CNN's John King: Cruz Cannot Win If He Loses Florida, Ohio or NY (even if he gets all delegates)

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[drewh]

Cruz team is in a big deleagate hole, numbers wise. according to the big screen

[2ndDivisionVet]

Sorry, yes it has.

[Cobra64]

I'm an advocate of all of Trump's policies, but he is going to lose. Unfortunately we have other candidates who support NAFTA, TPP, TPA,, endorse agencies who create thousands of regulations strangling our economy, support insane spending policies, do not believe in the rule of law, look forward to the continued invasion of illegals and terrorists into our country, and in general sit around watching this country being destroyed as they rubber stamp everything Obama wants. Boehner, McConnell, Reid, Pelosi, Ryan, Cruz, and Rubio all drink the same stuff.

Too bad a businessman who could have reversed the mess we are in, will lose.

[JohnBovenmyer]

I hadn’t realized the Huckster won Maine.

[Dr. Sivana]

they were just discussing this on air. if Trumps wins Flordia and New York/Penn/NJ, Kaschich wins OH, and the race is over

NY and PA are NOT "Winner Take All". Who knows where Kasichs delegates would go if he eventually drops out. NJ is winner take all.

Cruz has polled well in California, and may do well in those mountain states that don't have a Las Vegas, due to his stand on Eminent Domain, and Federal Land grabs in general.

I don't know their reasoning, but as of now, Cruz is down less than 100 delegates.

[VerySadAmerican]

I know lots of people who “identify as Christians” who voted for Obama twice and will vote for Hillary.

I also know lots of people who “identify as Christians” who have no idea who Jesus WAS or IS. I “thought” I was a Christian for decades but one day the Father showed me who Jesus is and I realized I had been lost all those years. But, like Peter, I was blessed because it was the Father who told me.

[Hugin]

In a national we need non party voting for our side.

Yep. In 2014 (the most recent year I could find) only 25% of the voters are registered Republican, and 31% Democrat. 42% are independent. Neither party can win without appealing to independents.

[Pollster1]

Who has said that? Are you trying to be funny? I think if you asked most Cruz supporters they know that it is an uphill climb to the nomination and most likely it is Trump’s to lose. Why the desire to be snarky? Aren’t we all conservatives here?

As a longtime Cruz supporter, I'd say you nailed it. Trump is a stronger candidate and would probably be a good president, but I believe Cruz would be a better president. In any case, Cruz has an uphill climb to beat Trump.

[FreeReign]

I don’t think Cruz an win the general...

More polls say that Cruz can and Trump can't win the general election.

[sargon]

I don't know their reasoning, but as of now, Cruz is down less than 100 delegates.

Yes, if Cruz had about 30 more states that were his home state like Texas, he'd be cooking with oil, no doubt...

[mac_truck]

I’m looking at the AP wire and you’re FOS.

[orionrising]

yes, what matters is who get votes in swing states.

Trump would beat Hillary in Florida, Ohio, probably Michigan and Illinos.

Cruz I just cannot see getting many crossovers.

[LS]

Not if those delegates are in NY, IL, NJ, PA, RI, CT, MO, or CA. None of these are Cruz friendly states. NY, IL, and CA alone make up almost 300 of these.

[ObamahatesPACoal]

Trump wins Arizona, CT and other states as well. WWE's Vince McMahon should get a Clint Eastwood role at the convention. Vince McMahon should throw Glenn Beck threw a table.

[manc]

This is what some do not understand.
Some keep saying it’s Dems voting, but it is mostly non party voters and we need them to win in the general.

If Cruz think and I have just heard his spokeswoman state they want republicans to come out favor Cruz then they are delusional.

[laplata]

Is he talking about the general election? Cruz can’t win the general election....period. Way too many people in this country HATE Christians.

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Sadly, you are absolutely right.

[ObamahatesPACoal]

These are middle America populists not think tank conservative types.

Trump beats Clinton on Staten Island.

[2ndDivisionVet]

http://www.decisiondeskhq.com/results/2016/primary/gop/president/maine/

[ObamahatesPACoal]

I meant Long Island. Of course SI is safe.

[Hugin]

I’m not a Christian, and I won’t argue theology with you. But to say most people “hate Christians” is nonsense. When you were “lost all those years” did you “HATE Christians”? If not why project that onto others, unless you are just looking for an excuse if/when Cruz loses?

[stocksthatgoup]

The Huckabee states. A clear and simple message without any attack. Well done.