Posted on 03/16/2016 12:25:38 PM PDT by ifinnegan
Should Cruz drop out?
I want to throw that question out in a thread for discussion.
I say yes.
Yes because the RNC strategy is to run out the clock and hit the convention without a winner.
They think splitting the vote is their best strategy to dilute Trump's delegate count over the rest of the primary.
I say let the RNC really have it their way and make the rest of the primaries be a referendum on Trump or the RNC.
Their man Kasich vs Trump, one on one.
No one can say that is not fair and clear.
He’s my senator who has served Texas as he promised he would. He should keep fighting for the highest office.
People looking for an alternative to Trump should back their strongest horse.
Their strongest horse is Cruz, not Kasich.
Not even close.
NO!
Cruz is the only hope of beating Trump and Clinton without a civil war.
Go to the convention with 900 delegates to Trump’s 1100 and let it go to round 2 and see if the Donald can sustain his lead.
Forget all the discussion about who else could get plugged in.
If it’s Trump vs. Kasich, Kasich has already lost going in to the contest. Might as well hand the nomination to Trump.
don’t think that will happen. Cruz doesn’t want to change the way anything in Washington works, he just wants to be in control of it all for the mere sake of being on top.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
always interesting ti get input from someone in the trump payroll noob,
If he is not eligible for the office of Pres he is not eligible for VP.
Cruz should have gotten a SCOTUS opinion but I doubt it would find for him.
_________________________________________________________
ph we get to hear from another self styled scholar.
Agreed. He’s splitting the anti-GOPe vote, paving the way for a contested convention, where neither he nor Trump will be nominated. He should quit.
“He really does a good job talking, but I think that’s all he does.”
That’s all lawyers are equipped to do. They make their living with their mouths. We need to preclude lawyers from serving in our government, because most of them are there simply to feather their own nests with laws favorable to their “profession.”
Hmmmm
Suspend and be kingmaker. Negotiate for positions at the convention.
That’s what I think Rubio has done.
There is nothing out of context. Even if this was supposed to be a joke you don't joke about such things. Oh and if I am a pervert for saying this is not cool, then all the women on the view are perverts also. Trump is disgusting.
I dare to to watch the videos.
That should read I dare you to watch the videos.
Not true, Cruz does best in western states and many more are upcoming, including Utah, which will be Cruz’ biggest win. Heck, Cruz even won in Maine.
Trump’s best states are states with higher than average unemployment among whites and higher than average black populations. There aren’t many more of that type coming up, I think.
2nd that NO.
And how many states like that are left? I believe there are very few states where Cruz can’t beat Trump on on one. It looks like most states are pure winner-take-all with no 50% threshold now. Kasich allows Trump to keep winning those with 40%, the same kind of result that has been to Trump’s advantage in many, many states so far.
ROTFL. no. Kasich should never have gotten this far. I truly don’t understand how he did considering I liked Fiorina better and she nauseates me. But that’s my opinion and only based on Freeper opinion of her business acumen which was non-existent.
Actually, there are only a few pure winner-take-all states. Most of them have WTA by congressional district and WTA for the at-large delegates. So while it i not truly proportional, it is not strictly WTA either.
Jedi I know you are a big Cruz homer and that’s fine but Ted’s firewall was always the South. You talk about Utah which is a proportional state yet on the same day AZ is a WTA with many more delegates and Trump will win it. States like PA, MD, NY, NJ and likely CA are all likely Trump states. Cruz has basically no shot at any of them yet to win the nomination he’d have to carry them all.
This is exactly his purpose, he will not drop out. The race between Cruz and trump is not close at all because Cruz can not possibly win unless Trump is not in the race.
Winner-take-all by district is almost the same as pure winner-take-all in practice. The losing candidate only ever picks off a tiny handful of districts if any at all, no matter how close they are. Just see South Carolina and Missouri.
And see the Dems results in Missouri for what proportional looks like. WTA by district isn’t even close to proportional and almost the same as WTA by state.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.