Cruz denies an Indiana loss would end campaign

The Hill ^ | May 1st, 2016 | By Jessie Hellmann

[Mariner]

Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz said on Sunday he would continue his campaign if he lost the critical Indiana primary on Tuesday.

"If you don't win in Indiana under these circumstances, is this race over?" asked "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace.

"Of course not," Cruz said. "It's going to be a battle to see who can earn a majority of the delegates elected by the people at the convention. And the reason Donald is so frantic to say the race is over ... is because Donald knows he cannot earn a majority of the delegates that were elected by the people.

[mkjessup]

Cruz Eligible? He ISN'T:

Rafael Edward Cruz, born in Calgary Alberta Canada, in 1970.

Father: Rafael Bienvenido Cruz, did not become a naturalized U.S. citizen himself until 2005.

Mother: Eleanor Elizabeth Darragh Wilson Cruz, became a naturalized Canadian citizen prior to the birth of her son Ted.

Which creates a definite problem for Senator Cruz:

The U.S. State Department explains in Section 349 of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1481), as amended) that U.S. nationals are subject to loss of nationality if they perform certain specified acts voluntarily and with the intention to relinquish U.S. nationality. Briefly stated, these acts include:

* obtaining naturalization in a foreign state upon one’s own application after the age of 18 (Sec. 349 (a) (1) INA)

OR

* taking an oath, affirmation or other formal declaration of allegiance to a foreign state or its political subdivisions after the age of 18 (Sec. 349 (a) (2) INA).

According to Ted Cruz’s father, he and his wife applied for and received Canadian citizenship before his birth in Alberta. Thus his mother committed the act of obtaining naturalization of a foreign state, which meets the definition of a an "expatriating act."

AND (this is important), until 1977, Canada required those seeking Canadian citizenship to swear an oath renouncing their allegiance to their previous country. If Ted Cruz’s mother obtained Canadian citizenship before 1977, then she swore this oath before a Canadian government official.

Based on these facts alone, Ted Cruz is not eligible to seek election to either the offices of President or Vice President. He must either withdraw from the current primary race, or the GOP must disavow his candidacy and expel him from the remaining primary contests upon this basis.

[Celtic Conservative]

‘ees not dead, ‘ees pinin’ for the Fjords!

CC

[Rastus]

I love Cruz

I don't even see how that's possible.

but he’s starting to tick me off.

But I'm glad to see you're realistic about his chances.

[Mariner]

"They will work hard to figure out a way to deny Trump a first ballot win, even if they destroy the party as a result. "

There is one rule change that would do it: Only those delegates who were elected are eligible to vote for the nominee and all others' votes do not count.

In other words, delegates which were appointed and sworn to support a particular candidate based upon a democratic, state-wide election would not be eligible. Or, perhaps not eligible on the first round, and the first round has no minimum.

[Starstruck]

So does Trump get to 1237 with an Indiana win? Isn’t that the goal?

[skimbell]

Indiana wont matter anymore than New York or any of the others mattered. If Cruz wins a primary or he figures a way to cheat Trump out of delegates in a state he lost, Limbaugh, Beck and Levin (The Three Blind Mice), claim that that's big medicine! Cruz is running around appointing ambassadors or lining up his cabinet and "we're back on track".

When Trump wins, say like sweeping last weeks primaries, Cruz and the Three Blind Mice just stand around saying "Well yeah OK, Trump won, but those don't mean anything. The real test will be next week yada, yada, yada."

Always next week.

Truth is, Trump is beating "the son of the preacher man" like a rented mule.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt”

And Debasement is right down stairs!

[grania]

Cruz actually said a majority of the delegates elected by the people to the convention? Can I take that to mean that he's going to refuse votes from the Colorado delegates, and some others?

Every day, my impression of Cruz drops a notch. This statement is delusional.

[Hugin]

That doesn’t make sense. The opposite would be true, only those elected in actual elections, and possibly caucuses would be eligible. Those appointed at conventions would not be. Or am I missing something?

[BunnySlippers]

He is loathsome!

[WMarshal]

Thumbs up!

[grania]

Trumy is an invader sent on a mission to destroy our Republic

One can't help but wonder if he has far-fetched claims to be eligible to be President of Canada, Cuba, and the US. As of now, we have not seen a piece of paper that affirms that Cruz is even a citizen of the US.

[jospehm20]

Cruz is getting pretty good at the denial thing. I wonder of a general election win by Trump would end his campaign?

[Pinkbell]

He can’t win with the voters, so he is ensuring he’ll win with the delegates. He doesn’t care that millions more people supported Trump. He wants this, and he will take it away at the convention if he has to.

[samtheman]

LOL!

[WMarshal]

Hillary cannot stop running because it’s either the White House or prison, what could be flogging Cruz to keep going full Don Quixote?

[RichInOC]

Um, Senator, would that be the same Donald Trump that is at just under a thousand delegates, four hundred ahead of you, needs just 240 or so of the 565 left, whereas you not only need to run the table but get Kasich’s people to vote for you as well? That Donald Trump?

[rrrod]

From the lowlife sleaze....pure lawyer speak...””Of course not,” Cruz said. “It’s going to be a battle to see who can earn a majority of the delegates elected by the people at the convention.”

Note he didnt say VOTERS!!!!!!

This guy is a bigger POS than Bill Clinton.

[dp0622]

i called him baghdad bob the other day :)

guess it’s that obvious.

i really didn’t think he was insane.

now i’m not so sure.