Posted on 04/05/2016 11:03:52 PM PDT by kik5150
Ted Cruz was expected to win Wisconsin, but the surprise was how easily Cruz was able to defeat Donald Trump.
Wisconsin Republicans had mobilized against Donald Trump in a more unified way than had been visible in any previous contest. Trump has not done himself any favors with a week that was a textbook study in how to alienate voters.
Sarah Palin’s horrible appearance as a surrogate for Trump at a Milwaukee Republican event made it clear to one and all that Wisconsin was not going to be Trump country. Donald Trump’s campaign has always had a by the seat of the pants ad-libbed feel, but Trump’s winging it mentality came back to bite him in Wisconsin, where the state’s educated electorate showed no patience for Trump’s antics.
Make no mistake about it, Ted Cruz’s victory in Wisconsin was really a vote against Trump. The Never Trump Republican movement got a much-needed shot in the arm. Donald Trump is not unbeatable, nor is his nomination inevitable.
There are numerous reports of infighting within the Trump campaign, and Trump’s numerous flip-flops and gaffes have painted a picture of a wounded frontrunner. The loss in Wisconsin is only going to fan the flames of reports that Trump is a candidate on the verge of decline. Trump is wobbly, and the delegate math is now complicated. Coming out of Wisconsin, the notion that Donald Trump is destined to be the Republican nominee may have been dealt a death blow.
Looking forward to your well-deserved ZOT.
That sounds like what ted has done to most of the republican base, except for the bushes, boehners, linda graham and mccain... and the gopEE... and the open borders,globalist importers of the islamic invaders... (not really the republican base)
yes... Ted is a great guy.
He poses well while he is pursuing failure with all his heart...
READ IT GOOFY !
Yeah, he should just drop out...
You are right, of course. Cruz supporters aren't pussies.
Cruzifers are beta males.
Still aren’t pussies.
We’re down to Politicus USA now? Under their name, it says, “Real Liberal Politics.” They have a permanent link at the top called “Proof of the GOP War on Women.” They did a story a day ago about Fox News being crushed as the young flock to Rachel Maddow. We should probably just start posting stuff straight from DU if this is where we get stuff now.
Why not? National Enquirer, twitter, it's a slippery slope...
Gee, this reads like an objective report.
And more throwing of Sarah under the bus by constitutional conservatives!
Easy to beat? Sure, when you’re ted the TOOL and the string pullers dump 2 million in negative ads - simp
Oh yea, and the Rinse/Ryan/Walker show - woo hoo, now those are stellar conservatives right there!!!
I can’t wait to read more fiction, for the great minds of the MSM who do not want their game disturbed. They have the perfect TOOL in Teddy to keep it all going...chug chug chug
Right?? How are cruzettes overlooking this reality?
Teddy the TOOL is the establishment - to be used in anyway they want or need. Sigh
talking points from the left:
Trump reacts like a 5 yo
he’s a petulant child
he throws temper tantrums
his wife should be slut-shamed for marrying him
and his kids sent threatening letters for standing by their dad
his delegates won honestly who won’t turncoat should be publically ridiculed
his name should be banned because it invades the safe space of snowflakes who disrupt events, throw rocks at his supporters and vandalize their property
remind me, who’s the petulant child, again?
You have well stated what I have come to identify as “New York values”. Trump does seem to possess those values.
No, Cruz didn’t buy Walkers support. Trump repelled a ton of us Walker supporters here in Wisconsin by coming to our State two weeks ago and promptly informing everyone that things were a “disaster” due to Scott Walker and that Walker should have compromised with the unions and raised taxes instead of cutting them.
I’ve tried all year to fight my conservative friends who kept telling me that Trump was a New York liberal. I couldn’t argue with them anymore after the past two weeks.
Trump’s problems are all created by Donald Trump.
Funny how so many that hate Cruz are so eager to take Trump down - the folks who think that it means Cruz has growing support will be livid when Kasich or Ryan becomes the nominee....
“Teddy the tool” or “Donald the fool”...? I choose “teddy the tool” because only a fool would have supported and help elect Hillary Clinton, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and Chuck Sumer to offices.
How many primaries has trump lost in a row?
Exactly. He didn’t come out of WI. empty-handed. Scroll and/or hit the county link, there were quite a number of counties where the margins were reversed.
http://www.cnn.com/election/primaries/states/wi/
I’ll acknowledge Ted won Wisconsin. Yippee for them. On to New York.
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