"Cruz wins 100% of the vote in the remaining primaries and he still falls short." -- How the Rest of the Delegate Race Could Unfold, 8 posted on 04/06/2016 5:18:17 AM PDT by King of Florida
Posted on 04/06/2016 8:07:39 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough thinks House Speaker Paul Ryan, who will arrive in Cleveland this July as chairman of the Republican National Convention, has a better chance of becoming the GOP presidential nominee than Ted Cruz.
"Ted Cruz will never be the nominee," the former Florida congressman said matter-of-factly on his program Wednesday morning.
"You don't think he's the second most likely nominee?" a panelist responded.
"No. Not even close," Scarborough shot back.
The same panelist then asked Scarborough "who's more likely to be the nominee?"
"You know what? Paul Ryan," he responded. "You name the list. [Cruz] right now – the guy is loathed. He is loathed in DC in a way that Donald Trump is not loathed."
Scarborough continued, "I know a lot of the establishment hates Donald Trump, but Ted Cruz is the devil that they know and he's not going to win the nomination."
"Maybe Ted Cruz is the most wonderful human being in the world when he's in the backyard throwing a baseball with his next-door neighbors and barbecuing, but he is not though on TV a likable guy," he added.
"He's not gong to do it," the MSNBC anchor said of Cruz securing the nomination. "So it's going to be Donald Trump or somebody else."
Scarborough's comments come on the heels of Cruz's huge victory Tuesday night in the Wisconsin primary. The Texas senator carried nearly 50 percent of the vote and billed his victory as a pivotal moment in the Republican battle for the nomination.
"Tonight is a turning point. It is a rallying cry," Cruz declared at a primary night watch party in Milwaukee.
The first-term senator now trails Trump by 226 delegates in the race to reach the 1,237 needed to secure the nomination.
No sale.
heh heh heh Lyin Ted the Greaser is never going to be President
If it is not Trump or Cruz I will not be voting.
Ted Cruz IS NOT GOP Establishment!
The problem is, if the GOPe selects Ryan, they KNOW that the grassroots will sit out the November election, thus causing the election of the democrat Witch.
The GOPe is then, effectively, choosing the Witch if they blow off either Cruz or Trump at the convention.
Isn't the term "greaser" considered racist? Do we really want this on FR?
One thing Trump and Cruz agree on is that they will both work to keep rule 40 in place, limiting the choices to (if Cruz wins two more majorities) those two only.
No way the GOP nominates Count Chocula.
This ridiculous "Never" movement that Cruz has latched on to has alienated Trump supporters. An equal number of Wisconsin Republicans are "NeverCruz" as they are against Trump.
Cruz will not be the nominee.
Well, if Cruz gets the 1237, he may gets the nomination. That is not going to happen though, and even if it did, there’s so much damaging crap out there on the weirdo she won’t even have to lie to beat him.
Honestly. If folks think Trump could damage or embarrass the GOP they have no clue what a freak Cruz is.
See all your Cruzers. Lay down with one globalist get up with an uglier one.
NO TRUMP = NO VOTE = NO MONEY EVER. Have you party, but I refuse to vote for anymore fakes.
Oh BTW Cruz needs to explain Neil Frickin’ Bush as his campaign Finance director. I guess his experience as a thief fits well.
Well it is interesting to note that his county went for Trump last night 42%-37%. I would venture those same voters would primary him out in August.
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Well Joe, I would say that's one big plus for Cruz. The people in DC share plenty of responsibility for putting the country in the mess its in so if they like you, you're no better than they are. Sometimes its good to be defined by who your enemies are.
Thank you for your reply to Lib Licker. Hope his post is removed.
Not establishment? How many examples do you need?
TPA/TPP? Corker? Giving McConnel $250K as NSRC VP to defeat Bevin? Hiring Neil Bush and the Jeb finance team? Romney’s endorsement? Jeb’s endorsement? His past work for the Bush family? Being Boehner’s legal counsel?
You want some more?
That would be Neil Bush of the infamous Silverado Savings.
There's no need to use such racist verbiage on FR, I thought we were better than that.
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