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To: AndyTheBear
If Cruz drops out it will finally be a two-man race....Trump and, uhm, oh yeah Kasich...

The most enthusiastic Trump voters don't seem to get it, but that would be bad. A one-man race with just Trump would of course be best for Trump. However, a three-way race with Trump and then Cruz and Kasich as a footnote is better for Trump than just two. If Cruz drops out, slightly more than half his support would go to Kasich (more Cruz supporters used to prefer Trump over Kasich, but the ones he still has don't like Trump). In other words, the establishment would have a "surge" for Kasich at the end of the primaries, proving that GOP voters don't want Trump and that they have to derail the convention to reflect "the will of the people".

I voted for Trump a week ago, and I want Cruz to stay in. He is likely to cut his campaign staff way back tonight, but without dropping out of the race. That makes him less of a threat, without making Kasich more of a threat. Trump voters should celebrate such a decision.

Paid Hillary/Soros trolls will keep trying to start a fight, but we should not let them succeed. Assuming Trump wins tonight in Indiana - likely at 55% of the vote - there is no way Cruz can stop him. Cruz is no longer a threat, and his presence (given Kasich is staying) in the race is a good thing for Trump.

37 posted on 05/03/2016 3:50:20 PM PDT by Pollster1 (Somebody who agrees with me 80% of the time is a friend and ally, not a 20% traitor. - Ronald Reagan)
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To: Pollster1

You might be right.


44 posted on 05/03/2016 4:23:49 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: Pollster1
I think its moot per Trump winning the nomination. He has it either way at this point.

Actually I have been hoping for Cruz to drop out earlier for the purposes of unification of the party toward taking on Hilary. And hoping Cruz would salvage his reputation and recover to be a warrior on our side in the future. I am afraid it may be too late for that, but hope its not.

45 posted on 05/03/2016 4:25:19 PM PDT by AndyTheBear
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