Posted on 04/04/2016 5:45:02 AM PDT by Enlightened1
Sen. Ted Cruz is out-hustling Donald Trump and looks set to ensure many Arizona delegates will defect to him in a convention floor fight.
The Texas senator, who ever since Iowa has played a stealthy ground game in contrast to Trump's chaotic populism, is taking steps to snatch the Republican presidential nomination from The Donald at the convention in July.
The New York businessman easily won last month's Arizona primary taking 47 percent to Cruz's 25 percent, scooping up all 58 of the state's delegates. That's nearly 5 percent of the 1,237 Trump needs for the nomination, and they're tied are to him on the first ballot.
But Cruz, exploiting deep opposition to Trump among grassroots Republicans, has been far more active in Arizona than Trump, insiders say. He's recruiting candidates for the available 55 delegate slots, that along with the other three delegate positions filled by party leaders, would be allowed to vote for him in a multi-ballot contested convention.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Apologize, and admit you're wrong about Trump supporters saying they will support Hillary, or I'll flag your post #467 for abuse.
And maybe the previous one, too.
Stop it , you are killing me.....LOLO.
The political machinery is filthy dirty. Here's what G. Washington had to say about political parties, in his Farewell Address:
All obstructions to the execution of the laws, all combinations and associations, under whatever plausible character, with the real design to direct, control, counteract, or awe the regular deliberation and action of the constituted authorities, are destructive of this fundamental principle, and of fatal tendency They serve to organize faction, to give it an artificial and extraordinary force; to put, in the place of the delegated will of the nation the will of a party, often a small but artful and enterprising minority of the community; and, according to the alternate triumphs of different parties, to make the public administration the mirror of the ill-concerted and incongruous projects of faction, rather than the organ of consistent and wholesome plans digested by common counsels and modified by mutual interests.
However combinations or associations of the above description may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely, in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion. I have already intimated to you the danger of parties in the State, with particular reference to the founding of them on geographical discriminations. Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally.
This spirit, unfortunately, is inseparable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human mind. It exists under different shapes in all governments, more or less stifled, controlled, or repressed; but, in those of the popular form, it is seen in its greatest rankness, and is truly their worst enemy.
The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual; and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty.
Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind (which nevertheless ought not to be entirely out of sight), the common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it.
It serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration. It agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against another, foments occasionally riot and insurrection. It opens the door to foreign influence and corruption, which finds a facilitated access to the government itself through the channels of party passions. Thus the policy and the will of one country are subjected to the policy and will of another.
There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of the government and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty. This within certain limits is probably true; and in governments of a monarchical cast, patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with favor, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency, it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose. And there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be by force of public opinion, to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume.
Excellent find, LJ.
He was building a Trump Steak Depot in said sanctuary city.
heh.
double heh.
Jedi.
School choice/charter schools.
Pro-life.
Anti-gay marriage.
Growing economy/flat tax.
All things that all Americans and middle class Hispanics want.
The avenue to grow the party is through those two....not Trump.
Vote liberal...everything stays the same.
That statement of yours about “based on being Hispanic” is very left-wing Trumproid crap.
Buy a clue.
Jedi.
IT MUST BE TRUE....
Trump gave more money to liberal demonrats than all the other Republican candidates (16) combined.
SEE?
Jedi.
Doesn't make me a democrat like Donny though.
Trump bought off Cruz?
Boy.
Ted has a funny way of showing his appreciation.
Kicking Don (Mr. Hands) in the butt like in WI.
Jedi.
I’ve been meaning to post the whole Address for some time. Brushing up on my rusty and primitive html skills.....
The two dangers he warnes us of are the party spirit and foreign influence.
And look what has destroyed us - those very same things.
Interesting you should mention home schooling. Cruz helped author a bill (which I can find later) putting home schooling directly under the aegis of the Dept of Ed and subject to all the same rules and regulations as public schools. Very few people know this.
yea weird how in politics you get back stabbed, wonder if that will happen to cruz off he guys he is helping.
Manc, see my post 483 above. I meant to ping you to it.
Great post
The other main danger Washington warned about was foreign influence. We got that too.
Yep and to make those facts out to some on here is like trying to tell the cult they are not brainwashed.
What is he usurping?
He has ALL the power broker players propping him up, so what exactly would he usurp?
It doesn’t even pass the smell test anymore, but some people choose to deny reality.
That is hilarious because you are projecting quite a bit here or you are trying to pull some Alinsky tactics on me, either way, it is hilarious.
First off, it was you that pointed out a Cruz/Rubio ticket that would attract half of the Latinos/Hispanics in this country to vote for them. That is your concept, not mine.
It is liberals and democrats that like to divide us by race, gender, etc. like you just did. It's liberals and democrats that paint conservatives as racist but through my lifetime achievements, I've figured out that is just not true. It's just another tool of leftists to divide us.
If you knew anything about real conservatism is conservatives don't see people based on race, gender, etc but it is on the content of their character that counts. I've met a lot of good conservatives that see people this way and THAT is the way it should be, not this crap and PC crap you throw at us.
That's why I said you don't speak for me but if you understood real conservatism, you would have never posted that.
Plus, you wouldn't constantly be pushing the Dem Party/GOPe/enemedia's false narrative on Trump. And you want me to buy a clue???? I seriously doubt you are a conservative if you don't understand these things I explained to you.
CGato
He is ineligible to be President by virtue he is not a natural born citizen.
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