Posted on 04/06/2016 2:26:07 AM PDT by reaganaut1
Last Friday, four days before Wisconsinites would cast their ballots, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, and Sarah Palin headlined an event for the Milwaukee County Republican party. Donald Trump, whose unconventional campaign rests almost entirely on his public appearances, had left it to Palin to carry the banner for him while he jetted off to Washington, D.C. There, he would cap a dismal week by sitting down with Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus for a remedial lesson in delegate allocation.
It’s looking as if he will need it. Cruz trounced him in Tuesday’s Wisconsin primary, 50 to 33 percent, with 73 percent reporting, making a contested convention more likely in July. The results were significant in another way, too. Trump has mostly over-performed, astounding political onlookers at every turn. Wisconsin marks the first contest in which he has, arguably, underperformed, ceding to Cruz what had been an eleven-point lead in late February, as measured by a Marquette University poll, for a 28-point reversal over the course of just five weeks.
“I think Wisconsin is significant because it’s the first state that he was on track to win that he is going to lose as a result of his demeanor, temper, and comportment as a presidential candidate,” says Steve Schmidt, who managed John McCain’s presidential campaign in 2008.
Wisconsin was always going to be difficult terrain for Trump. Though the state has plenty of rural areas populated by the sorts of lower middle-class voters who have fueled Trump’s campaign, and hosts an open primary, in which Democrats and independents are free to cast ballots, it also has an unusually unified, politically sophisticated Republican electorate thanks to the bruising battles its governor, Scott Walker, has led it through in recent years.
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where is the false accusation you yourself just admitted he gave out teddy bears to illegals?
Why not address the facts of what was given to you as you did and then stop making excuses and then false accusations.
no kidding, but two months ago they were against he establishment and now they make excused for helping the establishment. They themselves have become party hacks whether they want to admit it or not.
“Nice to see all the bat-shit crazy Branch Trumpidians are up early”
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Typical Cruz supporter. Bitter and vile, even in (a single state) victory.
Could that be because you know Wisconsin was meaningless, and your boy doesn’t stand a chance of winning the nomination? haha
Congrats to Ted Cruz for winning, um, Wisconsin.
This is truly pivotal, and Cruz now stands an excellent chance of surpassing Donald ...
HAHAHAHAHA....Sorry. I almost got it all out!
I have just had ontap tell me that nothing else matters except cruz getting delegates to get 1237.
I guess illegal immigration, veterans, military, ISIS, muslims killing us etc does not matter to the establishment hacks.
They are like a cult or a bunch of children who cannot address facts about their guy.
TPP, teddy bears to illegals, NAU from his wife, Sachs, loans, unable to answer about torture, waterboarding, how to fight ISIS.
Just wait till the media turn on him like they did to Romney and McCain and these hacks here will then act all surprised and be angry.
Well I have a lost of them and will shove it back in their face how they voted for this crap
My King is the resurrected One, Jesus Christ.
I will gladly defend Senator Ted Cruz from the mindless attacks from the left wing of the Republican Party, Donald Trump supporters.
The implication was that Cruz was for open borders because he handed out teddy bears to kids.
you can take it like that if you want, but I am merely pointing out that he gave teddy bears to illegals.
I would have preferred hi to push a bill to stop them not give out teddy bears, but hey he is your establishment guy so you be prod for the establishment.
Go to theguardian.com and check out the U.S. elections page- they still have up the Wisconsin map being updated by county
You gotta give trump snaps for ar storming Wisconsin and giving it the try
I believe the so-called “ early vote” of 600,000 ballots is what carried cruz and Kasich, mailed in before the sleaze stories started to emerge
Of course the mail- ins are the easiest fraud sector
In what way is Ted Cruz an establishment guy?
The most hated senator in Washington...
As far as fighting against illegal immigration, Cruz had a HUGE part in stopping the Gang of Eight bill in the US House...
But you conveniently forget about that...
In what way is cruz part of the establishment, you have got to be joking right?
Worked for Bush in TX before he got his seat.
Hired another bush
Got help and support form Romney, Graham, Walker, Ryan, King, National review.
Stated how we are coming together as a party.
I don’t want the party I want the elitist establishment party ripped apart not frigging join them’
He damn right is the establishment.
Guess youforgot this hey.
“Let me encourage other members of the establishment: Keep supporting Donald Trump because every time you do it, what it is doing is telling conservatives all over the country is where you stand and who stands with you”.
- Ted Cruz, New Hampshire stump speech
Seriously???
Leftist???
Sharia?
This from Cruz??
You need new meds.
If one wants to be elected he has to get the nomination...to get the nomination one has to get 1237 delegates....live with it!!!
how you get it counts and you the establishment want to pay off delegates to ignore the will of the voters.
I have no time for establishment hacks who keep defending the GOP with their talking points.
I want the elitist, ivy league party to be overturned and have a party which represent us the American voter.
I don’t care what you want!!!
Cruz is a tongue speaker who is anti abortion. He’s got zero chance against ANY democrat.
AND Goldman Sachs has him in their pocket.
Vote CRUZ and LOSE.
So I guess we should kill babies then to get elected?
What the hell is wrong with you...
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