Posted on 04/05/2016 11:52:07 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Senator Ted Cruz soundly defeated Donald J. Trump in the Wisconsin primary on Tuesday, breathing new life into efforts to halt Mr. Trump’s divisive presidential candidacy and dealing a blow to his chances of clinching the Republican nomination before the party’s summer convention.
With more than 80 percent of precincts reporting, Mr. Cruz had received 48 percent of the vote to 34 percent for Mr. Trump. Gov. John Kasich of Ohio was a distant third with 14 percent.
Mr. Trump’s loss was his most significant setback since Mr. Cruz narrowly defeated him in Iowa, the campaign’s first nominating contest. And after largely dominating the Republican field from the moment he announced his candidacy last June, Mr. Trump now faces a fresh challenge: bouncing back in the face of searing attack ads by Republicans bent on stopping him, questions about his demeanor and campaign organization, and a single ascendant challenger in Mr. Cruz.
In winning Wisconsin so convincingly, Mr. Cruz, of Texas, showed he was capable of appealing to more than just the hard-line and religious conservative Republicans who have been the foundation of his campaign.
“Tonight is a turning point,” he told cheering supporters in Milwaukee.
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How's the arm, Michelle?
I have to agree. Trump lost again. Again! AGAIN???
Trump is doomed - again! Again! AGAIN???
Doomed, I say!
Doomed!
DOOMED!!!
That was three exclamation points, so it’s got to outweigh the question marks!
In this election season, I have to point out one detail that would have been obvious in most years: There may be a wee bit of sarcasm hidden in the above post.
DOOMED! Trump lost Iowa and he lost again in Wisconsin. That's a trend. A pattern. It's time to abandon Trump and follow Kasich, or Jeb, or Ryan, or anyone but Trump/Cruz. Doomed!!!
NYTimes snakes at it again ?
Cruz-Romney is capable to get the support of the Republican liberal establishment ....Yes we know that NYTimes nuts
NYT credits Cruz for stalling “Trump’s divisive presidential candidacy.”
The antagonistic Cruz zealots are in the company they deserve.
Peak Trump Alert! Peak Trump Alert!
The New York Times says so...
And then April 19 and April 26 will happen. Cruz will get crushed in the Northeast.
Is that you raging in the keywords?
Nope, not me.
With this win, nobody gets the 1237 so it goes to Cleveland.
Where Cruz will win the nomination on the fourth vote.
Game set match.
Pressuring Trump? Given the delegates he won, teddy’s magic number towards #PainfulElimination has drawn that much closer.
that’s no fair- you can’t have rules and guidelines- what is this? A Democracy or something?
Does cruz wear a bullet proof vest? Does he carry for protection?
Is he surrounded by 12+ Secret Service/bodyguards?
Did a Cruz staffer threaten delegates today?
Excuse me.
Trump needs to debate Cruz one on one.
But he’s Chick’n so he won’t.
He’ll get his butt handed to Himself. Believe me.
Trump is not man enough. He’s EVERYTHING HE HAS ACCUSED OTHERS OF BEING. You know the list.
And don’t give me this crap “They’ve already debated.” We both know that those debates were watered down entertainment venues. I’m talking about an issues debate, man to man.
Newsflash, Trump lost to Cruz.
here’s my takeaway: Democrats crossed over and voted in our primary again. Same thing happened in Ohio. those scumbags are seriously effing with our election.
Thanks to democrats crossing over.
Trump won early primaries because the rational, mature, reasoned vote was split between several candidates. Now that it is basically a two man race, Trump’s chickens are coming home to roost.
New York has a lot of Democrats. Are you predicting Cruz wins NY too?
While I agree that it is becoming unlikely that anyone will get the 1,237. As things currently stand, it is mathematically impossible for Cruz and Kasich, and mathematically highly-improbable-to-the-point-of-being-impossible for Trump. Thus, this means a Contested Convention.
Where I do not agree is that Cruz will win it. Why? Simply because the GOPe have a strong hold over the Convention process, and they simply do not like Cruz much. While they abhor Trump more, the GOPe has never been enamored of Cruz and prior to Trump's rise Cruz was their public enemy numero uno. The moment the contest now gets to a Brokered Convention, it is over for Cruz. The GOPe will put one of their own, and the chances of them giving it to someone they have hated since he rose to national politics (Cruz) is about the same level as them handing it to Trump.
Zero chance.
Think about when Romney was telling people to vote for Cruz where Cruz is ahead, and Kasich/Rubio where they are ahead. He did not come out and say he supported Cruz, or that Cruz was a great candidate and good Conservative, or that he was behind him for president. Not at all. Simply saying that voting for whoever was leading was the best way to 'stop Trump.'
The GOPe absolutely detests Cruz because he doesn't fit their mold, and an organic way to see this is to note that before the Trump-Cruz fight filtered down to FR, turning brother against brother, Cruz was the clear FR favorite before Trump's rise. There is a reason that he was a favorite, and that reason is anathema to the GOPe.
Anyway, let me stop writing and simply say this. If Cruz wins the nomination based on the outcome of a Contested/Brokered Convention, I will be extremely surprised and shocked. Happy, since I believe Cruz is better than the GOPe and definitely better than Hillary, but exceedingly shocked. I just don't see how the GOPe could finally manage to get the nomination process 'back in their hands,' and then let it go to Cruz. Impossible, and I almost never use that word.
Impossible.
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