Posted on 07/07/2016 9:54:56 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Donald Trump met with Sen. Ted Cruz on Capitol Hill Thursday -- the first meeting between the two former bitter campaign rivals since Cruz suspended his presidential campaign.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus was also in the meeting, according to sources. This was Trump's second trip to Capitol Hill in two months.
With less than two weeks before the Republican National Convention commences in Cleveland, Trump is looking to shore up support with the GOP's rank-and-file even as he faces backlash from members of his party. Some Republicans who are facing a tough re-election battle have chosen to skip the convention while others declined to meet with Trump this morning....
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Shouting.
Hopefully Trump was wearing metal armor and had Cruz frisked and detected for metal objects.
Regardless of what many Trump supporters (but not delegates, past or present) believe, a number of states pledge their delegates to vote as their state chose and they may only be free to change their vote after the first ballot..
Those pledged delegates are only free to vote for another candidate on the first ballot, if their state's winning candidate ends their race, not suspends and also delegates are permitted to change their votes if the state winner, after ending their candidacy also pledge their support of another candidate (like Huckabee did, when he ended and pledged his delegates to first McCain then Romney.)
That hasn't happened with Cruz and this is what Trump hopes to achieve with his meeting with Ted Cruz.
Trump attends alone and Cruz needs a manager?
It is interesting that he STILL HAS a campaign manager.
He might still be involved in a convention coup?
Hopefully they can patch things up which helps the cause to defeat Hillary.
You do know that comments like that don’t help Trump, they hurt him, right?
Shedes of Kennedy - Johnson?
I think it would be a good ticket, despite my annoyance at Cruz and his followers. I think they would be good for each other.
Sorry, the earth “revolves” around the sun. It “rotates” on its own axis, once per day.
(the science is settled)
How do you frisk a snake?
That would be my worry if he chose him. He has almost rabid followers. Ask a Kennedy/Johnson marriage made in the same way. ( will we ever know the truth of that? )
Just to clarify for those who don’t understand the pros, delegates (as in “super delegates” - elected officials) usually give their vote to a proxy, so their votes are still counted
“You do know that comments like that don’t help Trump, they hurt him, right?”
Like your pouting sore loser not endorsing Trump is a big help,right?
meh
Ted wants a prime time at the convention. He thinks it will launch his next presidential bid
Knock off the stunts, patch it up, and put aside resentment and keep Hillary out of the White House.
VP slot?
The New Yorker arrived at the meeting with his daughter Ivanka. Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus also attended the meeting. The presumptive nominee reportedly answered questions from lawmakers for roughly 40 minutes.
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