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Behold the Nominee: Will the GOP Embrace Its Trump Nightmare or Walk Away?
New York Magazine ^ | May 3, 2016 9:09 p.m. | Ed Kilgore

Posted on 05/03/2016 7:04:11 PM PDT by Milhous

Well, so much for suspense. The networks called Indiana for Donald Trump about five seconds after the polls closed, and within two hours Ted Cruz announced he was suspending his campaign. Trump is winning a majority of the vote and will likely win all 57 delegates.

Even if a few delegates stray back across the line, this win clinched the nomination for Trump. He will now have well over 1,000 bound delegates, which is less than 200 from what he needs to make it a lock. And that's without the unbound delegates he definitely has in Pennsylvania and is sure to win in West Virginia on May 10; or the share of proportionally allocated delegates he's going to win in Oregon on May 17, in Washington on May 24, and in New Mexico on June 7; or the 51 winner-take-all delegates long conceded to him in New Jersey on June 7; or the many delegates he will win in winner-take-most California on June 7. So Cruz's surrender is entirely rational. And, beginning tonight, we will find out if a shocked Republican Party puts up any further resistance to its new barbarian master.

(Excerpt) Read more at nymag.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: Idaho; US: Indiana; US: New Jersey; US: New Mexico; US: New York; US: Ohio; US: Oregon; US: Pennsylvania; US: Texas; US: Washington; US: West Virginia; US: Wisconsin
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1 posted on 05/03/2016 7:04:11 PM PDT by Milhous
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Trump has already agreed to Fundraisers for the GOP
2 posted on 05/03/2016 7:05:25 PM PDT by scooby321 (o even lower)
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To: Milhous

“we will find out if a shocked Republican Party puts up any further resistance to its new barbarian master.”

HA, hey GOPee’s :

Resistance is Futile.


3 posted on 05/03/2016 7:05:50 PM PDT by JPJones ( You can't help the working class by paying the non-working class.)
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Trump has already agreed to Fundraisers for the GOP
4 posted on 05/03/2016 7:06:52 PM PDT by scooby321 (o even lower)
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Trump has already agreed to Fundraisers for the GOP
5 posted on 05/03/2016 7:06:56 PM PDT by scooby321 (o even lower)
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It depends on whether or not the GOPe wants to continue to have a Republican party or not.

JMHo

6 posted on 05/03/2016 7:07:34 PM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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His first trick must be to convince Republicans to buy into his act when they convene in Cleveland to consider the sinister work of their primary voters.

Nope, no bias there.

7 posted on 05/03/2016 7:08:06 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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LOL - I love the sound of heads exploding.


8 posted on 05/03/2016 7:08:19 PM PDT by KosmicKitty (Liberals claim to want to hear other views, but then are shocked to discover there are other views)
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Ted, marco, you’re fired.

Let the purge begin.

And if Trump screws up, hes gonna get purged too.


9 posted on 05/03/2016 7:09:47 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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Ain’t it sweet!


10 posted on 05/03/2016 7:10:26 PM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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Right or wrong good or bad It will give me great satisfaction to watch the republican elites have to hold their noses and vote for Trump like I have done for their Party for the last THIRTY YEARS.


11 posted on 05/03/2016 7:11:38 PM PDT by johnny reb
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Unity.....hmmm, yes...unity

Oh, I am GOING to give them some unity. Oh, sure.

I'm going to unify THE LIVING HELL out of them.

You just wait. I'm not going to foget Ole Orange Face.

Oh, I'm going to give them a biiiig, heaping dollop of Unity.

12 posted on 05/03/2016 7:12:52 PM PDT by gaijin
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if a shocked Republican Party

Mr Trump received More Votes than ANY other Republican Primary ever,he set Records BIG TIME.

I wonder what is shocking???


13 posted on 05/03/2016 7:14:47 PM PDT by eyeamok
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And he had more votes against him than any nominee ever.


14 posted on 05/03/2016 7:24:04 PM PDT by mak5
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15 posted on 05/03/2016 7:27:29 PM PDT by Hugin (Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
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..Dilemma for anti-Trump Republicans: Should they help Clinton?...

Not so much exploding.. More like the popping of bubble wrap. !


16 posted on 05/03/2016 7:27:45 PM PDT by Sasparilla (Hillary for Prison 2016)
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Reince Priebus ‏@Reince 1h1 hour ago .@realDonaldTrump will be presumptive @GOP nominee, we all need to unite and focus on defeating @HillaryClinton #NeverClinton
17 posted on 05/03/2016 7:28:47 PM PDT by austinaero
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To: Milhous

... I think the better word for it is ... they will get in line.


18 posted on 05/03/2016 7:29:37 PM PDT by ShivaFan
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To: Rashputin

“It depends on whether or not the GOPe wants to continue to have a Republican party or not.”

You hit the nail on the head. Hopefully the GOPe will realize this also.


19 posted on 05/03/2016 7:35:31 PM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: Milhous

This article was clearly written by someone who wants Trump and the GOP to keep fighting. That only helps Hillary and the Dems, which may be his main objective,


20 posted on 05/03/2016 7:37:51 PM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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