So how does this scenario work out if by chance Ted Cruz was to receive an endorsement by Trump dropping out? Would he be allowed the nomination? Would he follow the dictates of “the party”? Would he meet a terrible accident on the campaign trail?
The way I see this is it is Bush or nobody and little Bush is proving to be an idiot so far on the campaign.
"So how does this scenario work out if by chance Ted Cruz was to receive an endorsement by Trump dropping out? ..." - biff askedI'll simply paste the ConservativeTreehouse author's comment which directly answers your question:
sundance says:
August 9, 2015 at 10:39 pm
Remember, Cruz was ALWAYS part of the GOPe roadmap. Ted Cruz was always known to be a candidate when they created the plan a long time ago.
There is only one “wildcard” and that’s Trump. Once Trump is removed, the plan can go back to it’s original construct. That’s the GOPe goal here, to get back on track.
Cruz will never win the White House. Sorry to be blunt, but the entire construct of the original plan was to stop Walker, Cruz and/or Paul (Jindal) if needed from winning the nomination.
Trump voters are not necessarily Cruz voters at this point. And if Cruz did take lead at 20-25% (Trump numbers) he would enter the same gauntlet he was in when the government shutdown fight took place…. Remember Cruz was isolated-ridiculed-and marginalized in really short order. The entire apparatus will just do it again…. until he drops back to that 10-15% threshold.
They want:
- Cruz 10-15%
- Walker 10-15%
- Rubio 10-15%
- Paul 10-15%
- Jindal 5-10%
- Carson 5-10%
- Santorum 5-10%
That way Jeb can win with 15-20-25% State Polling (the magic number is actually 20% for most state district delegates)
Everyone on the Donohue plan (Perry, Graham, Huckabee, Christie, Kasich, Gilmore, Pataki, Fiorina etc.) is specifically working to keep Jeb at 15-20-25% and everyone else less than Jeb’s threshold. AND THEY DON’T WANT ANYONE TO DROP OUT.