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 Trumps support by about four points and understated Rubios 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 Miamis 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 Thursdays Miami GOP debate, his fervent supporters have been making voter calls and organizing teams to knock on doors. She hopes to host Cruzs 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 Cruzs campaign, made sure to stand just outside Rubios Miami rally Tuesday night, to remind reporters that some Cuban-American Republicans in town were backing a different senator for president.<<<<
As Ive 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 isnt like Cruz voters are going to go to Rubio just because he doesnt campaign in Florida and it really isnt 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.
No chance -—pipe dream
Did you together there is a vote in 4 States today?
Why is Cruz not talking about it???
Trump’s movement is growing not shrinking. Ergo it’s over.
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
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!
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.
Love that! :-)
Yes!
:)
Why is it that every time I see Ted Cruz, I think I am looking at a slightly younger version of Grandpa Munster?
How's Louie doing ?
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!
Ted Cruz will NOT ever be president unless he mends fences and runs as Trump’s VP.... this is the plain truth.
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.
He will beat Rubio but how does he win with Trump so far ahead?
Bets are it will be Trump Rubio and a distant Cruz. Florida is a winner take all state.
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