[windhover]

We are at that last gas station on the edge of Death Valley with the big sign: "Fill up now! Next gas station 150 miles. Have a good day". Do you fill that empty "Jerry Can" in the trunk?

[Larry Lucido]

I prefer Cruz, but I will vote for Trump in the general election should he be the nominee.

[demkicker]

I have the perfect solution. All along Cruz has been my first choice, Trump second, but we need Trump & Cruz to come together somehow to beat off the establishment that is hell bent on picking our candidate and ignoring the voters.

Most likely, Trump has already promised Christie the Atty General spot. Cruz will never leave his Senate seat to be his VP, but I have no doubt he would accept Tump picking him as his Supreme Court candidate to replace Scalia. I would be very happy with this outcome and I think most conservatives would support it. It’s a win-win!

The added benefit is our Texas Governor, Gregg Abbott, would pick a true conservative to finish Cruz’s Senate term. Thoughts?

[WENDLE]

Cruz has destroyed any chance at VP. Also he is a ordained “king” in the “Seven Mountain Dominionist movement” , a kookified sect of radical Christians that believe they will control all wealth from non-believers and disburse it to poor believers. You can’t make that up so GTS.

[MNJohnnie]

Well it is Trump, Cruz or stay home and watch the GOP lose everything nationally and quite a bit state and local.

So I devotedly hope Trump/Cruz find a way to find common ground

[Harpotoo]

Prefer Trump but will vote Cruz if it’s him.

[OrangeHoof]

I agree. Trump could win the nomination on his own but it is guaranteed if Trump and Cruz settle their differences. If 65-70% of the delegates belong to Cruz or Trump, I don’t see how the GOPe can block them both. Cruz can select a cabinet post to his liking and an assurance that the first SCOTUS nominee is a genuine vote against Roe v Wade in return for releasing his delegates to Trump.

And I honestly think Trump v Clinton is going to be a slam dunk for Trump.

[mabelkitty]

No Cruz based on his alignment with NeoCons and Council on Foreign Relations.

[DoughtyOne]

[ThomasThomas]

You should go back in town and buy gas. The stuff on the highway can cost over a $1.00 more per gallon. It is spring so Death Valley isn’t that bad yet.

[existtoexcel]

I think Trump and his advisers (he's smart, he has advisers), have covered even more scenarios than I can think of. Who's got his hear?

[for-q-clinton]

One scenario that people really aren’t talking about is that Cruz has a viable path to get more delegates than Trump. If that happens that puts him at the top spot.

[RKBA Democrat]

Hate to spoil the party, but I have zero intention of voting for cruz. Even if I thought cruz was an acceptable candidate, and I don’t, there is no path to the white house for him if he’s the nominee. What states that mittens failed to get is cruz capable of turning? FL? OH? VA? I can’t think of one. Upshot is he has the electability of Barry Goldwater.

I see no point in standing in line to cast what would be a protest vote for someone who I don’t agree with and find repugnant.

[TexasCajun]

“WE” - Cruz Haters

[enumerated]

I am going to say this without any malice or disrespect: Ted Cruz has failed so far to demonstrate that he can win the support of Republicans, much less that of the general electorate. The states already voting were supposed to be his forte, so from here on in, it only gets harder for him demographically, and psychologically he has lost momentum and credibility.

If that is how he stands within his own party, I fear his appeal in the general will be narrow indeed. Especially so, since as his fight for the nomination becomes more desperate, he has no choice but to double down on his “I am the only true conservative” rhetoric, which will do little for his argument that he can defeat Hillary Clinton in the general.

True there are polls that show Cruz doing better against Clinton than Trump, but these polls are at best unreliable, and quite likely intentionally misleading . Any poll eight months away should be suspected of being a manipulation, a paid for push poll, since the pollster has little worry about being held accountable. Polls based on a hypothetical match up are historically unreliable. The famous example of Reagan and Carter in early 1980 makes the point.

I don't care if Cruz and Kasich stay in the race. In fact I encourage it if it is to push for policy positions they and their supporters feel passionate about. Even if they have no chance of winning, it could influence the eventual nominee to adopt or adjust some key positions.

But please, the time has come for Republicans to stop trashing and smearing their own front runner! He is not like Hitler or Obama or KKK. He is not inciting violence. He does not want to keep the Iran deal, destroy the 2nd amendment. He is not pro choice. He is not big government. He is not for crony capitalism. Stop aiding and abetting the left by digging up quotes or actions from his non political past that seem contrary to his political positions. Let the left do their own dirty work.

Let's not be the stupid party yet again. Go ahead campaign and vote for your own favorite candidate, but it's time for Republicans to stop trashing Donald Trump.

IMHO

[Thibodeaux]

bfl

[Teacher317]

Being that the majority of the remaining states are winner-take-all (WTA), all that has to happen is that Kasich drops out, and every state goes 49% for Trump... and Cruz wins every delegate they have. Looking at percentages, now that the proportional states are mostly done, isn’t good prognostication. And assuming that Trump only gets 49% is not unreasonable either, since he has never topped 49.3% in ANY state (topping out at 49.3% in liberal MASS... has anyone noticed yet that his best states are the liberal states, and that cruz is taking the most conservative states? TX, OK, WY, ID, AK)