Guess what happens next!
Posted on 03/15/2016 9:25:37 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Clinton bested Sanders in all the March 15 primaries except for Missouri, and Cruz is now Trump's only competition for the Republican nomination.
With the exception of Gov. John Kasich taking his home state of Ohio, Donald Trump won or is projected to win all the March 15 Republican primaries. Trump came in second in Ohio. However, the race is very close in Missouri, with Cruz only a quarter point behind Trump with 62 percent of the precincts reporting.
Although Sen. Marco Rubio came in second in his home state of Florida, he saw the writing on the wall and suspended his run for the Republican nomination when he could not edge past Donald Trump.
Hillary Clinton won or is projected to win in all the primaries, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, Ohio and Illinois. As this article goes live, Sanders is ahead by two points in Missouri, with 68 percent of the precincts reporting.
Some pundits are likely to point out that if Rubio pulled out before today's primaries and if Kasich was no longer in the race, Cruz would have won every one of the Republican primaries. Had only Rubio pulled out, and if all of Rubio's voters voted instead for Cruz, the Texas senator would have still won Illinois and North Carolina, and come within two points of Trump in Illinois and within one point of Trump in Florida.
The delegate numbers get very close between Cruz and Trump if Rubio and Kasich were to send their delegates to Cruz.
eventually it won’t matter
Still enough winner-take all states that Trump will be strong in
How can Kasich even win PA when he won’t even be on the ballot?
. The establishment will throw money at Trump in behalf of Kasich and draw fire from Trump. There will be another debate. Kasich will not longer be able to act like the only man on the stage.
Actually with all the winner take all states, Trump still a great chance of getting all the delegates he needs
Winner takes all means, you get all the delegates with the most votes, no thresh holds or anything.
And Trump is strong in most of them
Cruz is done
Trump is done with debates, at this point they are stupid
“..with Cruz only a quarter point behind Trump ..”
What a nail biter!
2D,
Can we agree that Cruz/Trump are proof that the people have rejected RINO establishmentarianism? Now.. What happens if they destroy each other? I hope Cruz has the sense to know when to quit.
They are at the point of becoming meaningful, like a British political debate. Up until recently they were like a roller derby match. With Trump, Cruz and Kasich on stage, you have three very differ styles and potentially more room for substance. Kasich needs to press the issues he raised in Ohio and actually engage with Trump and Cruz. Both Trump opponents have to press Trump negatives. The numbers show that Trump is both unpopular and well-known among his non-supporters. Even Clinton shows better.
“Kasich is not getting out”
Kasich is determined to stop Cruz and Trump, and help himself, or even another establishment Republican, including PAUL RYAN, according to a CNBC report!
“And here it comes, folks...
toddstarnes added,
CNBC Now @CNBCnow
EXCLUSIVE: Paul Ryan won’t categorically rule out accepting GOP nomination
if a deadlocked convention turns to him (snip)”
https://twitter.com/toddstarnes/status/709939431231332352
If you throw in Sanders, almost there. But Clinton is no sitting target. She is doing better as a candidate than I thought she would.
This is not 1968.
Yes, but the negatives don’t matter
People are not voting for Trump because they like him
They are voting for him because he is right
That is why the GOPe, DNC, MSM, etc don’t understand Trump and you to some extent as well.
The talking heads are saying that no Repub ever won the WH after losing Ohio.
Jerks.
“I think Trump comes out better off losing Ohio and keeping Kasich in.”
You are correct.
Well, no woman ever has been the Democratic nominee for President ... so Forget It Hillary!
Hopefully when Cruz returns to the senate, he can use the strength he gained in his national campaign to actually push through some successful conservative legislation.
Guess what happens next!
Touche’.
:)
How many times has Trump peaked now?
To be replaced by who? ¿Jeb? or Rubio? Oh wait, i know! Carly!
If only
"If we had some bacon, then we could have bacon and eggs, if we had any eggs."
CRUZ 2016
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