Posted on 03/30/2016 10:06:12 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign is trying to knock opponent John Kasich off Montana’s primary by questioning signatures the Ohio governor’s campaign submitted to qualify for the ballot – another subplot in the unfolding political drama to derail Donald Trump’s presidential bid.
Emails obtained by The Associated Press show Cruz campaign officials have raised questions about the 622 signatures submitted by the Kasich campaign. A minimum of 500 valid signatures is required for a presidential candidate to qualify for the Montana ballot....
(Excerpt) Read more at vindy.com ...
Now that I think about it a bit more, those that have dropped out will still have their delegates at the convention, and up on the roster list. I suppose one of them (Rubio, Bush, etc.) could try to make a run at it on a second ballot.
Heck, with all the crap flying in both directions between Cruz and Trump, maybe the delegates will go for someone not all beat up. Who knows what else will come up between now and then.
Keep in mind that having both Cruz and Kasich in the race makes it easier for Trump to take a plurality in winner-take-all states. The anti-Trump forces (both within the party and outside) cannot unite behind a singe candidate. I’m okay with Cruz staying in for a variety of reasons, including that one.
That’s very true and I’m not exactly pushing for them to leave...unless both KaSicko and Cruz do so in tandem. :-)
I think that is precisely what will happen.
Kasich should demand Cruz proffer the Cruz natural born US Citizen bona fides
So if say the Patriots are ahead in the next SB by 14 in the 4th quarter should the other team stop playing?
Kasich would have been kicked off the Pennsylvania ballot, except the objector, a Rubio supporter, was convinced to drop the case.
Montana would be a pleasant cruise around collecting signers. Should be able to get more than 600 in Bozeman alone. Then again maybe there are not 600 non-dems in Bozeman.
Trump’s narrow path to 1,237
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/274747-trumps-narrow-path-to-1237
Easy huh? We’ll see.
If he gets 1237 on 1st, or subsequent ballots, I’ll be with him in November.
A better title would be “Cruz’s Nearly Impossible Path to 1237. Basically it only would be possible if Trump is assassinated.
The article does not say what will stop Trump - losing CA? LoL. NY, NJ, PA, your boy’s ONLY hope is that he can help the establishment stop Trump and it turns to Cruz.
THAT would only happen if the RNC is determined to lose and it might be.
This one is particularly embarrassing when you compare it to the DC Democratic primary (there was some paperwork snafu that would have kept Bernie Sanders off the ballot; Hillary's people agreed to straighten things out rather than try to take advantage). Does Ted Cruz really want to be known as someone lower and sleazier than Hillary Clinton?
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