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Ted Cruz poised to challenge Trump in Texas
Politico ^ | Kyle Cheney

Posted on 05/12/2016 9:29:04 PM PDT by Innovative

Ted Cruz isn’t giving up.

While Donald Trump dispatches three advisers to Texas’s convention in Dallas this week and makes a pitch for party unity, his team will be running up against a Cruz operation that is still maneuvering to stuff the state’s delegation with allies the senator could call on to snub the presumptive nominee.

“We have a busy weekend planned,” said a source familiar with the Cruz campaign’s plans.

Cruz is scheduled to deliver an address at the Texas convention after a week of hinting he could jump back into the presidential contest and urging activists to thwart the New Yorker’s takeover of the GOP’s policy platform. And despite dropping out of the race more than a week ago, the vanquished presidential contender has deployed at least one paid adviser to the Texas Republican convention – Tyler Norris, his state director. (Trump has three advisers: state director Joshua Jones, deputy director Eric Mahroum and Houston-area director Kayla Hensley.)

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; cruz; election2016; elections; gope; newyork; tedcruz; texas; trump
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To: Innovative

The phrase “Glutton for punishment” comes to mind.


21 posted on 05/12/2016 9:50:47 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: teletech

I’ll say this for him, he is THE most unprincipled pol since Aaron Burr!


22 posted on 05/12/2016 9:51:33 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: Innovative

Cruz is completely destroying any potential he might have ever had. Cruz will NEVER live in the White House. The man has proven himself to be mentally ill. Sad.


23 posted on 05/12/2016 9:52:52 PM PDT by Gator113 (~~Vote Trump 2016~~ Just livin' life my way. Don't worry, everything's gonna be alright. 👍)
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To: Innovative

Ted can act out the Jim Carrey role with the line:”So you’re saying we have a chance, right?”


24 posted on 05/12/2016 9:53:14 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: sargon

Aren’t there any Texans who see that this kind of horse manure makes them all look bad?


25 posted on 05/12/2016 9:54:01 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
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To: Gator113

“The man has proven himself to be mentally ill.”

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I’m not surprised. That’s what Cruz gets for hanging out with fellow weirdo Glenn Beck. They’re both “religious” zealots who think they’re the Savior.


26 posted on 05/12/2016 9:55:52 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (The GOPe must be defeated.....the sooner the better.)
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To: Innovative

What does it take for Canadians to die of embarrassment? How about displaced Canadians? Ted, do you feel sick yet? You might have wanted to FIGHT for WTP, but at this moment you seem to be fighting yourself and making the two of you look like fools on the hill....fighting. Knock yourself out!


27 posted on 05/12/2016 9:58:11 PM PDT by V K Lee (uTRUMP TRUMP TRUMP to TRIUMPH Follow the lead MAKE AMERICA GREAT)
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To: BigEdLB

Any way to do a recall election on him? If I lived there, I’d be looking into it for sure at this point.


28 posted on 05/12/2016 9:58:54 PM PDT by Utmost Certainty
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To: Utmost Certainty

Federal officers — senators and Congressmen — cannot be recalled. This has been litigated in federal court (Idaho, 1967) and state court (New Jersey, 2013).


29 posted on 05/12/2016 10:00:02 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation
That’s what Cruz gets for hanging out with fellow weirdo Glenn Beck.

More than 60 yrs ago a teacher told me, "Show me your friends and I'll tell you who you are."

Ted, ya fell in with the wrong crowd.

30 posted on 05/12/2016 10:01:45 PM PDT by Roccus (POLITICIAN...............a four letter word spelled with ten letters.)
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To: Innovative

Someone needs to explain the meaning of the phrase “I am suspending my campaign”

While I disagreed with him I can in a way understand and admire his tenacity in staying in the race through Indiana. However, this just reeks of bad sportsmanship


31 posted on 05/12/2016 10:02:44 PM PDT by Fai Mao
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To: 5th MEB

Ted Cruz will never really go away. He is like herpes.


32 posted on 05/12/2016 10:02:45 PM PDT by fireman15 (The USA will be toast if the Democrats are able to take the Presidency in 2016)
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To: nopardons
I’ll say this for him, he is THE most unprincipled pol since Aaron Burr!

Nonsense! You need to get out of the way before the Trump train runs you over.

33 posted on 05/12/2016 10:03:18 PM PDT by teletech
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Apparently he still sees a viable path to the humiliation.

Or maybe he figures, 1% chance Trump runs into some black swan event, just hang around in case things go pear shaped.

Definitely not a Canadian thing, we quit even when we’re ahead. We are just too polite to beat anyone in public.


34 posted on 05/12/2016 10:03:38 PM PDT by Peter ODonnell (I've crossed the Rubicon -- God speed Donald Trump (just remember these are two different persons))
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To: Innovative
If I were his wife, I couldn't stand for him to touch me. That's what I think when I see his picture. And I do not see a photo of a male and think about that normally.

I guess I'm not normal.

35 posted on 05/12/2016 10:04:06 PM PDT by Aliska (Trump/Love 2016 has a nice ring to it, now we shall see)
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To: Fai Mao

Depends on what the meaning of “suspending” is..... ;)


36 posted on 05/12/2016 10:04:44 PM PDT by uncitizen (Boycott London)
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To: Innovative

Damn. I supported Cruz from the beginning and voted for him in the Arizona primaries. Now all I’ve got to say is, “What an ***hole.” I hate sore losers. Cruz is acting like Algore.


37 posted on 05/12/2016 10:06:10 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (It's time to TRUMP the race card in America so we can all get along again.)
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To: Innovative

The jackass. That boy just ain’t right.


38 posted on 05/12/2016 10:09:08 PM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,)
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To: Innovative

I’m not buying. I attended the Texas Republican Convention today and the major theme was uniting the party. Only a few speakers mentioned Trump specifically, but those few mentions were positive.

Ted suspended his campaign, and Texas is uniting behind Trump.

Since Ted Cruz is a native son, it’s a hard pill to swallow, but the people I met and spoke with are ready to swallow it. Ted isn’t going anywhere, he will be president one day. Just not in 2016.

All of our national problems will not be solved by one presidential administration. It took a century to degrade our country to the level it is at now.

We’re ready to let Trump work his economic magic and let Cruz follow him in an election or two to finish the job.


39 posted on 05/12/2016 10:14:22 PM PDT by gspurlock (http://www.backyardfence.wordpress.com)
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To: Innovative

What a Sore Cruzer. You lost, Ted!


40 posted on 05/12/2016 10:15:47 PM PDT by nutmeg (Hillary's Lies Matter)
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