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Ted Cruz may have lost in New Hampshire, but pundits say he comes out ahead
The Dallas Morning News' Trail Blazers Blog ^
| February 10, 2016
| Elizabeth Koh
Posted on 02/10/2016 3:57:44 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Edited on 02/10/2016 4:02:47 PM PST by Admin Moderator.
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
So you guys keep posting these retarded “Cruz lost but really won” articles all day, and somehow think no one will show up to dissent?
To: 2ndDivisionVet
The Littlejohn Coliseum, is a 10,325-seat multi-purpose arena in Clemson, South Carolina, United States.
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posted on
02/10/2016 4:32:56 PM PST
by
stocksthatgoup
(Trump then Cruz for me. I want to see Hillary, Bernie or any demoncrap crushed)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Can’t blame a candidate for trying to spin a RESOUNDING DEFEAT by, of all people, John Kasich, but it doesn’t change what happened there.
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posted on
02/10/2016 4:34:23 PM PST
by
BobL
(Who cares? He's going to build a wall and stop this invasion.)
To: VanDeKoik
If you’re so confident that Trump is unbeatable and will sweep all other candidates before him, why do such articles bother you? I don’t get it.
To: struggle
“Don’t think so. NH is his state of least support “
We all know that’s spin to mitigate the damage.
“SC will most likely end up a battle between Rubio and Trump for second place”
Let me guess...you are expecting everyone that goes to a church to automatically vote for Cruz, right? Because Jesus and the south?
To: stocksthatgoup
Are we playing Trivial Pursuit?
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
02/10/2016 4:35:47 PM PST
by
DrewsMum
(If they wanted a conservative, they'd vote for one.)
To: Helicondelta
Pundits?Yeah, you know... The same people who said Rubio won Iowa.
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posted on
02/10/2016 4:36:22 PM PST
by
Drew68
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Oh yeah so coming in first by dirty tricks and cheating in Iowa translates to 3rd place in Iowa which translates to 1 in South Carolina?
What are they using Common Core math?
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I’m more amused that you guys actually think no one notices the pathetic spin attempts.
It’s more like you are trying to convince yourselves of the absurd.
To: heights
And Bernie Sanders got that many more votes than Trump.
Your point?
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posted on
02/10/2016 4:36:57 PM PST
by
DrewsMum
(If they wanted a conservative, they'd vote for one.)
To: JoSixChip
He basically tied with 2 others for third. So really he tied for 5th place. Coming off the narrow win he had in Iowa, I’d say cruz if finished and should follow crispies lead.Trump basically tied for third in Iowa. Trump is finished.
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posted on
02/10/2016 4:38:27 PM PST
by
Starstruck
(I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
To: JoSixChip
And that means Trump tied Rubio for 2nd then in Iowa.
See how that works?
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posted on
02/10/2016 4:38:42 PM PST
by
DrewsMum
(If they wanted a conservative, they'd vote for one.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
The pundits...LOL. If the pundits had to pay a $1 for every time they were wrong, they’d rival the national debt by now.
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posted on
02/10/2016 4:39:05 PM PST
by
DannyTN
To: 2ndDivisionVet
66,000. Ted lost to Trump by 66,000 votes in NH. That shows me that Ted lost bad.
140,000 to 83,000. That tells me Trump has 57,000 more votes than Ted so far.
36-20. That’s Trump’s lead in SC before the NH results. That tells me Cruz is a decided underdog.
Trump up 21 in MI over Rubio before Rubio’s implosion. Trump will break 50 there.
Trump up 14 in Nevada before NH.
When Ted breaks 20 in a poll ping me. Until then the little SEC fantasy math is not going to work because Trump is more popular there than Ted as it is and Trump will be on a big winning streak by then.
Tell me again how Ted can beat Trump??
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posted on
02/10/2016 4:44:13 PM PST
by
usafa92
(Ted Cruz is at most a regional candidate, Donald Trump is a national candidate)
To: struggle
This is hard for Trump supporters to understand, but Cruz is in a better position right now than Trump.
No candidate can win anything unless that candidate can garner more than 50% of the vote in a head to head race.
In head to head match ups, Cruz wins against all. Trump has more than 50% of voters who will never vote for him. His negatives are in the 65% range.
As the field narrows it benefits Cruz as he picks up the most second choice votes.
If Cruz can survive the winnowing and be the last competitor to Trump he will beat Trump.
If your brain is hurting trying to understand this you may be a Trump supporter.
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posted on
02/10/2016 4:46:11 PM PST
by
kik5150
(Cruz argued 9 times before Supreme Court judges. Trump argues with beauty pageant judges.)
To: usafa92
New Hampshire is among the least likely, most inhospitable states for Cruz, yet he still placed third. South Carolina and the SEC states are much friendlier to Cruz.
To: DrewsMum
And that means Trump tied Rubio for 2nd then in Iowa
Sure, that's fair to say. But cruz only led by 5% in Iowa and was well below 30%. Trump beat the 3rd, 4th and 5th place finishers, combined, and had well over 30%. See how that works?
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posted on
02/10/2016 4:46:28 PM PST
by
JoSixChip
(Ted Cruz (R-Goldman Sachs) - DC Values)
To: jmacusa
So now losing is actually winning. Ah, the age we live in.
They make it up on volume... or something.
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posted on
02/10/2016 4:49:44 PM PST
by
Flick Lives
(One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. -- Heinlein)
To: JoSixChip
“He basically tied with 2 others for third. So really he tied for 5th place.”
Bush basically tied with Gore. So really Bush tied for second place.
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