Posted on 04/13/2016 6:05:20 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Does Donald Trump think he's going to lose the nomination at the convention? Are his current complaints about RNC "dirty tricks," the system being "rigged," etc. a preview of the explanation he'll be offering when he does indeed lose? Yes, and yes, if you buy what former senior Cruz aide Rick Tyler said on today's Morning Joe.
After the show rolled video of Trump's attacks on the RNC, Joe Scarborough said that the Donald had hit the "sweet spot." Scarborough again made the case for Trump, saying "no, that's the speech of somebody that can win 49 states and would be enraged he lost the 50th." But Tyler pushed back, saying "that's not the speech of a winner. That's the speech of someone who believes he's losing . . . He actually believes now he's going to lose this nomination at the convention on the second ballot."
View the video here.
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“...there is no welfare when it comes to delegates.”
But there is chicanery by the GOP that locks out candidates. And just because there is a “rule” does not make it ethical. Just the opposite.
Another Cruz type thinks he/she knows what Trump thinks. I worry about this country when people fall for the biggest con artist who has all of one friend from his college days who is a Jamaican as he ran off all Americans.
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Isn’t it time for our esteemed leader to clean house again- rid this forum of paid Cruzbots?
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After all, we live in a republic and that means you get to pull any crap you want to pull, right Cruzbergers?
Examples of federalism in action. How is that confusing?
no you equated this with Gore and I pointed out that Gore at least had the voters vote for him and you went into talking about Trump.
Bit like cruz who always talks about Trump
Because they are not the same mechanisms, that’s why.
“so you still deny that the popular vote of the individual states determines the outcome of the Electoral College...?”
Just because you your car is moving does not mean you are closer to your destination. You MIGHT be closer but you might not be.
For the popular vote to be of any significance, it has to be strategically placed. For example, Algore winning NY and CA with large popular vote base can be negated by Dubya winning relatively small popular votes in Idaho, Iowa, Utah and the likes.
You are arguing against basic math.
and then go into the general losing to Clinton seeing as he can only win 4 states where the voters are allowed to vote.
There is no republican party. It has always been a ruse that we all fell for. Democrat and republican are just words created to give the appearance that we have a choice. We have no choice.
Anyone who wants to still admit being a republican can chose from
Kung Fu Kasich
Rollover Romney
Fat Dracula Ted
Moist Marco
Wow!
The GOPe now loves Cruz and wants him to be President.
Those are some powerful drugs you’re on. I wouldn’t drive today if I were you.
You can't reform a corrupt system by operating within the rules of that system. The rules are there to protect the system from reform.
Things will get bloody before they get better.
It is designed to protect us from electing populist lunatics by those less informed. For example, Hitler might have been stopped if he had run for POTUS in the U.S. Hopefully, anyway.
The best analogy of a democracy I know of is the two wolves and a sheep deciding what is for dinner.
meh
DC political hack
you keep missing he point.
The popular vote is in the states which then sends their count .
It is then based on electoral .
See the people vote, unlike where cruz pays off delegates, sorry he “influences” delegates with trips and hotels.
Are you seriously trying to tell us that it is not a rigged system where the establishment makes the rules for the benefit of the establishment.?
Same principle.
Question: Do you believe the 17th Amendment was good or bad for our Republic?
So Ted can’t win not even close
Agree.
I’m a Cruzer. Trump should have nomination after Cruz lost the south. If Trump doesnt get it I’ll stand in revolt.
Levin’s TDS has been in full gear for sometime. He has said he would rather see Hillary win than Trump. He lost me at that instant
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