Posted on 04/10/2016 10:52:56 AM PDT by Art in Idaho
Will these whispers turn to shouts?
The word behind the word is that Paul Manafort is already earning his keep BIG TIME as he moves to deliver a stunning blow to the Cruz campaign a source describes as a potential “punch to the face” that involves the number 172.
Here is a brief summary of what will simply be called the “172 Plan” :
**Talks are ongoing and more numerous between Team Trump and a second party over the last 48-hours.
**If these talks lead to an agreement, it will be a game-changer in the 2016 Republican nomination process.
**Manafort is said to be personally leading the negotiations with Donald Trump’s full approval. In fact, it’s believed Manafort was the first to suggest this scenario last month but did so then more as an observer of the campaign. Now he is a top-ranking operative/adviser for Team Trump.
**This ongoing negotiation has sent the Cruz campaign scrambling to block further negotiation from materializing and getting a considerable assist from powerful GOP forces.
I believe that 2012 rules are not binding on the 2016 convention rules committee. If Mr. Trump had actually had good advisers, he would have been working the ground game like the team Cruz put up. Trump should have been looking at the tactics Cruz was using and evaluating whether his team needed to do the same. He didn’t until hiring Manafort.
The convention rules committee has been thoroughly pre-seeded by Cruz. This was neither a surprise nor obscure part of the process. Trump will have a say in the rules committee but will not be as dominant as he could have been if he would have high quality advisers at the beginning. Crappy manager.
He had the resources, but did not do it. Other candidates had to choose where they spent their resources. They failed.
Trump as a Commanding General with unlimited resources...he is losing a game he should be winning handily. He did not hire the best, he did not spend his resources early enough, and now he may have run out of a resource that cannot be bought, TIME.
To bad, so sad.
The rules will probably favor Cruz, because Mr. Trump was asleep at the wheel.
DK
It is a very short insignificant connecting section.
That is when I typed in form I 72. turns out to be a form used by US Immigration to correct errors or extent change work, tourist etc visa.
Also used apparently in regards to passports and birthcertificate variances.
Now how could that possibly involve the sCRuz Clan?
You are likely right on with this.
The best way to tell one’s future is to look at past actions.
Rubberio can not “give” Trump his 172. He can set all except FLA dels free after 1st ballot, but once they are free, they are FREE to go where they wish. Wish all the bad blood tween Walter and Rubberio, his delegates are unlikely to be pro-Trump and more likely to jump to Cruz.
This is more playing up Manafort as some smooth badass Deck Chair Coordinator on the good ship Trumptanic.
Several. That’s why I’m not sold on Trump 100% Everybody lies, even imitation Pattons.
California has 172 delegates.
Cruz recited the Constitution when he was 13.
Trump is “honest about his faults”? Such as his willingness to tell egregious lies about every opponent, and cowardice in ducking real debates? Those faults?
Ask around. I could die tomorrow, but you will still find that countless people who SHOULD be in the GOP camp will not be voting for the man. And that is tragic, and frankly, it is all Donald’s fault.
If it does look like Trump will hit the 1237 mark, both Rubio and Kasich may be trying to jump on that bandwagon.
As soon as Cruz is mathematically eliminated from convention ballot #1, Trump will likely pick up a lot of support from those hoping for political favors in a Trump administration.
Yep. Because “art of the deal.”
Missouri to Illinois I believe.
Apropos your number 2 and 3: A few Priebus comments over the past few days have gone under the radar but may be pertinent. Today Priebus said he’s not quite to the point where he’s putting Bailey’s on his corn flakes, but almost. IOW, he’s feeling the heat. Also, a few days ago, Priebus said that it was unlikely rule 40 would be changed UNLESS IT WAS INCREASED. It was an article on Brietbart that I can’t find right now, but that comment stayed with me.
Priebus has been dodging incoming from all azimuths. If he’s really over it, could he could possibly have cut a deal with Trump to have enough delegates vote to increase the number of states required by rule 40? That would effectively end the controversy and give Priebus his life back. Trump wins on the first ballot because his name is the only one in contention, he become the de facto head of the party, and lets Priebus keeps his position in return. The rest of the GOPe could squeal and squawk and not invite him to their cocktail parties, but maybe he doesn’t care. Getting shut out of the nomination would certainly be a “political punch in the face” to Cruz.
OMG, this is like bad a mystery novel... yet another twist.
LOL. Very creative.
Yes very short connecting section
Google I 72 Form
I love a good mystery that isn’t solved in the first chapter.
I see your writing and feel like I stepped back 40 years into cluelessness.
Enjoy your Ted Cruz. Stick with FR and try to be silent while learning. You need a lot of learning. Running your mouth through your keyboard at this stage of our political development can prove embarrassing later on a number of levels.
And don’t post to me again. I can’t find anything useful in it. Sorry, but you’re not where you need to be yet for me to be able to enjoy much of anything you have to say.
I think Trump can say anything he wants to Ted by twitter, or by phone.
Canadian, Cuban or US? Or all three?
The upset in MI yesterday was when the Kasich troops felt they were betrayed by the Cruz people, and switched to Trump. Politics makes the strangest damned bedfellows! Maybe ole Ted is as unpopular once you know him as is claimed?
It is Kasich.
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