Posted on 05/03/2016 7:04:11 PM PDT by Milhous
Well, so much for suspense. The networks called Indiana for Donald Trump about five seconds after the polls closed, and within two hours Ted Cruz announced he was suspending his campaign. Trump is winning a majority of the vote and will likely win all 57 delegates.
Even if a few delegates stray back across the line, this win clinched the nomination for Trump. He will now have well over 1,000 bound delegates, which is less than 200 from what he needs to make it a lock. And that's without the unbound delegates he definitely has in Pennsylvania and is sure to win in West Virginia on May 10; or the share of proportionally allocated delegates he's going to win in Oregon on May 17, in Washington on May 24, and in New Mexico on June 7; or the 51 winner-take-all delegates long conceded to him in New Jersey on June 7; or the many delegates he will win in winner-take-most California on June 7. So Cruz's surrender is entirely rational. And, beginning tonight, we will find out if a shocked Republican Party puts up any further resistance to its new barbarian master.
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I hope his concession included a Supreme Court nomination.
Trump has proven himself the master. The rest of the GOPe pack will cease its growling and—as they routinely do for Democrats—roll over on their backs.
Very well stated. It's what I see happening too.
“Will not vote for Trump under any circumstances.”
Clean up in aisle 1, please!
So exhausted reading the screeds from those who make it perfectly clear where they stand!
Bye double_down
well, bye.
Looks like the zottee double-downed on STUPID, today :)
Buh bye : )
Poke the bear get the zot. :-)
Another one?
Sheesh.
This is such a simple vote.
#NEVERhillary. Vote Trump.
So they all want President Hillary Clinton?
If Clinton gets elected, you can see the future of our country clearly by looking at the state Europe is in. And that’s just the beginning.
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Much worse.
Europe will be ruled by Sharia law in 50 years.
Western democracies with law and culture based on Judeo-Christian values have basically run the world. With the U.S. leading. As these values weaken so does freedom and security.
What happens when the plans of the likes of Obama and Hillary to flood this country with collectivist, and they breed multitudes more, who do not understand or desire our culture and human rights? They win elections.
Remember ending the Judeo-Christian west’s influence on culture and law is the real goal of these globalist, the U.S. is the standard bearer, if we fall to collectivism, who’s left.
To be replaced by what?
Collectivist state Soviet style? Could it happen?
Soviet style gulags, for those who don’t tow the collectivist line?
How can it not, collectivism always needs enemies, it’s never satisfied. And will lead to a downward spiral of rights and freedoms, except those solidifying the collectivist state and it’s elites.
This election may be the last one that will make a difference, and we’re gonna find out who the real Americans are.
“And he had more votes against him than any nominee ever.”
Really? More than Yeb!, or Cruz or Carson or Fiorina or Chrisie or Kasich or Paul?
Links to prove said assertion or STFU, paid hillary-troll!
>>they simply can’t grasp what is happening around them.
Now they know how we feel when we send GOP majorities to both houses of Congress and they keep voting as if they are the minority party.
Now they know how we felt when Romney refused to call out Crowley in the debate or when McCain told us that Obama would be a good president during the election.
Now they know how I felt when my job got moved to Mexico in 1997 due to NAFTA or when a coal-fired power plant gets shut down in the US.
“Calling for party unity - should have thought about that before all the personal insults.”
Someone insults you so you vote for Hillary?? What a precious little snowflake.
And Cruz received more than any other republican candidate ever except trump.
The “more votes ever” data is simply the result of the primary dragging out almost to the convention. Normally the campaign is over in a month or so. Once over, no one bothers to vote.
Just for example when Texas came up 4 years ago, I showed up and was one of 10 or so people who voted that day. This year, there was a line out the door.
In short, there are lies, damn lies, and statistics.
The thinking they are using is it is often better to oppose a tyrant of the other party than a tyrant in your own. That way, opposition can be forcible and clear, without conflicting messages.
If you have a liberal “republican” like McCain, Dole, Romney, or trump you muddle the issue and opposition to their nonsense is actually harder.
Anyone a good artist?
I have this vision for an editorial cartoon
Caption:
In the valley of DC
In the foreground you have a bunch of dinosaurs eating the foliage. They have various labels like Political Consultants, Professional Politian, Lobbyists, Journalist, etc.
High in the air coming straight at them is a flaming ball with Trumps face, his hair the flames.
The Journalist dinosaur says to the political consultant dinosaur
“Hey, did you just hear something”?
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