Posted on 03/05/2016 6:34:21 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Donald Trump was holding a commanding (and expected) lead over Ted Cruz in the Kentucky Republican caucuses as results came in Saturday night.
(Excerpt) Read more at patch.com ...
Yeah ... how many more votes can they steal for Cruz ?
Wow, Bernie beat Hillary in Kansas and Nebraska.
He’s hanging in there longer than I thought he might.
Except Nevada, we are a caucus state and Trump won here. But certainly at my caucus, it was run very professionally. It does worry me, however, given how hostile the establishment is toward Trump and how underhanded they were in Mississippi and other places, that there could indeed be cheating going on. It is hard to fathom how many polls could be so wrong, showing Trump leading significantly, and then he loses, sometimes by a lot.
Lex/Louisville both in, Trump by 4% 5700 votes with 57% in
Jefferson county (Louisville) was a close 4-man race with excellent turnout.
The really bizarre result from Louisville is Rubio at 23.5%. That’s waaay out of line with his results from the rest of the state.
That’s not happening. Cruz is not even competitive in FL. That’s 99 delegates. Then there is Michigan, Ohio where Trump will likely win. The caucuses end tonight. So does Cruz.
Er he already took the most conservative counties. Any questions?
Cruz is the GOPe stealth candidate ...Cruz is the establishment’s “anti-establishment” candidate ...just watch the numbers flip before our very eyes ...
Are you on the wrong thread?
“Kentucky has one liberal enclave: Louisville.
And Trump is winning because of Louisville.
Any questions?”
Trump has only a 2% lead in Louisiana. Are they calling it for him because the liberal New Orleans area has not all reported?
Kasich is strengthening right now too. That's going to be troublesome if Trump doesn't shore up his message.
The polls all had Trump winning in all 4 states. I believe they had him running away with it in La. and Kentucky. Polls have been off. Cruz may come out of this with momentum.
Yeh OK. :-)
And Cruz is selling out our country by supporting TPP
Tonight is about like I figured
Cruz beat expectations to win better than I figured he’d win in Kansas
Cruz did about like I figured in another Caucus state Maine
Trump wins a caucus state handily in Kentucky
Trump wins Louisiana better than I figured
Nebraska I don’t know a damn thing about
FOX and GOP party types will declare Trump is losing even though he increased his margin a hair tonight
The real funny part is now Cruz is the white night for the donor class till all their hopes are dashed the next two weeks where we get clobbered with big states and winner take all where polls show in primaries not caucus voters and Trump is way out front
Michigan is just two days and a wake up
Trump plus 17-25 points and open primary
Then Florida in 6 nights and a wake up
Trump 20 points up and winner take all
Cue Dandy Don
You can have momentum. I will take the 400 delegates thank you.
I believe the Nebraska contest today was dem only.
Trump jumped a bit, now at 6,300 margin and 4% lead with 67% in.
Most all the elected Republican officials in Louisville endorsed Rubio. And the local party was manning most of the nine polling places here in Louisville. The party also promised electronic voting but, when we arrived, we found out it was all hand counted paper ballots. Draw your own conclusions.
From a Max-Pain point of view Donald Trump is perceived as the real political disruptor. That makes him a true force for change.
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