[irishjuggler]

I feel bad for Cruz supporters at this point. They think they are working to get Cruz the nomination. They’re not. They are working to stop Trump. The GOP is signaling that they have no intention of giving the nomination to Cruz, all you have to do is listen to hear. Cruz, I’m sure, knows this, yet he still solicits donations for his own campaign.

Don't feel bad for us Cruz supporters quite just yet. Cruz has outmaneuvered the GOPe at every stretch of this cycle. He's outlasted all of their preferred candidates with the exception of Kasich. All you guys keep repeating the same scenario: "GOPe is using Cruz as #NeverTrump but has no intention of letting him win the nomination. They'll hand it to Romney or Ryan or some other hack."

My counter-argument is that what the GOPe intends to happen in Cleveland and what will happen in Cleveland aren't necessarily the same thing. Cruz has been outplaying them for a year, and I wouldn't necessarily expect that to stop in Cleveland. Look at what's happened in the delegate selection processes in places like Colorado and Louisiana. Cruz's team is playing a long game. He didn't hire ex-CIA to sit around playing tiddlywinks.

[Brookhaven]

You actually think Ted Cruz is responsible for Trump entering the race?

Because, let’s be blunt, had Trump never entered the race, the GOPe’s plan to split the conservative vote and nominate their chosen guy (Jeb) would have gone off without a hitch. Trump’s entering the races is what blew up their plan, and it is the ONE AND ONLY reason Cruz even has a shot at this point.

Thus, if (as you say) Cruz has been outmaneuvering the GOP all along, then Cruz must have maneuvered Trump into the race to blow up the GOPe plan. Do you really believe that?

Neither do I. Cruz got lucky. That’s the reality.

[manc]

LOL Keep telling yourself you are not helping the establishment,. Infact a vote for cruz is a vote for the establishment whether you want to admit that to yourself or not.