Posted on 05/02/2016 10:59:17 AM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
Even as Donald J. Trump trounced him from New Hampshire to Florida to Arizona, Senator Cruz could reassure himself with one crucial advantage: He was beating Trump in the obscure, internecine delegate fights that could end up deciding the Republican nomination for president.
This is how elections are won in America, Cruz gloated after walking away with the most delegates in Wyoming.
But it turns out that delegates like ordinary voters are susceptible to shifts in public opinion. As the gravitational pull of Trumps recent primary landslides draws more Republicans toward him, Cruzs support among the convention delegates is softening, threatening his hopes of preventing Trumps nomination by overtaking him in a floor fight.
With each delegate Trump claims, he gets closer to the 1,273 he needs to clinch the nomination outright, and Cruzs chances of stopping him even if he pulls out a victory in Indiana primary shrink.
Before Trumps crushing victory in Pennsylvania, Cruzs campaign boasted that it had 69 people devoted to acquiring as many as possible of the states 54 unbound delegates who are free to vote as they please on the first ballot, making them potentially decisive players in a contested convention.
Mr. Cruz won only three.
In North Dakota, where the Cruz campaign declared...it had won a vast majority of the 28 unbound delegates, Cruzs support appears to be weakening. In interviews, delegates said he really had only about a dozen firm commitments to begin with, and some of them appear to be wavering as he falls farther behind Trump.
And in states across the South, which was supposed to be Cruzs bulwark, some delegates are now echoing a growing sentiment inside the Republican Party: a sense of resignation to the idea that Mr. Trump will be their standard-bearer.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
I thought that was just a little too unbelievable, though I was hoping it was so. Endorsing Hillary sounds more like it.
Badger
Raccoon
While we applaud Trump’s agility and deliberation, his personal safety is increasingly at risk in these situations.
DOJ is forcing local LEO to stand down. They are encouraging lawlessness and violent behavior in multiple situations as part of a coordinated effort to advance their agenda.
LEO is deliberately not enforcing the laws regarding: anarchy, trespassing, unlawful assembly, assault, aggravated assault, vehicular assault, etc. Leftist politics are jeopardizing patriot’s lives.
They are endangering many lives of innocents, and especially Donald Trump’s safety. Secret Service needs to demand unobstructed access to his venues.
I just knew it sounded too good to be true. After all they ran that April Fools edition to attack Trump.
#StoptheShrinkage
#TeamCruz taps the Latino vote and delegates with Viva Viagra!
TeamCruz announces they will invigorate the final stage of his campaign into California and maintain the hard delegates with Viva Viagra!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyMXahpRVV4
I copied the wrong one, it was the New York Post I thought I had, which did endorse Trump on April 15,2016...sorry about that and thank you for calling that to my attention...
So it wasn't really your mistake at all.
Looks like the NY Times is sympathetic to Mr. Trump. I wonder why?
Never Hillary!
No Olde,
Cruz poached delegates from Trump wins.
Same delegates are dumping the loser-Cruz.
Delegates get smart and endorse winner-Trump.
Delegates save face and do the Right Thing.
You’ve already been identified as a Soros spammer. END.
Sore Cruzerman.
**Go** Trump!
Indict Hillary!
Repatriate Ted!
Kibbutz Bernie!
A bottle to drown yer sorrows,
Olde’cono’ Fitzgerald bourbon for mybuyer.
Lyin’ Ted:
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In North Dakota, where the Cruz campaign declared...it had won a vast majority of the 28 unbound delegates, Cruzs support appears to be weakening. In interviews, delegates said he really had only about a dozen firm commitments to begin with, and some of them appear to be wavering as he falls farther behind Trump.
Dear 26,
Your ‘number’ Stop the shrinkage was cute.
HOWEVER ....
“May the FOURTH be with you”, and remember, tomorrow is ...
“the REVENGE OF THE FIFTH”!!
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