Posted on 03/10/2016 12:09:42 PM PST by 20yearsofinternet
If Ted Cruz is to come from behind and win the Republican nomination, it's "gonna take an entire unity effort" to win support from the establishment, Rush Limbaugh said on his radio show Thursday.
The comment from Limbaugh, who has not formally backed any candidate, is the latest indication that the iconoclastic Texas senator will have his work cut out for him as he seeks to cut off Donald Trump.
Limbaugh presented two theories, the first of which assumed that Cruz accepts the premise that he still has time to get to 1,237 delegates before the Republican National Convention, adding that "to essentially beat Trump by unifying everybody, there's a big part of this that also has to get behind Cruz."
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
I’m still 50-50 on Cruz vs Trump, by the way. Whichever one wins will be fine by me. But all along I’ve been saying if Cruz wants to win, he’s going to have to up his game. Trump is eating his lunch.
Go, Cruz, GO!!
Go, Trump, GO!!
Either one of them is better than any establishment RINO and infinitely better than the godless, America-hating, Liberty-hating, capitalism-hating felon and all around traitor Hillary Clinton!!
A sleeping giant has been awakened
I don’t think people are going to forgive and forget
Just like you and Judge Jeanine have said.
I won’t be forgetting all the names the oh so Christian Cruz fans have called me. Nope. I get the chance to stand in the way of Cruz’s re-election in Texas and let me tell you I will actively ENGAGE in that process.
Actively.
Is that what Neil Bush did by joining the Cruz team, sell out? Has the GOPe decided to support anti-establishment policies after all? Or has Cruz decided not to push those policies?
I think Ann Coulter is the only one who “gets” the extent of Trumps support
It’s across the board of party affiliation
There is no GOP guy with the balls honesty or charisma to get those voters
Rush plays golf with too many out of touch RINOs
Cruz sure as hell didn’t mind my support when I was actively trying to get him in the Senate against Dewhurst.
This little puppy ain’t taking any more kicking by Cruz or his hateful mob. No more.
You have a great sense of humor! Toiletries will be part of Trump’s new health care plan.
Does Ted inherit the guacamole bowls?
Why Donald Trump of course!!!
http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/election-2016/delegate-targets/republicans/
Tracking a candidate’s progress requires more than straight delegate counts. We’ve estimated how many delegates each candidate would need in each primary contest to win the nomination. See who’s on track and who’s falling behind.
Trump to date has acquired 107% of the delegates needed
Cruz has only acquired 69% of the delegates needed
Rubio 42% & Kasich has 19%
“Cruz is the Bushie NWO Neocon globalist candidate.”
Ted Cruz (R,Goldman Sachs)
The unification theory as I am going to call it, is the last vestige of the Trump can’t win derangement syndrome.
There is absolutely no evidence that the unification to a single non Trump candidate will keep Trump from winning the nomination. Its based on suppositions and wishful thinking and pretty much has about as much factual validity to it as pixie dust.
The next big primary date is 5 days away, and the way things look today, Trump will end the 15th sitting around 700-800 +/- total delegates... with Cruz sitting around 425. At that point more than half of the delegates are awarded... Trump needs to win 30% of the outstanding delegates to hit the magical 1237... Cruz would need to win something like 60%... Now keep in mind, that’s 60% of the delegates, not 60% of the remaining states.
The supposition that consolidation will get Cruz to that point is not backed up by fact... Will Cruz benefit from consolidation? Sure.... will that suddenly have him winning 60% of the delegates when to date he’s averaging about 32% of the delegates is just not living in reality. Trump is averaging about 44% of the delegates, right now, not counting the bounce he’ll get in the percentage if he takes the WTA states Tuesday.
Trump needs 7% to get to 51% in a head to head, Cruz needs 19%... That means Cruz has to rely on roughly 2/3 of the consolidation to break for him, and that Trump will not get ~1/3 of better of them, to break for him, and not swell his numbers in open states with new voters to make up any consolidation.. this is all highly highly unlikely.
I do not think Consolidation will stop Trump from winning PA, NJ, NY, CA and other states that Cruz will not play well in. Trump doesn’t have to win the majority of the states, not even a majority of the delegates, he just needs to win about 400 ish of those outstanding... and I don’t see any way even with consolidation that’s a likely scenario, assuming Trump does well next Tuesday.
Time will tell.
No, he just has to fill them for his Bush family owners.
That wouldn’t be a brokered deal but a contested convention where the delegates vote for the winner (if no one has 1237 votes—I think that’s the number).
There are other rules like you have to have won 6 states (I think) so Cruz and Trump are the only two likely to hit that threshold. Now they may change it before the convention but if they do that will be dirty and it might as well be a brokered convention.
But if Trump or Cruz hit 1237 it’s a done deal. They control their own destiny. If they can’t hit the magic number then the delegates need to wheel and deal to hit the magic number. Trump could possibly pull in Carson and get his delegates to hit the number and guess what you’d probably be happy about that—even if it is a contested convention. I’m 100% for supporting the existing rule set as is and not playing games anyway with them. If Cruz is 3 votes short of 1237 and Trump is 100 votes short...well then it’s time for the delegates to figure it out via voting. That’s how it works.
Back to the kitchen, Ted! Just like Daddy Cruz!
LOL!!
David & Goliath 2.0
Yes exactly!
And if Rubio doesn’t get out before Florida that means he’s supporting Trump.
Also what happens to those cruz supporters if they put Trump in as the nominee at a contested convention.
That’s classic - have not seen that one before - is that your fine work?
I have read they can change the rules the day before the convention if they choose to do so
after all, what was with that “loyalty oath” they ginned up last fall? New rules!
Um, no he’s not.
Give it up, pal. Ya ain’t convincin’ anyone here.
Arthur,
You Cruz’ Neocon connections like what is detailed in this article?
http://www.libertyconservatives.com/ted-cruzs-neocon-problem/
Gosh. Imagine that.
A Bushie with Neocon advisors. Who knew?
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