Posted on 02/23/2016 3:52:04 PM PST by RoosterRedux
This state that has long embraced its reputation as the Wild West of politics is expected to embrace anti-establishment candidate Donald Trump in a blowout in the Nevada Republican caucuses on Tuesday night.
In a state where only 33,000 of the state's 400,000 GOP voters turned out to caucus in 2012 -- a mere 7% -- the campaigns of Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and one-time candidate Jeb Bush got organized early, snapping up talented operatives and key endorsements, while beginning caucus trainings last fall in the hopes that a strong organization could overcome Trump's momentum.
But Trump appears to have steamrolled through all of that, dominating not just Nevada's unreliable polls, but capturing the excitement and buzz in the race with his visits here.
In interviews with dozens of Republican voters across the state over the last week, many said without hesitation that they were standing firmly with Trump and had given little thought to the other Republican candidates.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Didn’t Dershowitz say that Cruz is “off-the-charts brilliant”?
“senators and representatives”? Oh, yeah. Those are the guys who created the problems and/or allowed them to exist.
As Rooster said, both Cubans had to leave (they went to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to change their hair oil).
Go Trump!
I never trusted Cruz.
Ted Cruz’s mask fell off when he shilled for empowering Obama on obamatrade:
Ted (TPA) Cruz helped push Obamatrade on us which is the worst thing ever for America:
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/international/239750-ted-cruz-joins-the-establishment
Establishment, globalist advocates published what will go down as the most disingenuous, deceitful and outright dishonest promotional piece on behalf of the so-called fast-track trade authority that could have been written. Authored by establishment GOP Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and heretofore “conservative†Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the op-ed in The Wall Street Journal is a compilation of talking points and slick dodges. It is textbook propaganda that would make the disinformation experts of the KGB blush.
The dynamic duo start by asserting that the U.S. must “strengthen the country’s bargaining position†by giving President Obama fast-track powers. Really? The GOP Congress thinks it is vital to our national interest to expand the powers in Obama’s hands?
But my point is that LS criticizes Cruz for not having a lot of support from senators, etc., but he does not apply that same standard to Trump.
I got there about 10 to 5pm. May twenty people in line, sign in for my precinct, got a paper ballot, marked it, asked if I could just put it in the ballot box and the lady said at 5pm. I showed her my watch, straight up 5, put it in and left.
A couple there probably voting Cruz (they had a small terrier with them with Cruz stickers on it’s coat), one guy joked he was voting Bernie Sanders, guy behind me said who is that (referring to Cruz), smiled and said that’s the guy on TV that’s going to give us back our land. It’s already our land, says BLM I go where I want, when I want.
Probably 50 people in line when I left.
Gomez was eternally jealous of Fester. He said that Fester was the real ladies’ man. He stole the hearts of Flora and Fauna Amor from Gomez.
You can say that again.
You mean Cruz of course-—perpetual government guy married to a Goldman-Sachs banker. Yeah, that’s “anti-establishment”
Ah but Trump didn’t go out SEEKING endorsements. Still, doesn’t change the pathetic performance in that hearing. That one hearing told me that Cruz just could not lead. Litigate, probably. Be a great Justice. But not a political leader.
Oohhhh.
Reports of chaos going on:
Man here says “it’s a disaster.” No one is checking in or checking IDs. They’re handing out ballots willy nilly. Some guy voted trump twice
https://twitter.com/CahnEmily/status/702303082030366720
Second woman says no one checked her ID. She was just handed a ballot. She says it’s very scary. #Nevadacaucus
https://twitter.com/CahnEmily/status/702306197009883136
Says caucus volunteers are wearing Trump gear (they’re not allowed to show preference). “Actively bullying folks. Not checking IDs.”
https://twitter.com/elainaplott/status/702306939280076800
Recap: 1. 11 names on ballot despite dropouts 2. Counting system w/texted ballot photos We are done mattering.
https://twitter.com/RalstonReports/status/702298830608281600
You’ve repeated those lines so often, you sound like Marco Rubio.
Did I ever mention I don’t like caucuses...
They should be run like a primary election or don’t waste your time.
Iowa, and now Nevada has shown us why. (evidently on first reports)
To add to the crap show, looks like some locations ran out of ballots.
(https://twitter.com/CahnEmily/status/702306810795962370)
Oh great.
What areas are those reports coming from. Mine was as always, checked my ID, signed me into my precinct book, handed me a ballot.
You are voicing the opinion of most Nevadans. Harry Reid foisted this on us so we could be “first in the west”. We do not want to be first, we want our primaries back.
Why hasn't one of Ted Cruz's colleagues in the Senate endorsed him? Not even one? Something odd here.
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