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Ted Cruz Is Ready To Fight For Florida
Red State ^ | March 4, 2016 | Streiff

Posted on 03/05/2016 12:22:34 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

Marco Rubio backers had been hoping after two debates in which Rubio and Ted Cruz tag-teamed Donald Trump and played rather nice together that Cruz would take a pass on campaigning in Florida in order to give Rubio a better chance of winning his first primary election. The polls, for what they are worth seem to make this feasible:

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Florida is a closed primary state which means that many of the independents and disaffected blue-collar Democrats who have helped out Trump will not be allowed to vote. And, as we saw on Super Tuesday, the polling, generally, overstated Trump’s support by about four points and understated Rubio’s by about three points.

Ted Cruz makes play for Florida:

>>>> The Florida duel between Donald Trump and Marco Rubio has a new player: Ted Cruz.

The Texas senator has opened 10 campaign offices in the Sunshine State ahead of the March 15 primary, volunteers told the Miami Herald. The campaign confirmed the new offices Friday, including one that opened a week ago on Miami’s Sunset Road and 97th Avenue.

“Following a strong showing on Super Tuesday, the Cruz for President Campaign is communicating a serious commitment to competing hard in the winner-take-all Sunshine State primary on March 15th,” the campaign said in a statement.

Lourdes Castillo de la Peña, a Cruz volunteer, said even if no Cruz campaign stops are announced before next Thursday’s Miami GOP debate, his fervent supporters have been making voter calls and organizing teams to knock on doors. She hopes to host Cruz’s wife, Heidi, in Miami in the coming week.

Manny Roman, the Miami-Dade GOP vice-chairman who was nearly kicked out of the party for publicly announcing his role in Cruz’s campaign, made sure to stand just outside Rubio’s Miami rally Tuesday night, to remind reporters that some Cuban-American Republicans in town were backing a different senator for president.<<<<

As I’ve said on a couple occasions in posts, the name of the game for Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio is not “Stop Trump.” That is the game a lot of pundits want to be played. Cruz and Rubio have invested a lot of time, ego, money, and credibility in another game. It is called “Win the White House.” You win the White House by winning delegates. Florida is a Winner Take All state. There is no reason for Cruz to give up on Florida. It isn’t like Cruz voters are going to go to Rubio just because he doesn’t campaign in Florida and it really isn’t like Cruz and Rubio are competing for the same pool of voters. If anything, Cruz has the best chance of pulling votes away from Trump.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Health/Medicine; Politics
KEYWORDS: cruz; cw; delegates; fl; fl4trump; flistrumpterritory; gopprimary
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1 posted on 03/05/2016 12:22:34 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

No chance -—pipe dream


2 posted on 03/05/2016 12:25:33 AM PST by Fast Ed97
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To: Cincinatus' Wife; All

Did you together there is a vote in 4 States today?

Why is Cruz not talking about it???


3 posted on 03/05/2016 12:28:12 AM PST by Enlightened1
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Trump’s movement is growing not shrinking. Ergo it’s over.


4 posted on 03/05/2016 12:29:02 AM PST by toddausauras (Trump 2016)
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Another (Florida) Republican: “I’m a former Jeb supporter, but now pulling for Trump. Yes, we exist. All the talk about never supporting Trump will change really fast when he’s the nominee, after all, all these paid political operatives want work.”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/gop/3405394/posts?page=1


5 posted on 03/05/2016 12:33:06 AM PST by Hugin (Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Hahahahahahahaaaaaa!

Poor DELUDED Teddy Bares. An ice cube has a better chance in hell than Teddy Bare winning in Florida. Poor Teddy Bares. Donald Trump lives strong in their heads!

Vote TRUMP! Vote for a winner!


6 posted on 03/05/2016 12:37:50 AM PST by WVKayaker (What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate -D.Trump)
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To: Enlightened1; toddausauras; Hugin; Jane Long; Guenevere; RitaOK; nopardons; Cincinatus' Wife



IIRC, FLORIDA is Mr. Trump's Second Home!

7 posted on 03/05/2016 12:43:00 AM PST by onyx (YOU'RE POSTING HERE! HOPE YOU'RE A DONOR! FReepLoaders are RUDE)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Forget it; Cruz isn't going to win Florida!

Many Tea Party member down there are all in for Trump, they HATE Rubio down there, but they aren't going to switch to Ted.

The panhandle and the northern part of the state is Trump's, as are Palm Beach and areas around on the East Coast and the Western Gulf Side isn't falling for Ted either.

8 posted on 03/05/2016 12:45:46 AM PST by nopardons
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Love that! :-)


9 posted on 03/05/2016 12:47:36 AM PST by nopardons
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Yes!
:)


10 posted on 03/05/2016 12:50:22 AM PST by onyx (YOU'RE POSTING HERE! HOPE YOU'RE A DONOR! FReepLoaders are RUDE)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Why is it that every time I see Ted Cruz, I think I am looking at a slightly younger version of Grandpa Munster?


11 posted on 03/05/2016 12:51:22 AM PST by Old Retired Army Guy (frequently.)
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:-)

How's Louie doing ?

12 posted on 03/05/2016 12:53:16 AM PST by nopardons
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Cruz certainly has a chance according to latest polls.

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13 posted on 03/05/2016 1:00:34 AM PST by rineaux (My apology to those that have seen it a thousand times. It's just funny to me.)
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14 posted on 03/05/2016 1:07:53 AM PST by rineaux (My apology to those that have seen it a thousand times. It's just funny to me.)
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That was totally uncalled for!


15 posted on 03/05/2016 1:11:48 AM PST by erkelly
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That was totally uncalled for!

It's a fact. Jack. Teddy Bares are supporting a loser. It is also a fact that Donald Trump is living LARGE in the minds of not only Teddy Bares, but everybody from Atlanta to Las Vegas... and both sides of each!

Vote for Donald Trump. Vote Trump to help Make America Great Again!


16 posted on 03/05/2016 1:17:08 AM PST by WVKayaker (What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate -D.Trump)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Ted Cruz will NOT ever be president unless he mends fences and runs as Trump’s VP.... this is the plain truth.


17 posted on 03/05/2016 1:29:11 AM PST by Bobalu (I'm spitting on my hands, and hoisting the black flag!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Watching TV in Florida it’s all negative against Trump. Several every hour. If he wins here with this onslaught coupled with the all day news dog pile and no response or negative ads back from Trump everyone will have to realize the people have spoken.


18 posted on 03/05/2016 2:17:07 AM PST by major-pelham
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

He will beat Rubio but how does he win with Trump so far ahead?


19 posted on 03/05/2016 2:19:15 AM PST by stocksthatgoup ("You gotta leave it to the voters to decide what they want. I don't take any strategy from anybody")
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Bets are it will be Trump Rubio and a distant Cruz. Florida is a winner take all state.


20 posted on 03/05/2016 2:53:11 AM PST by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.l)
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