Steelfish, I don’t know what the deal with this poll is; it is probably some kind of mistake. But I am afraid that you may not have a clear understanding of how the primary process in this race is progressing. Cruz can’t lose very many more delegates and still have a mathematical chance of getting a majority before the convention. Even if Trump dropped out tomorrow, Kasich would easily take enough delegates in the remaining contests to keep Cruz from getting a majority before the convention.
If you listen to what Carl Rove, Paul Ryan, Reince Priebus, Lindsay Graham, Mitch McConnell and the rest have all been saying there is no way they will allow Cruz to get the nomination at the convention. If that were not enough we have the recent debacle in Tennessee that confirms this as well. It doesn’t make a bit of difference what the repercussions will be. Neither Cruz or Trump will be the nominee if the decision is made at the convention.
Cruz is young, he is a constitutional conservative, he can out argue anyone, and he is brilliant. The place he could actually make the biggest difference in however is the Supreme Court and not the presidency.
A truce should be called and Trump should state clearly that if he wins the presidency that he will nominate Cruz to take Scalia’s place on the Supreme Court. Then the two campaigns should work together to make sure that the nomination is not stolen by the establishment.
It has been a fun and amusing fight, but it is time to call this counterproductive bludgeoning to a halt. We can’t afford to have the party bosses pick the nominee and continue their path to ruin even if the stooge they picks somehow beats Hillary. And we certainly can’t afford to have Hillary win. We also need to have both houses of congress remain in Republican hands if we want the next president to be able to reverse course.
So I beg of you, lets get realistic about how this is going to end up and start working together to try and assure that this country goes in the right direction.
Sorry for the typo, So I beg of you, lets get realistic about how this is going to end up and start working together to try and ensure that this country goes in the right direction.
Thanks for your thoughtful response. Of course, I will vote Trump if he is the nominee.
This will be a contested election. If Trump does not win on the first ballot, it will be Cruz.
Sadly, current polls show Trump getting slammed by both Bernie and Hillary. The reality is with a negative rating of near 70% among women who make up-to 53% of the electorate, it all points to Trump going down in flames. Even among the states Trump has won, he has a ceiling of 30%-40% and that with a fractured primary. A poll from Utah shows Trump losing to Hillary, and this in the reddest of red states.
Yes, we agree. Country comes first.
Good luck trying to speak reason to a lot of these cruzers. Good post, but i fear it may have been wasted as most cruzers by now are his most ardent and bull headed supporters.