Dropping out would open the door to the GOPe playing shenanigans at the convention. By staying in, Cruz has a vested interest in keeping rule 40 in place.
Bullsh!t, it’s all about Ted keeping himself in place at the risk of getting a GOPe back over Trump.
When does Ted start to openly campaign for Hillary?
“Dropping out would open the door to the GOPe playing shenanigans at the convention. By staying in, Cruz has a vested interest in keeping rule 40 in place.”
Do you really think the RNC won’t play their ‘shenanigans’ regardless? You must be kidding.
TC is doing what his puppetmasters are telling him to do. Same for Kasich for that matter.
the exact opposite. Ted remaining in race is to help GOPe, like Kasich, to deny Trump the 1237 win, so that a GOPe candidate could be picked
The need for the support of a majority of the delegates in eight states is only relevant for the first ballot. After the first ballot the "pledged" delegates can support whomever they want. Thus on a second or subsequent ballot a GOPe candidate could get the support of a majority of the delegates in eight states, be nominated, and win with a majority of the vote of the delegates.
If neither Trump nor Cruz can win the nomination with a majority of the pledged delegates on the first ballot then neither of them will get the nomination. Although I like Cruz, at this point all that he does by staying in is raise the possibility that Trump will not win on the first ballot and thus allowing the GOPe pick someone else than either of them on a subsequent ballot.
No he doesn’t. Stop making excuses for this slime.
He has undermined the will of the people by stealing delegates in LA and now is trying it in AZ. Good old “Mr. Constitution” apparently has no idea what the spirit of the Constitution really is.
Very sorry I ever, ever supported this jerk.
Dropping out by Cruz and ceding the nomination to Trump would eliminate any GOPe shenanigans. By staying in with no hope of reaching 1,237 is a selfish act for someone who claims to be against the GOPe. Cruz is no outsider.
Ummm...okay. It seems pretty obvious that Cruz is doing this FOR the GOPe. There really isn't any other reason. He's not going to get the nomination in any round. It's not going to happen no matter what. The only reason he stays in is to stop Trump so the GOPe can put in their own candidate...probably Paul Ryan.
Oh bullshit
That has to be the absolute ......forget it I won’t insult you
Sure. Ted’s all about the noble cause. -massive projectile barf clean up on aisle three-
Not to mention getting paid in the senate for not working for a year and a half. Cruz loves this gig.