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Cruz Very Close to Frontrunner Trump if Others Exit While Clinton Out in Front
The Jewish Press ^ | March 16, 2016 | Lori Lowenthal Marcus, U.S. correspondent

Posted on 03/15/2016 9:25:37 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Clinton bested Sanders in all the March 15 primaries except for Missouri, and Cruz is now Trump's only competition for the Republican nomination.

With the exception of Gov. John Kasich taking his home state of Ohio, Donald Trump won or is projected to win all the March 15 Republican primaries. Trump came in second in Ohio. However, the race is very close in Missouri, with Cruz only a quarter point behind Trump with 62 percent of the precincts reporting.

Although Sen. Marco Rubio came in second in his home state of Florida, he saw the writing on the wall and suspended his run for the Republican nomination when he could not edge past Donald Trump.

Hillary Clinton won or is projected to win in all the primaries, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, Ohio and Illinois. As this article goes live, Sanders is ahead by two points in Missouri, with 68 percent of the precincts reporting.

Some pundits are likely to point out that if Rubio pulled out before today's primaries and if Kasich was no longer in the race, Cruz would have won every one of the Republican primaries. Had only Rubio pulled out, and if all of Rubio's voters voted instead for Cruz, the Texas senator would have still won Illinois and North Carolina, and come within two points of Trump in Illinois and within one point of Trump in Florida.

The delegate numbers get very close between Cruz and Trump if Rubio and Kasich were to send their delegates to Cruz.


TOPICS: Missouri; Campaign News; Parties; State and Local
KEYWORDS: cruz; hillary; kasich; rubio; tedcruz; trump
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1 posted on 03/15/2016 9:25:37 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Kasich is not getting out


2 posted on 03/15/2016 9:26:24 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Despite the OH loss to Kasich, and the two close races with Cruz in Missouri and NC, this was a huge night for Trump.

I show him winning 207 delegates on the night. Cruz will pick up about 80, and Kasich about 74.

At this stage, Trump has over a 200 delegate lead. With all the winner take all states coming up, I expect he is going to get to the magic number before the convention...but it may take him until June 7th now.

IMHO, Cruz has no path to an out right win now. The best he could do would be to win enough to deny the total math to Trump, and at this stage I feel that is a very outside chance in any case.

The absolute best Cruz should do now for the GOP and for the country would be to throw in with Trump as his VP.

At this stage, that would be my suggestion.

Sometime in April, make the deal for a Trump/Cruz ticket.

That would result in an absolute slam dunk against the GOPe, a slam dunk in numbers of delegates going into the convention, allow Trump to be in charge of the party rules, and unite the party for the general election against Hillary.


3 posted on 03/15/2016 9:26:38 PM PDT by Jeff Head (Semper Fidelis - Molon Labe - Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

close second doesn’t mean much. It means he’ll be a trivia question someday, and no one will get him right


4 posted on 03/15/2016 9:26:43 PM PDT by ghosthost
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To: Nifster

Kasich will end up digging into Cruz’ numbers.


5 posted on 03/15/2016 9:27:03 PM PDT by struggle
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

And if frogs had wings...


6 posted on 03/15/2016 9:27:15 PM PDT by Hugin (Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
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To: ghosthost

Cruz gets a silver medal tonight.


7 posted on 03/15/2016 9:27:43 PM PDT by stocksthatgoup (GOPe/MSM - "When we want your opinion, we will give it to you.")
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To: Nifster

What other state will he win or place second in?


8 posted on 03/15/2016 9:28:01 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Heard the Mitch wants Ted to apologize before he will throw his weight behind him. Sure will be sad if Ted does.


9 posted on 03/15/2016 9:28:26 PM PDT by Lopeover (2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States)
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To: Jeff Head

if if’s and buts were candy and nuts we’d all have a Merry Christmas


10 posted on 03/15/2016 9:29:10 PM PDT by Lib-Lickers 2
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To: Lopeover

The alternative is the vice presidency, despite what crazy Glen Beck says.


11 posted on 03/15/2016 9:32:34 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: Lopeover

Or Cruz and Trump can team up and crush McConnell.


12 posted on 03/15/2016 9:33:48 PM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It doesn’t matter he will stay in and may well get Rubios supporters

Since Ted wants unity considering his delegate count he ought to suspend and support trump


13 posted on 03/15/2016 9:35:18 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Jeff Head

Cruz may do to Trump what Reagan did to Ford in 1976. Depends on how well he does from this point on out.


14 posted on 03/15/2016 9:35:24 PM PDT by RobbyS (What about the size of the national debt?)
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What other state will he win or place second in?

Kasich seems to believe he can win Pennsylvania.

15 posted on 03/15/2016 9:39:03 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Nifster

That would weaken Cruz’s position. If he can build on tonight, he will take the send highest total into the Convention. He’s young. He can play the waiting game. Trump needed Ohio tonight to become inevitable.


16 posted on 03/15/2016 9:39:33 PM PDT by RobbyS (What about the size of the national debt?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

In order to do the delegate math, we also have to get a good idea of how much money Cruz has left. Trump funds his own campaign, but Cruz needs funding. He did not come if first tonight anywhere, and that should hurt his fundraising ability. On the other hand, if this doesn’t hurt his fundraising, then he is in deep with the GOPe as a placeholder for Romney.


17 posted on 03/15/2016 9:41:06 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The fallacy in the argument is that 100% of Rubio votes go to Cruz.

Maybe they do but I don’t see it.


18 posted on 03/15/2016 9:41:45 PM PDT by Fai Mao
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To: RobbyS

Not actually but keep thinking that way

So what Cruz really wants is a brokered convention


19 posted on 03/15/2016 9:41:52 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

could of would of should of. Cruz should invent a time machine so he can get those victories he’s so sure would be his.


20 posted on 03/15/2016 9:44:53 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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