Posted on 04/21/2016 5:28:01 PM PDT by SuzyQue
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump's chief lieutenants told skeptical Republican leaders Thursday that the GOP front-runner has been "projecting an image" so far in the 2016 primary season and "the part that he's been playing is now evolving" in a way that will improve his standing among general election voters. The message, delivered behind closed doors in a private briefing, is part of the campaign's intensifying effort to convince party leaders Trump will moderate his tone in the coming months to help deliver big electoral gains this fall, despite his contentious ways.
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“The only Republicans who have won post-Nixon are ones who energize the Christian right part of the base and get the stamp of approval as authentic Christian conservatives. Reagan and Bush had that. Cruz has it. Trump does not.”
And yet Trump wins with evangelicals.
“The only time Republicans won the popular vote since 1988 is when they ran a candidate younger than the Democrat (2004). Cruz is younger than Clinton. Trump is not.”
Cherry-picked nonsense, Reagan was old.
See for yourself: go to 270towin.com and fill out the states you think Cruz will beat Hillary.
Then come back and tell me Cruz can beat Hillary.
“OK, how about all the polls showing Hillary beating Trump?”
Two things about those:
1. They’re national polls, we don’t have a national vote.
2. They’re published by the MSM, our enemy.
The reality is:
To win in Nov, there are at least 2 states that Cruz or Trump will have to win:
FL and OH.
In BOTH those states, Trump got more VOTES in the primaries than Hillary. Cruz wasn’t even close.
“Cruz can beat the bitch you know why?? Because he is a real deal conservative.”
He doesn’t have the support north of the mason/Dixon to win.
“Trump cannot.”
Trump got more votes than Hillary in OH and FL, two must win states, in the primaries.
” that is why he is pivoting left at this juncture (premature since he is not the nominee) in the hopes of closing the distance between her and him. A vote for Trump is a vote for Hillary. BTW Trump would never say a vote for Cruz is a vote for Hillary because it is not true. Open your eyes man. “
If Cruz is the nominee then Hillary starts with 263 electoral votes. You only need 270 to win.
All she needs to do is win VA NC, OH, FL or Arkansas, and it’s ALL over at 6pm.
For Cruz to win he’d have to win VA,OH,FL AND NC.
That’s NOT going to happen, so open YOUR eyes.
One more way to trash Trump... they’ll never give up until Jeb is the nominee and the borders are open to all third world hellholes.
“One more way to trash Trump... they’ll never give up until Jeb is the nominee and the borders are open to all third world hellholes.”
The GOPe (Romney) has set us against each other.
Don’t fall for it, rino’s like Romney, Grahamnesty, and McCain, need to feel everyone’s anger.
Support for Cruz shouldn’t make you a rabid democrat anti-Trump.
And vice-versa.
It’s silly. I like Cruz, he’d be a GREAT president.
He can’t beat Hillary, Cruzers should go look at the electoral map 270towin.com, and see for yourself.
All she needs to do is win VA, or NC, or OH, or FL or Arkansas, and it’s ALL over at 6pm.
For Cruz to win he’d have to win VA,and OH, and FL AND NC.
fixed.
Trump = Hillary enjoy the next eight yrs!
“Well, then this is all academic isn’t it?”
No, Trump can win Cruz can’t.
“Go ahead and vote for Clinton as per your argument, Trump and to a lesser extent Cruz will lose either way.”
No, that wasn’t my argument, you need to take a deep breath, slow down and read for comprehension.
“Trump = Hillary enjoy the next eight yrs! “
No, Trump is one of kind.
Cruz = loss = Hillary.
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