Posted on 04/30/2016 10:38:55 PM PDT by Trump20162020
BURLINGAME, Calif. — Ted Cruz is speaking confidently about knocking off Donald Trump to take the GOP nomination, but his top staffers admit they’re getting nervous.
In interviews, several aides, speaking on the condition of anonymity, expressed growing alarm that Cruz would lose Indiana’s primary on Tuesday — an outcome that would be a major blow to his hopes of holding Trump below the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the GOP nomination on the party convention’s first ballot. The aides concede that, without a win in an Indiana primary where 57 delegates are at stake, Cruz’s shot at the nomination would significantly narrow.
Within the campaign, some are turning to the question of what’s next. One senior aide said there had been no discussion about dropping out before the final primary contests are held on June 7 but noted that Cruz wouldn’t be eager to prolong a campaign he was convinced he couldn’t win.
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Been a while since anyone has seen those ads.
I guess that would depend on your definition of 'conservative' and how it applies to those in government positions.
Trump appears to support the conservative values of Americans.
My definition of conservative values are low taxes, smaller and less intrusive government, and fiscal responsibility. Trump has shown that he doesn't believe in two of those areas, and if he gets his tariffs then there goes the third areas as well. So I would consider him more of a moderate running against a liberal in Clinton. A moderate is still better than that, but when I do vote for Trump I'm not going to pretend he's something he's not.
Don’t forget you need a smart phone to vote for a delegate, and there are no computers available to vote online. Newest example of Criminal Cruz Mafia.
Well... I certainly have no objection to Trump being called (labeled) ‘a moderate’.
Fair enough. Which candidate is promising to do those things ?
I had truly hoped to vote for a conservative candidate this time around. I was a strong Cruz supporter but over the past few weeks he's proven himself to be a deeply flawed candidate and I can't see him as president. So if it is to be Trump then I'll hold my nose and vote for him, and then hope that I can vote for a conservative next time.
I think Cruz came closest. He was opposed to replacing Obamacare with any government solution. He provided a long list of cuts on his website which, while nowhere near deep enough, was far more extensive than any of his opponents. His tax plan was interesting and came closer to being revenue neutral than Trump's plan. Trump hasn't talked seriously about cuts, his Obamacare replacement plan is a joke, and he's made it clear that spending on Medicare, Social Security, Military and infrastructure would go up while tax revenue would go down. Those are not conservative proposals.
I guess Steelfish went all AWOL on us tonight. LOL.
I guess he suspended his campaign, too!
LOL. I’m trying to find him, but having no luck.
Steelfish is Jellyfish about now.
LOL - now if about 6 more would do the same
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