Posted on 04/09/2016 6:41:54 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
It looks like Ted is getting a taste of his own medicine. CNN reports from Lansing, Michigan;
Ted Cruz suffered a rare convention loss Saturday after delegates backing John Kasich and Donald Trump boxed him out of key positions in the Michigan delegation.
The Texas senator’s campaign ran eight delegates for eight committee spots and lost every one, alleging it was “double-crossed” by Kasich supporters.
The Michigan delegation picked one Trump supporter, Matt Hall, and one Kasich supporter, Judi Schwalbach, for the two seats on the powerful rules committee. The Cruz campaign lost votes for both seats.
The rules committee seats have become highly coveted prizes for their role in shaping a contested convention in Cleveland. After the delegates are selected in each state, they meet as a group and pick the members of four convention committees, the most important of which is the rules committee, which will ultimately decide who can be nominated president.
Michigan Cruz leader Saul Anuzis said they were “double-crossed” by Kasich’s campaign. The Kasich delegates were supposed to vote with Cruz delegates, he said, but switched sides and voted with Trump behind closed doors Saturday afternoon.
Kasich’s delegate director in Michigan, Jeff Timmer, said the Cruz campaign broke their end of the deal when they tried to win all eight delegation seats.
He said they finished their slate of Trump and Kasich candidates about 10 minutes before walking into the delegation meeting.
“The Cruz campaign tried a takeover and they failed miserably,” Timmer said. “It backfired and they ended up with nothing. There’s been all these reports about how they’re out-organizing everybody. Not here.”
Trump’s national delegate director, Brian Jack, called it a “big win” for Trump.
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I’ve seen this type of thing backfire on others.
That’s where this looks like it is headed to me.
Thanks for your comments. I like Texas and Texans.
I lived down there one school year, so I have an affinity for it.
Alice Lewis... (I still remember) / LOL
Yep.
I’m thinking the same thing.
His senate career has dead ended.
He won’t even serve out the rest of his term.
“Brace yourself. Ted goes under water in just Ten days.”
Cue the Jaws music.
Yeah, whatever man.
Hypocrite, just like your false god.
Cruzies be like:
BAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWW.
Looks like it is going to be Trump/Kasich. Too many things playing out that way lately.
BtW, I’m ok with that.
Teddy’s gonna need a bigger boat.
Nah, that little canoe will do. “:^)
I did get the tie-in.
Good one.
FUTC!
Go Trump Go!
Plus, he's squish enough to calm suburban women.
Explains it all with Crowder - those canuaks gotta stick together!
All the cruzettes are a hoot these days.
The ‘I hate the GOPe and their crappy tricks and weak ways’, now lovin’ on Teddy the GOPe tool. Too rich for words.
Anything for the party, screw the country.
Cruz = amnesty
Funny hoe Mr. Double-cross himself bitches about being double-crossed.
He has proved out the old Constitutional adage, "It ain't who gets the votes, it's who manipulates/counts the votes that matters" ...oh, wait....
Yes, it a mutual love fest between the GOPe and Felito.
Betchya any money...Nobody has any nude pics of Ivanka
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