Posted on 05/01/2016 8:47:18 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said in an interview airing Sunday that GOP front-runner Donald Trump may encourage riots if he does not win the Republican nomination in Cleveland this summer.
Asked on CBS' "Face the Nation" if he was concerned about the possibility of violence if he were able to "overthrow" Trump with the delegates in Cleveland, Cruz insisted there wouldn't but said that Trump might try to fan the flames.
"No, it won't, although Donald may do everything he can to encourage riots," he said. "You know, overthrow is such a loaded spin word as ... to bring nothing but chuckles."
Gerald Ford and Abraham Lincoln both won their respective nominations despite coming in with fewer votes than their opponents, he added, so it wouldn't be the first time that the candidate who comes out of a convention is the one who didn't win the most votes during the primaries.
"When we arrive in Cleveland, I'm going have a bunch of delegates," he said. "Donald's going have a bunch of delegates. And it's going be a battle to see who can earn the support of a majority of the delegates elected by the people."
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Y'know, riots, like the ones in Chicago that Trump caused, eh, AdulteraTed?
Good gosh. I used to like Cruz. Or so I thought.
Each week he does something stupid, says something incredibly stupid, or lines up more with GOP Establishment.
Shut up already, Ted and go home.
There is definitely something very wrong with him.
It’s beyond irresponsible for this clown to act like this.
[Cruz isnt exactly the conservative people say he is.]
Yeah, no kidding. How anyone still believes that is beyond me. Of course, how anyone believes he can beat Hillary is way beyond me.
What an odd statement from race bannon. We Have a few oddities around here, mk.
Did you see Ted knock Carly off the stage so he could be first up? Now THAT was a riot.
Very interesting, lapsus. Thanks for the info. As I said, I didn’t follow this stuff being interested in my own state, of course.
I don’t think Donald Trump is. Staunch conservative.
But neither is Cruz.
Trump is pretty honest about what he has done.
However, he pushed me off his boat with the gay pandering.
At this point Cruz might as well be a democrat as everything, and I mean everything he is doing right now does nothing but help the democrat party and Hillary Clintoon in the general election.
People need to go to Cruz’s rallies and protest him to get out of the race and tell him to QUIT helping Hillary Clowntown.
CGato
Exactly. Completely irresponsible and despicable. Calling it slimy gives slime a bad name...
Vote Trump
I guess Cruz was half right.
Vote Trump
If Cruz is ceding Indiana, that's 50 or so delegates for Trump, plus Trump is also guaranteed another 50 from NJ. That puts him at 1100 guaranteed, with all these other states remaining:
STATE DATE DEL TYPE ALLOCATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indiana May 3 57 Open Primary WTA (ALREADY ACCOUNTED FOR) Nebraska May 10 36 Closed Primary WTA West Va. May 10 34 Open Primary Direct Election Oregon May 17 28 Closed Primary Proportional Washington May 24 44 Closed Primary Proportional California June 7 172 Closed Primary WTA Montana June 7 27 Open Primary WTA New Jersey June 7 51 Open Primary WTA (ALREADY ACCOUNTED FOR) New Mexico June 7 24 Closed Primary Proportional South Dakota June 7 29 Closed Primary WTA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------So Trump would need to get about 137 delegates from the above available approx 394 delegates, or about 35%.
It looks pretty doable.
Vote Trump
Now I'm not sure if he needs a straitjacket and a long stay in a padded room.
What in the world has happened to this guy?!
LOL - good one dragon
Exactly.
He is very clever in the way he handles the eGOP, media and pundits that are out to get him.
Cruz is in a battle of wits and is unarmed.
Or like in the “old west” gets his “gun”(attacks) shot out of his hand, that is in the metaphorical sense, mouth.
People need to go to Cruzs rallies and protest him to get out of the race and tell him to QUIT helping Hillary Clowntown.
CGato
I have been a Cruz supporter. but ever since NY II have been urging him to support Trump who is going to be the nominee.
I am praying Cruz does an about face after tomorrow when I also pray Trump wins.
This nation needs the GOP united (without the “e”) as soon as possible so we can beat Hillary.
Cruz can help make that happen. I pray he does, but at this point, this race needs to be definitively over, including no chance for a convention floor fight.
My Letter to Ted Cruz
http://www.jeffhead.com/Cruz-ltr.htm
Cruz is an ignorant ass.
“Ted is a mercenary, a hired gun, who will be set for life financially ....”
It will be interesting to follow the pay increase Mrs. Cruz will get too, from her crooked boss Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein.
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