Ted Cruz Wants to Accomplish Three Things Today

Red State ^ | March 8, 2016 | Leon Wolf

[Dave W]

Thank you for your post. I read it twice. It is so rare anymore to come across a post on FR that is truly informed and accurate. Thanks again.

[Nifster]

See 538 path to nomination. Trump got whate he needed. He is only one still on target

[Lakeshark]

The RNC can’t mingle their money with Cruz’ money.

Naivete beyond most.

Do you really believe that?

[zerosix]

24 - 25% is all, so no "Mormon landslide."

Besides, many Mormons aren't overly fond of Baptists, of which Ted is.

[glasseye]

That the only 2 decent republicans ever in the race find themselves the last two standing warms my heart.
*smiles*

[dynoman]

Based on the amount of money spent on attack ads Trump should be a smoking ruin.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

He’s definitely the Teflon Don, and in that way, he is like Reagan and Clinton. Nothing really stuck to them in the minds of most Americans.

[Dave W]

For god's sake, yes. Every single cent that gets spent is audited by the FEC and they are very strict. Cruz or any candidate only has control over their own money they raise, which is called hard money and is limited to $2,700 per person. No one can contribute more than that amount to a candidate. This is what Neil Bush was hired to manage.

If Cruz' campaign comingled money with the RNC, that is a criminal offense, easily traced and people would go to jail.

The inanity, the unseriousness and complete ignorance of some that post on FR is jaw dropping. Campaign finance is in the news a lot and you should know better. I would suggest Google it, but I have a feeling you wouldn't understand.

[Lakeshark]

For god's sake, no. You can't seriously believe there is zero communication between PAC's and candidates.

Just look at what Cruz is saying and what the PAC ads are saying.

The inanity, the unseriousness and complete ignorance of some that post on FR is jaw dropping.

Yes, I agree, anyone who actually believes that somehow there is merely a coincidence between what Cruz and the PAC ads are saying is a little off.

[Dave W]

You are now confusing the issue. The issue is money, not ads. First, the RNC does not spend one cent in broadcasting ads for or against any candidate during a primary. They can't do so. They can't take sides. PACS can and do run ads and there is supposed to be no coordination between the two. But that is not the issue.

The issue you raised in a conspiratorial way, is that Cruz had hired Neil Bush to help manage the GOPe money. Neil Bush is managing the money that only Cruz raises and can't manage and can't comingle money from any other source. If any campaign did that, those would be some serious felonies and some serious jail time. You accused the Cruz campaign of illegally comingling money. Now, you are talking about ads? Change the subject when you don't know what you are talking about.

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

Both Rubio and Kasich are done...might as well stick forks in ‘em.

I'm pretty sure Kasich will win in Ohio and Trump will win Florida. Rubio is certainly out, but Kasich mmmmm...realisticly he can't win.

[caww]

For me the choice between the two is clear.....since our nation was created as a nation under God our leader should understand this clearly, because without God part of this equation to turn our country around it will not work....we are as never before sliding out of his will as a nation. Also, we are a Constitutional Republic and our leaders need to return to the Constitution and implement it with actions.

Anything short of this will only be a temporary fix, if that, til the next election.

[caww]

For me the choice between the two is clear.....since our nation was created as a nation under God our leader should understand this clearly, because without God part of this equation to turn our country around it will not work....we are as never before sliding out of his will as a nation. Also, we are a Constitutional Republic and our leaders need to return to the Constitution and implement it with actions.

Anything short of this will only be a temporary fix, if that, til the next election.

[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

And he kept it relatively close in MI and MS

Cruz behind around 150,000 votes in one of those states (the one where there has literally been over 7000 anti-Trump ads), and 50,000 in the other. This is not close.

[TauntedTiger]

lol.

[BlueNgold]

Amazing.
More winning by losing.
What planet are we on?

[2ndDivisionVet]

It’s all about the delegates bud.

[BlueNgold]

And Cruz lost more ground tonight...

My comment is more about reality and math than it is about preferences.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Neither one is anywhere near 1,200.

[Jeff Head]

Which is why I said “relatively” close.

Percentage wise, last night turned out like this:

Trump - Cruz
MI 38.6 -— 24.9
MS 47.3 -— 36.3
ID 28.1 -— 45.4
HI 42.4 -— 32.7

Trump now has 461 delegates, Cruz has 361.

Cruz is trying to stay within a close enough distance so that when Rubio and Kasich drop out, he believes he will get enough from those two to make it very close.

He may be right.

Whether he can actually catch up or not is another matter.

My feeling is that if Trump wins both FL (almost a sure thing) and Ohio (less sure) then he will not be able to be caught.

If he does not win Ohio, then there is a possibility...which is what Cruz is hoping for.