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Inside Cruz’s camp, confidence crumbles
POLITICO ^
| April 30, 2016
| Alex Isenstadt
Posted on 04/30/2016 10:38:55 PM PDT by Trump20162020
BURLINGAME, Calif. — Ted Cruz is speaking confidently about knocking off Donald Trump to take the GOP nomination, but his top staffers admit they’re getting nervous.
In interviews, several aides, speaking on the condition of anonymity, expressed growing alarm that Cruz would lose Indiana’s primary on Tuesday — an outcome that would be a major blow to his hopes of holding Trump below the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the GOP nomination on the party convention’s first ballot. The aides concede that, without a win in an Indiana primary where 57 delegates are at stake, Cruz’s shot at the nomination would significantly narrow.
Within the campaign, some are turning to the question of what’s next. One senior aide said there had been no discussion about dropping out before the final primary contests are held on June 7 but noted that Cruz wouldn’t be eager to prolong a campaign he was convinced he couldn’t win.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: Indiana; US: New York; US: Ohio; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; burlingame; cruz; cruzcampaign; election2016; indiana; inyourheadrentfree; johnkasich; newyork; ohio; presidentdonaldtrump; tedcruz; texas; timetogo; trump
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To: Trump20162020
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posted on
04/30/2016 10:39:35 PM PDT
by
Red Steel
To: Trump20162020
He hasn’t been able to win for at least a few weeks, so he should drop out already. I guess when you’re spending other peoples money, you just do so until it runs out.
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posted on
04/30/2016 10:43:04 PM PDT
by
euram
To: Trump20162020; mkjessup; onyx; stephenjohnbanker
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posted on
04/30/2016 10:44:00 PM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("The bathroom deal is a big fat nothing burger." -- Jim Robinson, 04/22/16)
To: Trump20162020
The confidence, just like the Walls Of Jericho, came tumbling down to the ground. But unlike with Jericho, there was no thunderous crescendo to the collapse of the Cruz campaign, only a prolonged coda of eerie quiet.
To: Trump20162020
He wont drop out. As long as the attention is towards him he will continue. Will drag everyoone down with him.
A pure narcissist.
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posted on
04/30/2016 10:48:04 PM PDT
by
crz
To: Red Steel; Trump20162020
Please clap.
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posted on
04/30/2016 10:48:28 PM PDT
by
Veracious Poet
(May God Bless America)
To: Trump20162020
Cruz will end back up in the senate with only the prospect of shutting
down the gov every 6 months or so in his future.
It will be a hard fall for a man who believed he was the “anointed one”.
I would not be surprised if he decided not to serve out his senate term.
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posted on
04/30/2016 10:49:29 PM PDT
by
tennmountainman
("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
He has a very weird nose.
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posted on
04/30/2016 10:49:37 PM PDT
by
Aria
(2016: The gravy train v Donald Trump)
To: Trump20162020
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posted on
04/30/2016 10:53:51 PM PDT
by
stockpirate
(Rush is a low information talk show host concerning Ted sCruz and Marco foamboy Rubio.)
To: Trump20162020
In interviews, several aides, speaking on the condition of anonymity, expressed growing alarm that Cruz would lose Indiana’s primary on Tuesday — an outcome that would be a major blow to his hopes of holding Trump below the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the GOP nomination on the party convention’s first ballot. The aides concede that, without a win in an Indiana primary where 57 delegates are at stake, Cruz’s shot at the nomination would significantly narrow. C'mon guys. It's already way past that whether Trump wins Indiana or not...
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posted on
04/30/2016 10:55:24 PM PDT
by
sargon
(Vote Trump!)
To: Trump20162020
IMMIGRATED
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posted on
04/30/2016 10:55:47 PM PDT
by
chris37
(heartless)
To: Trump20162020
...noted that Cruz wouldn’t be eager to prolong a campaign he was convinced he couldn’t win. It has been apparent for some time now that he can't win. So why is he prolonging the campaign, anyway?
I'm thinking that he is in denial.
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posted on
04/30/2016 10:56:04 PM PDT
by
exDemMom
(Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
To: Aria
He has a very weird nose.Once you've noticed what it looks like, you can't forget it.
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posted on
04/30/2016 10:57:23 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
Comment #15 Removed by Moderator
To: UCANSEE2
LOL!
Creepy is one word for it.
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posted on
04/30/2016 10:59:47 PM PDT
by
Aria
(2016: The gravy train v Donald Trump)
To: Steelfish
Cling to the most-dated (started April 13), obvious outlier poll. Let me know how that works out for you on Tuesday night.
To: crz
Right you are!
He is an ego driven, delusional, unprincipled little man.
To: Trump20162020
“Cruz’s shot at the nomination would significantly narrow.”
Oh for crying out loud, it’s freaking over.
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posted on
04/30/2016 11:05:38 PM PDT
by
Gator113
(~~Go Trump, GO!~~ Just livin' life my way. Don't worry, everything's gonna be alright. 👍)
To: Steelfish
Don’t be going all AWOL on us Tuesday night.
A lot of folks, and I mean a lot of folks will be looking for you.
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posted on
04/30/2016 11:06:55 PM PDT
by
tennmountainman
("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
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