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To: NKP_Vet
I think you misunderstand what is going on. Most of those delegates that Cruz is supposedly stealing are still bound to Trump on the first ballot. Trump winning on the first ballot will render all this other second ballot nonsense moot. Also, Cruz would need to steal about 600 second ballot delegates while holding Trump under 1237. It now looks like worse case scenario for Trump is 1200 delegates which means that Trump needs to find 37 while Cruz needs to find 600.

I'm not defending in any way whatsoever what Cruz is doing but it's not going to amount to a hill of beans and Cruz is basically showing himself to be a petty person who puts his own personal ambition ahead of what is good for party and nation.

22 posted on 04/24/2016 8:13:30 AM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: SamAdams76

Agree totally on post 22. Well said.


23 posted on 04/24/2016 8:17:11 AM PDT by over3Owithabrain
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To: SamAdams76

What worries me is that Cruz and his establishment friends are playing more than just a 2nd ballot game. If he can steal it, it will happen in the credentials committee.

If Trump rolls into the convention right near 1237, look for them to try to disqualify just enough delegates to force a second ballot.

Huge wins this Tuesday, along with Indiana, then a California sweep would put this to bed.


24 posted on 04/24/2016 8:22:52 AM PDT by phoneman08 (Reagan conservative union member. Not as rare as you think!)
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