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Breaking: Did Trump’s Big Win Just Evaporate As Texas Delegate Count Is Completed?
TapWires ^ | 6/2/16 | Jake baker

Posted on 03/02/2016 11:34:09 PM PST by OneVike


Finally, after a lot of searching and a lot of complicated charts that weren’t exactly correct it appears that the Texas Delegates ended up totaling 115 for Cruz and 40 for Trump. If my math is correct that means that Super Tuesday was essentially a tie with a difference between Cruz and Trump of only 14 delegates. So while Trump racked up a bunch of states Cruz racked up a bunch of delegates. Which strategy is smarter? For Cruz it seems that this worked out pretty well especially when the polls had Trump winning both Oklahoma and Alaska.

Now that Carson is out of the race and Rubio is on his last legs and his numbers will in all likelihood begin to fall precipitously, Cruz will have a more open field in which to operate. The question is will it translate to votes which ultimately translates to delegates?

The current delegate count with the new Texas figures included would seem to be Trump at 321 and Cruz at 242 or a difference of 79 delegates. Over the next two weeks there are over 700 delegates at stake which tells us that this is still anybody’s race. The problem for Trump is that as the race narrows the conservative vote which has been split among Carson, Rubio and Cruz is going to begin tilting more toward Cruz.

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: cruz; headupthekazoo; newyork; nope; primary; tds; tedcruz; texas; trump
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To: Red Steel

That sounds pretty straight forward to me.

That site seemed really iffy to me.

Is it one you’re familiar with?


81 posted on 03/03/2016 1:18:23 AM PST by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: hillarys cankles

Yep, only believe the polls that you like.....


82 posted on 03/03/2016 1:19:04 AM PST by kik5150 (Cruz argued 9 times before Supreme Court judges. Trump argues with beauty pageant judges.)
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To: DoughtyOne

It will be interesting for sure.

As I said, if Rubio stays in it will be over. Trump has yet to get enough of the vote in any state to claim he can do it all the way.


83 posted on 03/03/2016 1:19:17 AM PST by OneVike (I'm just a Christian waiting for a ride home)
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To: DoughtyOne

Cruz gets 2 of 3, which is all he needs.


84 posted on 03/03/2016 1:20:07 AM PST by kik5150 (Cruz argued 9 times before Supreme Court judges. Trump argues with beauty pageant judges.)
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To: kik5150

I don’t believe ANY polls.

If you didn’t learn your lesson what BS polls are from the last election then you can’t be helped.


85 posted on 03/03/2016 1:20:50 AM PST by hillarys cankles
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To: OneVike

Cruz 2016


86 posted on 03/03/2016 1:22:43 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: DoughtyOne

As you see, I gave the details this guy does not show any.... First I’ve ever seen of this website.


87 posted on 03/03/2016 1:22:50 AM PST by Red Steel
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To: OneVike

Trump lost Minnesota, no doubt because they lived through the Jesse Ventura debacle. California had Ahhnold. We’ve had enough of fake conservatives. Cruz will win California.


88 posted on 03/03/2016 1:25:47 AM PST by kik5150 (Cruz argued 9 times before Supreme Court judges. Trump argues with beauty pageant judges.)
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To: Red Steel

That’s true, and he tips his “credibility” hand by telegraphing he may not have calculated correctly.

“If I calculated correctly...”

Well, shouldn’t you know that before publishing?


89 posted on 03/03/2016 1:28:16 AM PST by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: OneVike

It’s over now. You just aren’t aware of it.


90 posted on 03/03/2016 1:30:22 AM PST by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: kik5150

That won’t happen.

Do you think very conservative people back Rubio? Kasich?


91 posted on 03/03/2016 1:31:50 AM PST by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: DoughtyOne
Well, shouldn’t you know that before publishing?

Fudge it to excite Cruzers. ;)

92 posted on 03/03/2016 1:38:02 AM PST by Red Steel
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To: kik5150

Yup


93 posted on 03/03/2016 1:39:12 AM PST by OneVike (I'm just a Christian waiting for a ride home)
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To: DoughtyOne

No he was talking about his calculations on the total delegates for the whole primary not for Super Tuesday.

He is correct on Super Tuesdays numbers.


94 posted on 03/03/2016 1:40:50 AM PST by OneVike (I'm just a Christian waiting for a ride home)
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To: OneVike

Cruz is a fraud. Cruz is in this race to become rich.Trump is in this to save America .Trump
is already rich .

1.If we don’t stop the invasion of socialist illegal immigrants then the USA is over in a few years.
Cruz has done nothing to stop the invasion of socialist illegals into the U.S.A. that will vote to turn the U.S.A. socialist. Cruz is a fraud.

This web page shows how all of Cruz’s flip flops on trade and immigration prove he is a fraud and is for open borders.

http://dianawest.net/Home/tabid/36/EntryId/3275/Trump-Senior-Policy-Adviser-Stephen-Miller-The-Moment-Ted-Cruz-Threw-in-with-the-Globalists.aspx

Only Trump will build the wall that will stop the illegals’ invasion of the usa
2.In 4 years as Senator Cruz has tried to pass no good laws that help America but only the worst laws ever TPA TPP(Trojan horse for Obama immigration agenda) and the corker bill .
Cruz voted for the Corker bill which allows Iran to build nuclear weapons.

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2015/07/forget_obamarepublicans_made_the_iran_nukes_deal_possible.html

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/international/238574-trade-agreement-is-a-trojan-horse-for-obamas-immigration

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/20710-obama-gop-trade-scheme-includes-unrestricted-immigration


95 posted on 03/03/2016 1:48:32 AM PST by Democrat_media (ONLY Trump will build the wall that will stop the illegals invasion of the USA!)
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To: DoughtyOne

“It’s over now. You just aren’t aware of it.”

Came close to being gone now:

‘Ted Cruz would have dropped out if he lost Texas
cnn ^ | 12:09 AM ET, Thu March 3, 2016 | Theodore Schleifer’

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3404489/posts


96 posted on 03/03/2016 1:55:17 AM PST by Red Steel
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To: Pride in the USA; Stillwaters

ping


97 posted on 03/03/2016 1:57:52 AM PST by lonevoice (Life is short. Make fun of it.)
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To: stocksthatgoup
I think this headline is a bit misleading.

I agree...
98 posted on 03/03/2016 2:27:15 AM PST by Stormy_2021 (I have total cognizance of every synapse in my cerebral cortex... Pear Pimples for Hairy Fishnuts..!)
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To: OneVike

About 20 or so more delegates for Trump than Cruz. The media called Trump big winner he wasn’t. AK and OK polls were way over weighted for Trump, for OK about 18 points difference in poll and actual vote. Cruz raised about $12 million dollars in February - average donation $52.00.


99 posted on 03/03/2016 2:27:15 AM PST by libbylu (Cruz: The truth with a smile.)
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To: OneVike
Ted currently lead Trump in California.

This is why Bernie needs to stay strong. Else a whole bunch of Dems will cross over to vote for Trump because they think he is the best bet to poison the well for the Republicans in the general election.

Just like they did for McCain. heheh.

100 posted on 03/03/2016 2:29:36 AM PST by no-s (when democracy is displaced by tyranny, the armed citizen still gets to vote...)
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