’t.

Like I said upthread, if they pick anyone other than the person with the most delegates at the time of the convention, then war.

If Cruz has the most delegates, then pick him.

If Cruz has the most delegates, and they pick Mitt Romney or Jeb Bush, war.

I don’t think that there is any possibility of Kasich or Rubio being that person with the most delegates, so I am not going to concern myself with that scenario atm.

My position is the GOP had best honor the wishes of its base, otherwise to Hell with them.


217 posted on 03/09/2016 9:25:25 AM PST by chris37 (heartless)
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To: dmz

You fretted over it enough to respond to it.

You can read my subsequent posts in this thread to see how I see the convention playing out if it matters to you.


218 posted on 03/09/2016 9:27:13 AM PST by chris37 (heartless)
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To: MNDude

“Wow, guess he’s not so anti-establishment after all.”

Ted has sold his soul to the GOPe. Everyday that goes by he gets deeper in debt to the GOPe. Sorry thing to see.


219 posted on 03/09/2016 9:28:13 AM PST by Parley Baer
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To: IrishBrigade

Contested convention means either Trump or Cruz wins.

Brokered convention means Romney/Ryan.

If the standard were a plurality of the votes, then the rules would be the same.


220 posted on 03/09/2016 9:29:01 AM PST by fooman (Get real with Kin Jung mentally Ill about proliferation)
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