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Former Cruz campaign officials push for delegate coup at GOP convention
The Washington Examiner ^ | Ryan Lovelace

Posted on 06/09/2016 7:47:12 AM PDT by Cyberman

Officials from Ted Cruz's defunct presidential campaign are talking up the possibility of a coup at next month's Republican convention in Cleveland.

Bob Vander Plaats, a former national co-chair of Ted Cruz's presidential campaign, told NBC that "everything's got to be on the table" when it comes to exempting delegates from supporting Donald Trump at the convention....

Whether the anger and chatter about a coup among Cruz's ardent supporters materializes at the convention remains to be seen, but it appears to have gained steam following the fallout of Trump's racial invective directed at the presiding federal judge in a lawsuit regarding Trump University.

Trump's comments appeared to cause Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who previously endorsed Cruz, to rethink his support for Trump. And Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk ditched the Trump train as well. It's unclear whether delegates to the convention will follow suit, but there appears to be a growing chorus of Cruz supporters hoping for a revolt.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cruz; lyinted; republicanparty; tedcruz
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1 posted on 06/09/2016 7:47:12 AM PDT by Cyberman
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The Cheap Labor Express is desperate to block the citizens from electing anyone who would enforce the laws and borders.

The most important thing to the GOPe is blocking the citizens from stopping the illegal alien inundation.


2 posted on 06/09/2016 7:49:15 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (do)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

I agree. The plan is to change this country to a ruling elite over third worlders who are invited in with gift baskets.


3 posted on 06/09/2016 7:50:37 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Cyberman

Big Surprise! Sore Losers want to deny the will of the people with a contested convention.

Pray America wakes


4 posted on 06/09/2016 7:51:47 AM PDT by bray (Trump/Palin 2016)
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To: Cyberman

Lying Ted Cruz, ever the scumbag establishment sellout.


5 posted on 06/09/2016 7:52:24 AM PDT by JerseyDvl (#NeverHillary)
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To: Cyberman

Just stop it.

Trump is the nominee.


6 posted on 06/09/2016 7:52:33 AM PDT by Principled (...the Supreme Court of the United States favors some laws over others...)
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To: Cyberman
Trump's comments appeared to cause Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who previously endorsed Cruz, to rethink his support for Trump. And Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk ditched the Trump train as well.

Ditched it? No. Just placed his wheelchair further up the tracks in hopes his political weight slows the DJT "train" when it hits him.
7 posted on 06/09/2016 7:53:03 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: Lurkinanloomin

These people are like political child molesters. I am getting so weary of them. Yesterday on FOX while eating dinner it was reported that TRUMP had on his short list someone who had yet to endorse him. Did anyone see this?


8 posted on 06/09/2016 7:53:17 AM PDT by magna carta
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To: Beowulf9

The UNIPARTY are striving for us to return to Olde Englande and become serfs and peasants to their Lordships...


9 posted on 06/09/2016 7:53:39 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: Cyberman

How to lose an election!


10 posted on 06/09/2016 7:55:56 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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Interesting story on how Walker wants to replace Trump,maybe why he bashed him

http://heavy.com/news/2016/06/scott-walker-republican-nominee-gop-convention-nomination-steal-delegate-donald-trump-unbind/


11 posted on 06/09/2016 7:56:07 AM PDT by Donglalinger
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12 posted on 06/09/2016 7:58:28 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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The One Worlders (Cheap labor express riders) will not give up easily. Trump will have to muster all his negotiating skills to beat them down. The Marxist sympathizers are on both sides of the aisle.:Ref: Jeff Flake senator from Az. and understudy of McCain. Kasich from Ohio and many others. One hundred plus years of struggling to destroy America and the freedom for which it stands is in their grasp (Hillary) and they will not go down without a dirty fight.


13 posted on 06/09/2016 8:00:16 AM PDT by Don Corleone (.C.)
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Easier to be a turd behind the scenes than to man up.


14 posted on 06/09/2016 8:04:11 AM PDT by proust (Trump/Sessions 2016!)
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Sore Cruzerman will not die. LOL!


15 posted on 06/09/2016 8:07:43 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Cyberman

Lucifer and his minions should just go back where they came from. These morons are supporting Hillary Clinton because they couldn’t fool enough rubes into believing Lying Canadian Ted Goldman’s candidate.


16 posted on 06/09/2016 8:09:19 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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Given the focus on a possible contested Democrat convention then the sudden Hillary ascension this week, have Trump's campaign lieutenants taken their eye of the ball? One of Trump's strengths is also a weakness. He is an outsider, and could that political inexperience give the #NeverTrump folks a glimmer of hope?
17 posted on 06/09/2016 8:14:10 AM PDT by buckalfa (I am feeling much better now.)
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To: jmaroneps37

At this point I’d rather they just go over and endorse Hillary and quit mucking-up our convention.


18 posted on 06/09/2016 8:15:18 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Principled

They just aren’t going to give up. Apparently they’re all meeting with Romney in Utah... some secret meeting... to figure out how to take the nomination away from Trump. The argument is that the delegate system can prevent someone from running if the person is unfit for office. As if that applies to Trump, who just blew out the GOP voter number record. Just wow.


19 posted on 06/09/2016 8:16:08 AM PDT by Rona Badger (Heeds the calling wind.)
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To: Cyberman
The world's working together to stop us, silence our voices.

US agency endorses plan to cede Internet oversight

20 posted on 06/09/2016 8:18:53 AM PDT by Kenny (e)
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