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Unity: Pro-Cruz delegates reportedly threatening mass walk-out before Trump’s speech Thursday
HotAir.com ^ | 07/18/2016 | ALLAHPUNDIT

Posted on 07/18/2016 4:00:37 PM PDT by MaxistheBest

They’re not threatening this as a true protest — or at least, they weren’t before the Rules fiasco this afternoon — but rather as leverage to secure a few rule changes from the RNC for the 2020 primaries. If the party agrees to tilt the board a bit towards conservative candidates (i.e. Ted Cruz) then Cruz’s delegates will be good boys and girls this week. [Pro-Cruz] forces want to revise the rules that will reward states with closed primaries — and for the RNC and Trump camp to allow Cruz’s name to be placed in nomination from the convention floor…

One threat the Cruz forces are said to be holding over the heads of the RNC and the Trump campaign is the specter of a large group of delegates – in the hundreds – simply leaving town after Cruz speaks on Wednesday night, exposing the nominee to the prospect of televised images of empty seats in the Quicken Loans Arena. It’s an open question whether there are enough alternate delegates who can be rallied to fill such a number of seats…

A source close to Cruz tells Fox News that the key sticking point is Cruz’s speaking slot and specifically the content of his speech. The original agreement between team Trump and team Cruz allowed Cruz to speak without offering a formal endorsement of Trump. So far, Trump’s folks have not asked to look at the speech.

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On the Trump side, Roger Stone is said to have mobilized a group of 1,000 people to push back wherever his candidate’s interests are being threatened.

If anti-Trump groups show up outside the arena and start getting media coverage, pro-Trumpers will show up with their signs too to remind reporters that there are people on both sides.

(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...


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KEYWORDS: election; trump
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To: scrabblehack

That’s not what any of this was about. The rules for next time will be decided in January and after. This was a temper tantrum to make Trump look bad, because they hate Trump more than Hillary.


41 posted on 07/18/2016 4:32:29 PM PDT by Hugin (Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
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To: MaxistheBest
Announcing: The US Senator from Cuba...(nervously)...err, Saskatchewan --- ah, err -- (now completely flustered) --

that is, Texas --

Mr. Tom Brady!!

42 posted on 07/18/2016 4:39:15 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: scrabblehack

Close primaries in exchange for primary voting only. Cruz would never agree to rules forbidding caucuses.


43 posted on 07/18/2016 4:40:22 PM PDT by phoneman08
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To: phoneman08

Yep. Cruz only won 3 primaries including his home state.


44 posted on 07/18/2016 4:41:49 PM PDT by Hugin (Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
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To: phoneman08

Oh yes, good point.....


45 posted on 07/18/2016 4:42:14 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: Hugin

Call us a WHAAAAAAAMULANCE. #LOSERS


46 posted on 07/18/2016 4:43:28 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: MaxistheBest

C’mon people. There’s already a party for spoiled entitled brats.


47 posted on 07/18/2016 4:44:57 PM PDT by Dr.Deth
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To: Jane Long

Traitorous pigs.


48 posted on 07/18/2016 4:45:26 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: MaxistheBest

49 posted on 07/18/2016 4:46:02 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: MaxistheBest

Not to worry.... It was reported on Cavuto that if they walk out, pre selected Trump alternates will quickly take their seats


50 posted on 07/18/2016 4:47:27 PM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP ....Opabinia can teach us a lot)
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To: Jane Long
Oily Felito is anxious to get back to his: Pulp fiction photo: Pulp Fiction 15551561182769329_mrJRcNem_f.jpg
51 posted on 07/18/2016 4:49:23 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Arthur McGowan
"Cruz is not a NBC, and might even be an illegal alien. Ergo: a “Constitutional” Cruz future is a contradiction in terms."

Exactly!

52 posted on 07/18/2016 4:50:25 PM PDT by Godebert (CRUZ: Born in a foreign land to a foreign father.)
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To: sanjuanbob

No, He will be a ‘traitor’ to our country-—hell with the party


53 posted on 07/18/2016 4:51:14 PM PDT by cmomm44
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To: Arthur McGowan
His business cards for his private practice in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Rafael Edward Cruz LLP
C/O FMC
Second Floor, Unit 21
1403 29 Street NW
Calgary, AB, T2N 2T9
CANADA

Phone: (403) 944-1321


I won the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election.
I'll lie for you too.

54 posted on 07/18/2016 4:59:16 PM PDT by ASA Vet (Jus Soli + Jus Sanguinis = NBC)
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To: MaxistheBest

Petulant children


55 posted on 07/18/2016 5:05:49 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: MaxistheBest

Let them walk out to the hungry BLM thugs.

It won’t be long they will be banging on the locked doors,
Yelling, screaming and begging to cast their vote for Trump.


56 posted on 07/18/2016 5:17:32 PM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
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To: MaxistheBest

If Cruz is in any way part of something like this, it is the end of his political career, and the only way for him to live this down would be to switch parties. Further, it will make him enough of a lightning rod such that he will have a hard time as a lobbyist or any other position related in any way to his political career.


57 posted on 07/18/2016 5:49:49 PM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: MaxistheBest
Sour Cruzermans

58 posted on 07/18/2016 5:54:59 PM PDT by Vision Thing (hillarhoids says, "I am not a crooked hillary!")
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To: MaxistheBest

I once liked this guy a lot. Everything he does now just makes me really glad that he lost. He is not a nice guy. And I would no longer call him a conservative.


59 posted on 07/18/2016 5:57:23 PM PDT by Revel
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To: MaxistheBest

Re: The original agreement between team Trump and team Cruz allowed Cruz

The original agreement was between the first and 2d debates when all candidates agreed and signed that they would support the Republican nominee. Cruz signed that, as did Trump and all 17 of them.


60 posted on 07/18/2016 6:01:50 PM PDT by spintreebob
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