Posted on 04/05/2016 10:15:46 AM PDT by kevcol
But even if an almost best-case scenario shakes out for Cruz, this is a suicide mission whether he realizes it or not. Because a brokered convention needs two — not just one — sacrificial lambs. Coming within 100-150 delegates of Trump will do a lot to convince any remaining delegates not that Cruz is the answer but that Trump really doesn't have any chance of getting enough Republican support to even remotely challenge Hillary Clinton in the general election.
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Ryan's chances of winning are a different discussion, as is the crucial decision of who would be his running mate. But in any case the current Speaker of the House stands a much better chance than Trump, who cannot beat Clinton, and Cruz, who cannot win the nomination.
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A lot of the delegates are appointed by the GOP. They may be assigned to one of the candidates for the first ballot but their allegiance is to the GOP.
“Not a chance even the GoPe is not that dumb, they’d lose the house and senate.”
They aren’t called The Stupid Party for nothing.
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