Posted on 03/19/2016 8:42:46 AM PDT by jimbo123
Ted Cruz, the high-octane conservative U.S. senator from Texas, made the case Friday night in Phoenix that he provides the only viable alternative to GOP front-runner Donald Trump.
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"There's no good reason (for Kasich to stay in the race)," Cruz said during a question-and-answer session with conservative TV and radio commentator Sean Hannity that was carried live on the Fox News Channel. "He is essentially the spoiler. A vote for John Kasich is a vote for Donald Trump."
Cruz's dig at Kasich, made just a few days before Tuesday's winner-take-all Arizona presidential preference election, prompted a Twitter response from John Weaver, the Kasich campaign's chief strategist.
"Cruz is a spoiler. A vote for either Cruz or Trump is a vote for Hillary," Weaver tweeted.
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The two also rans will spend the next month attacking each other instead of Trump.
Perfect setup for him.
Goldman “ObamaTRADE” Cruz forgot that Romney
endorsed Kasich.
Oh, that was last week before Romney and Cruz tied the knot.
Kasich’s is a spoiler’s spoiler.
interesting that Cruz and Trump supporters seem to agree the election would be better off without him.
Sometimes I wonder about Cruz’s judgement. Those Kasich delegates? If Kasich drops out, what incentive would they have to go to Cruz? It’s quite possible that just a handful of them would be all that Trump needs to reach a majority.
I go back to my comment from a few days ago that Cruz’ comments like this turn many people off. He sounds, unintentionally I think, as though he is somehow entitled to these votes.
Earn them Ted, and it won’t matter.
Cruz is the spoiler from my perspective. Kasich has won the only state he was going to and is now a non-factor. Cruz can’t win the nomination outright and can only do the bidding of the RNC/GOP and deny Trump the nomination.
The goal of the RNC/GOP is to deny the citizens the ability to elect a President who retains the rule of law.
They must deliver the amnesty candidate the Cheap Labor Express has paid for.
At this point only an open convention will stop Trump.
Cruz playing along lowers my estimation of him.
If Kasich is “the spoiler” (presumably to Cruz)—then what the heck is Cruz (to Trump)?
The greater resources and Establishment endorsements, by far, are pouring into Spoiler Cruz rather than Spoiler Kasich.
Kasich is indeed a spoiler. He’s the GOPe’s latest plan for keeping Trump or Cruz from getting 1237 in order to throw the nomination into an open convention.
Then the GOPe can steal the nomination (it’s legal, they wrote the rules) and select Jeb! or Mitt, Ryan or even Kasich.
Kasich is the best gift Trump can have. Kasich and Cruz will split the anti-Trump vote.
Someone posted that Ohio’s delegate rules would require them all to go to Trump if Kasich’s drops out. I.e.: they have to then pledge to the second highest vote getter.
Don’t worry Ted you have Mitt and Glenn they’re almost just like only different than Evangelicals. Besides Mitt isn’t part of the GOPe
he’s also keeping Trump from going over 50% and making it harder to reach that 1300 delegates.
Perhaps Romney is the real spoiler!
If it wasn’t for Kasich, the large illegal alien population in Arizona (and their employers) wouldn’t have anyone to vote for . . .
Poor John.
In the lead up to Ohio everyone had him praised as the second coming
Mitt even traveled to Ohio to urge the weak and the wiling to vote John
But now ....
No calls, no texts, no flowers
Romney endorsed Cruz yesterday
As you watch and whisper “ He’s a lovely boy, Willard”
It was just one night John, in one state
But now time to face it
They are just not that into you
But at least - you will always have Ohio!
And confetti!
Cruz means, “I can’t win if other candidates are in the race.” Trump and Kasick must leave so I can win. Lol.
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