Well, Cruz is in a helluva lot worse shape. He has no path whatsoever. He’s in the same ballgame as Kasich, Carson, Rubio, Bush, Fiorina, Walker, Paul, et al, who all dropped out (or should have—Kasich). When you’re an ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT candidate and you’ve lost a primary battle—per the voters—to the only other ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT candidate in the race or have become mathematically unviable to the point that continuing risks handing the nomination over to an ESTABLISHMENT LOSER and or risks destroying your party and your country, then the honorable thing to do would be to concede, congratulate and unite behind the frontrunner and ensure that he gets the delegates and the nomination and unites the party to defeat the godless socialists in November.
Remember why we’re doing this?
I do. We are doing this to defeat Hillary and not LOSE who we are as a people.
Until that is set in stone, which it HARDLY is, I say the guy whom I’ve supported since the day he announced (before really... well hoped at least...) needs to stay in.
It really is that simple. I know Cruz is the right guy for the job. He would kick Hillary’s ass in a debate, and really would offer an exciting, different candidate from any of the trash the Dems put up. I can TRUST what he says. He means what he says. He stands up for what he believes. He believes what I believe.
With Trump, its a shot in the dark. It will be a lesser of two evils vote in November for me if Trump is the nominee. I have NO clue what he will do. He may be the best President we have ever had and I will eat crow every single day for doubting him.
But WHY? Why should I risk something SO important when I have someone so awesome right there.
Sure I would have loved a flat out victory by Cruz. Its likely not going to happen for him, for anyone. That’s what happens when the GOPe runs 17 freaking candidates in an effort to dillute the conservative vote so their made to order pathway for Jeb is clear sailing.
Two things happened which stopped it.
1. The electorate is freaking pissed. Anyone attached to the GOPe was toxic. It pushed a majority of voters to the two outsiders, Cruz and Trump.
2. Trump’s popularity was right at the magic 35%-40% Jeb needed to hit, he took the elections Jeb was supposed to.
It gave Trump a huge surge in the early primaries, primarily due to the crowded field.
Since it has narrowed to 3, he is getting his rear handed to him. Its not even close. This is a telltale sign the electorate does not want him.
Had Rubio dropped out 2 weeks earlier, this really would likely be about over by this point. We’d be wrapping this up in NY and not CA with a Cruz victory. Cruz won’t take NY of course, but he’s going to take a portion of the state.
Remember, its a closed primary which is split by districts, similar to the Texas primary. Voter registration ended in October.
Anyway, we will defeat Hillary.
The GOPe is sunk. They have lost. They are in batten down the hatches mode at this point.
Now we need to pick the best leader for our party, and this country.
In my opinion, that’s Ted Cruz.
If Trump ones not reach 1237, then Cruz could, and likely will build a coalition of delegates to reach 1237. I can live with either Cruz or Trump, though I prefer Cruz. Ideally Cruz and Trump would get together, but I am not sure that can happen at this point. As a minimum they need to work together to retain Rule 40b to keep outsiders from jumping in late.
I cannot stomach Kasich since he is a Democrat in wolfs clothing.
“Remember why we’re doing this?”
Good question!
When you consider how much stronger the #neverTrump sentiment is in 2016, than was the #neverObama sentiment in 2008 or 2012, the mind boggles! And I mean among so-called Republicans and so-called conservatives! I mean even here on FR!
I am a Trump supporter, but I’ll swear on a stack of Bibles that if Trump/Cruz roles were reversed right now, and Cruz had a clear shot at 1237, and would be assured of claiming the nomination by Trump dropping out, I would be calling for him to do so.
It is very perplexing to me that Cruz and his supporters, even here on FR, seem completely unwilling to even consider the possibility that Cruz conceding now may be the right thing to do.
I guess they are so blinded by their contempt for Trump that they would be OK with Clinton. What a shame.