Posted on 03/16/2016 12:08:07 PM PDT by DoughtyOne
Cruz may need 84% of the delegates to get the nomination, but he needs less to get more delegates than Trump and then Trump will have to concede after he publicly stated in the debates that the candidate with the most delegates should get the nomination. I agree that Kasich has made his point, he can get Ohio for the Republicans. He has made his case for the VP nod and can now get out.
kasich is gope so he has no “choice.” he’ll do whatever his gope masters say. he’s basically done what they wanted him to do—win ohio, but now he’s their last vote splitter.
so basically i think the gope will encourage both kasich and cruz to stay in. that’s their best option for the convention against trump at this point.
Not gonna happen...this is open warfare.
“I am so sick of hearing Ted Cruz is Establishment!”
Don’t worry, the bell will ring and recess will be over shortly.
That is just simply, flat out wrong.
To put it in the simplest terms...
If Kasich stays in, it will be somewhere around 950-Trump 750-Cruz, 400-Kasich, 150 Rubio, etc...
If Kasich gets out, it will be about 1180 to 1100 with either Trump or Cruz in the top spot. In a one on one contest, Cruz will beat Trump in many if not most of the remaining states.
Now picture the arguments that will be made by the GOPe in each of these scenarios... Which one will give them the easiest excuse to steal the nomination and give it to Ryan?????
Now do you see why Kasich is staying in?
Sometimes when your candidate is knocked out of the race, you just forget to go to the primary to vote.
Go past the first ballot and Cruz is history. He needs to make deal before then. After first ballot its Jebito and Kasich or Mittens. Trump people walk and hello Hillary even from prison.
So the 15 or so primaries to go representing millions of voters shouldn’t have any choice at all? Just because they vote later than most of the country. A vote in New Hampshire must count more than one in California or New York.
Screwing over millions of voters doesn’t sound much different than screwing over millions of Trump supporters if he fails to hit the magic number.
Besides if the party truly decides not to go with Trump what makes you think there even is a magic number?
Trump and his supporters are going to end up putting in Hillary if the divisive attacks dont stop.
I think it’s more accurate to say Ted Cruz “was” establishment, until 4 years ago when he decided it would work better if he called himself an “outsider”.
Ivy League schools, elite associates, a globalist CFR Goldman Sachs wife, you can’t get much more establishement than that. He just used it until it no longer served his needs.
Ted fought hard inside the FTC for free markets.
He is NOT establishment.
A snake doesn’t keep its skin forever.
“Cruz without Rubio is going to be formidable in the comming primaries. Next time, hitch your wagon to a conservative.”
Add that to a very favorable line up of states coming for Cruz and this is by no means a runaway for Trump.
I’m predicting, with honestly evaluating Trump favorability in the NE and Cruz in some western states thatlikely they will be both in the mid 900’s. In some scenarios Trump is up and in others Cruz.
The reason that we are seeing a “general call” for Cruz to drop out is because the reality is that no one will get to the threshold if both of them stay in. Trump likely needs Cruz to drop out to hit 1,237.
The delusion is strong with this one ...
Cruz is the guy who finished 3rd place in FL (17%) and OH (13%).
I want one of his advocates to show me his path to the Nov win without those two states.
What is you point? Churlish school yard attacks put in Hillary. It that what you want?
NY State is proportional. I could see Ted doing well upstate and on Staten Island.
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