Posted on 04/04/2016 5:45:02 AM PDT by Enlightened1
Sen. Ted Cruz is out-hustling Donald Trump and looks set to ensure many Arizona delegates will defect to him in a convention floor fight.
The Texas senator, who ever since Iowa has played a stealthy ground game in contrast to Trump's chaotic populism, is taking steps to snatch the Republican presidential nomination from The Donald at the convention in July.
The New York businessman easily won last month's Arizona primary taking 47 percent to Cruz's 25 percent, scooping up all 58 of the state's delegates. That's nearly 5 percent of the 1,237 Trump needs for the nomination, and they're tied are to him on the first ballot.
But Cruz, exploiting deep opposition to Trump among grassroots Republicans, has been far more active in Arizona than Trump, insiders say. He's recruiting candidates for the available 55 delegate slots, that along with the other three delegate positions filled by party leaders, would be allowed to vote for him in a multi-ballot contested convention.
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America is dead. They are taking away our vote. How long before our speech?
[How long before our speech?]
They already are!!!
They are taking away our vote.
this, unfortunately, is nothing new...
GO TED!
Cruz is such a POS.
So why do we vote ?
We vote because we send our delegates to represent us and now it seems pay or bribe these bastards and they ignore us voters.
Corrupt establishment yet again.
You mean GO HILLARY, thanks Ted.
You want Ted to steal the nomination from Trump?
You DO know Trump will run third party then right? ensuring Hillary the nomination?
I can’t imagine in a million years what Ted hopes to gain by pulling this kind of trick.
Cruz battles hard and wins: The end of our Republic!
</trumpfan vapors>
Do you really think Cruz will win the majority of Trump supporters after you pull these shenanigans? Remember Cruz lost the South East to Trump.
Cruz will split the Republican party in half by doing this, and you say Go Cruz???
Do you realize your VOTE NO LONGER COUNTS???
You’re seeing what a so-called banner carrier for constitutional conservatism considers to be “ winning”
Once he takes it, he’s inexplicably confident he can lead it because all those voters that rejected him at the ballot box will just meekly accept the game’s technical “ rules “ ?
This is simply Cruz trying to manipulate delegates in case Trump doesn't had the numbers going into the convention.
It's the GOP, a private club, with it's own rules.
If they succeed at this, many will come to the conclusion that it's time to destroy the party.
Just heard the former Gov of WI said who wants Kasich said that we have to look at this as a job interview and then weigh who we want.
We you frigging elitist turd we have decided and we voted over two million votes for Trump and yet you want to take our decision and votes away to suit your establishment ivy league club.
yea go Ted, who has to rely on a contested convention like the establishment, to hell with the voters right.
Sickening.
Crony corruption forever! Hip, hip, hooray!
I think it’s the lawyer hive-mind
Knowing more about the fine print and hustling every angle wins the case even if for many others, the victory is pyrrhic
We’ve all been played.
Trump was always just the road plow for Cruz. The whole Trump thing took on a life of its own and he’s been trying to throw it ever since and no one will bite.
My wild azz theory.
At this point I am going to stop posting for a bit to compose myself. I am sure my blood pressure is elevated with Ted’s antics.
All I know is if I saw Ted in my rear view mirror I know what peddle I’m pressing through the floor of my car.
The battle always comes down to the local level...where by the way, the founders of this fine nation had intended.
All politics is local.
That the core base of the party has realized Donny is a Demonrat and they refuse to surrender the nomination to him is commendable.
Come join the great delegate hunt.
Jedi.
It appears so. But he’s a smart, cunning and conniving POS.
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