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Former Cruz Aide: Trump Now Believes He Will Lose Nomination at Convention
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 04/13/2016 6:05:20 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

Does Donald Trump think he's going to lose the nomination at the convention? Are his current complaints about RNC "dirty tricks," the system being "rigged," etc. a preview of the explanation he'll be offering when he does indeed lose? Yes, and yes, if you buy what former senior Cruz aide Rick Tyler said on today's Morning Joe.

After the show rolled video of Trump's attacks on the RNC, Joe Scarborough said that the Donald had hit the "sweet spot." Scarborough again made the case for Trump, saying "no, that's the speech of somebody that can win 49 states and would be enraged he lost the 50th." But Tyler pushed back, saying "that's not the speech of a winner. That's the speech of someone who believes he's losing . . . He actually believes now he's going to lose this nomination at the convention on the second ballot."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: donaldtrump; gopconvention; ricktyler; tedcruz; trumpwilllose
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To: sagar

at least people got to vote for Gore


21 posted on 04/13/2016 6:15:58 AM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Cruz will also lose the nomination at the convention, but he’s a member of the club now so it’s all good.


22 posted on 04/13/2016 6:16:36 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it." --Samuel Clemens)
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To: FrankR

it is there way of saying Trump is dropping out, I mean they have tried to before on two others.


23 posted on 04/13/2016 6:16:48 AM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Interesting times.

What a waste of time we have things to look at and fix in this country!

Total irrelevance is top priority today.

I see it around me too.


24 posted on 04/13/2016 6:17:41 AM PDT by Uversabound (Our Military past and present: Our Highest example of Brotherhood of Man & Doing God's Will)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

I agree the Republican party “as was” is gone.
We’ll basically have three parties: A right-wing xenophobic party, a left wing socialist party, and a centrist coalition party that will actually have to run the country that exists in the real world, and will be blamed for every problem that occurs. The end result will be that eventually the centrist party will be destroyed by a recession or exogenous event they take the blame for, and one of the two fringe parties will take over and the USA will effectively end.


25 posted on 04/13/2016 6:18:21 AM PDT by babble-on
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Trump: “I Think I’ll Get To 1,237” (Headline from another post.)

OK, now I’m lost.
(Headline from another post.)


26 posted on 04/13/2016 6:18:36 AM PDT by Duckdog (If your not on a government list, Whats wrong with you!)
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To: Jack Hammer

You can’t lose what you never had.


27 posted on 04/13/2016 6:19:12 AM PDT by SuzyQue
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

At this point, after all the dirty tricks, delegates being paid off and the vote manipulations by cancelling a caucus, the Grand Ole Party is no more. If Trump doesn’t win the nomination, the RNC has burnt all the bridges. They will lose the House, Senate and Presidency. They will not recover from this fiasco for decades, if ever.

Ridiculously stupid stupid, stupid!


28 posted on 04/13/2016 6:20:23 AM PDT by jokemoke
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To: sagar

Popular vote means crap

Fidel Castro agrees with you...


29 posted on 04/13/2016 6:20:41 AM PDT by IrishBrigade
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To: sagar

And Mr. Levin intentionally confuses the delegate nomination selection process with the Electoral College - just so he could float that ridiculous President Algore comment.


30 posted on 04/13/2016 6:21:29 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Buckeye McFrog
Bernie has repeatedly said he would not run third party. But I do believe he thinks he can win a four-way split.

Sanders and Trump would outpoll Cruz and Hillary in a four way race. The only question (imo) is who would do worse, Cruz or Clinton

31 posted on 04/13/2016 6:22:12 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: Jack Hammer

“But, yes, the fix is in.”

But he can’t fix the fix?


32 posted on 04/13/2016 6:22:32 AM PDT by Rock N Jones (s)
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To: jokemoke

So all the people who said they supported Trump because he would burn down the Republican party and destroy it, they are blameless in this. And Trump himself whose vicious attacks on every senior figure in the party including ex presidents bears no responsibility. The only ones you hold accountable are the one who, completely within the process that exists, are going to stop this total asshole from getting the nomination.


33 posted on 04/13/2016 6:24:01 AM PDT by babble-on
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
But I thought Donny the Democrat Donor's new GOPe hack delegate hunter was going to fix this.

You know, the nice fella who likes to slander conservatives as members of the Gestapo.

Guido the Golden Goodfella.

heh.

Jedi.

Pssssst....hey pal...psssst....pal....need delegates?

34 posted on 04/13/2016 6:25:25 AM PDT by JEDI4S (I don't mean to cause trouble...it just happens naturally through the Force!)
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To: manc

“at least people got to vote for Gore”

Can’t blame incompetency and lack of organization on others. I thought Trump’s whole argument was that he was so competent that we would be sick of competency with him as the President. Well, first win the primary delegates, then worry about the electoral college.

The delegate fight has just begun. Cruz is locked and loaded with talent, competency, and organizational skill — just what we need in a President. Trump is full of whine and entitled mentality. A delegate welfare queen?


35 posted on 04/13/2016 6:26:10 AM PDT by sagar (3 way race; cranky populist - Trump/Sanders, establishment - Hillary/Roobio, conservative - Cruz!)
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To: exnavy

Trump walks in to Cleveland with the required # and all this hand wringing is long forgotten. There will be much cheese served with the whining.


36 posted on 04/13/2016 6:26:19 AM PDT by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man a subject)
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To: sagar

otherwise there would be President Algore.

Except that the popular vote that you think means crap determined what those who elect the president did...the electors of the Electoral College representing the popular vote of the individual states of the Union...


37 posted on 04/13/2016 6:26:24 AM PDT by IrishBrigade
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To: Travis McGee

LOL....good one T/M.


38 posted on 04/13/2016 6:27:06 AM PDT by Liz (SAFE PLACE? A liberal's mind. Nothing's there. Nothing can penetrate it.)
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To: babble-on

You are correct.


39 posted on 04/13/2016 6:27:41 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so that others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I’ve believed for many months that Trump would NOT be the GOP nominee. By hook or by crook, I see no way that the Republican party will allow him to be its candidate for President.


40 posted on 04/13/2016 6:28:45 AM PDT by Roccus (Fighting POLITICIANS is the true WOT)
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