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Cruz campaign: We could have stopped Trump if Rubio became running mate
CNN ^ | 5/08/16 | Jack Tapper

Posted on 05/08/2016 10:50:01 AM PDT by blueyon

Washington (CNN)Republican officials who oppose Donald Trump as their party nominee have spent the last few days -- ever since the withdrawal from the race of Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich -- wondering if there is anything they could have done to prevent this outcome. Top officials of the Cruz campaign are convinced there is one specific step that could have stopped Trump -- and they blame Sen. Marco Rubio for not taking that step.

In early March, it became clear that Trump was well on his way to the nomination and would even likely defeat Rubio in his home state of Florida's March 15 primary. According to several sources close to Cruz, the Cruz campaign conducted several secret polls to see what the impact would be if Rubio joined Cruz as his running mate, with Cruz at the top of the ticket.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016gopprimary; agenda; carly; carlyfiorina; cruz; gop; rubio; rude; tedcruz; trump
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To: blueyon

The GOP Strawman’s Lament

Oh I’d while away the hours
Conferrin’ with the flowers
Consultin’ with the rain

And my head, I’d be scratchin’
While my thoughts were busy hatchin’

I’d unravel every riddle
For any individual
In trouble or in pain

With the thoughts you’ll be thinkin’
You could be another Lincoln
If you only had a brain


81 posted on 05/08/2016 11:51:37 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: blueyon
Yeah, blanket amnesty, path to citizenship, anchor babies, open borders, more immigrants, more immigrant work visas, more benefits for illegals---that would have been a winning ticket /s

One thing about it, the two candidates would have been in sync 100 percent on these issues as they are both open-borders, globalist candidates.

82 posted on 05/08/2016 11:52:04 AM PDT by gg188 (AMERICA FIRST)
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To: SamAdams76

She’s carrying he own bags? I wonder if Huma will cry over this?


83 posted on 05/08/2016 11:53:00 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob
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To: SamAdams76

Everybody is keeping their distance! Lonely Girl....


84 posted on 05/08/2016 12:00:09 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: jospehm20

Thanks and I hope that month goes very quickly.


85 posted on 05/08/2016 12:03:19 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: reaganaut1

You wish there had been a Cruz-Rubio ticket, but you are going to vote Trump (I presume, since you’re still here)? THAT is cognitive dissonance at its most extreme. (I.e., two polar opposite belief systems simultaneously existing in your mind...Hard to imagine two more diametrically opposed political stances than that of Trump versus that of Cruz/Rubio.)


86 posted on 05/08/2016 12:05:58 PM PDT by gg188 (AMERICA FIRST)
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To: blueyon

I wonder how Carly feels about this? Cruz is a back stabbing loser.


87 posted on 05/08/2016 12:06:35 PM PDT by Bridesheadfan
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To: blueyon
Wasn't that about the time that Cruz made Neil Bush his finance chair?

Rubio was right to stay away from Cruz. He's deranged. Beck proved that. The oath of office thing was beyond embarassing. The establishment was using him, but didn't support him. He didn't care, he pressed on, to no good end. He lost all perspective, something a Reagan never would do.

Were I Trump, I would give a speech specifically directed at Cruz. I would tell him this:

"You can hate me, I don't care. You can pout and whine and play games in the shadows for the rest of this campaign, or you can decide if you truly are an anti-establishment figure determined to overthrow the legacy of failure of the globalists who have formed a party that is more comfortable with Hillary than with an America First agenda.

You can do that by continuing to fight against illegal immigration. Join me in calling for the wall and support me when I take the steps to enforce our existing laws. Work to prevent a runaway lame duck Congress that would pass TPP and other laws that they know President Trump would never sign.

Work to improve our judiciary. Provide constructive comments on the list of potential justices I will provide, and if you know of others who should be listed, feel free to suggest them. Go to the Senate and continue arguing for the Freedom Caucus and its positions. Assist the House Republicans to expose the agenda of House leadership and prevent them from thwarting the will of the people.

In all those things, do them on your own account, not for mine. Show that you meant all that you said on the campaign trail. Do those things, and you will play a part in remaking the Republican party into a truly representative conservative party. Refuse, and you will show petulance and an allegiance to something other than principle."

Shame him into either following his professed principles or showing his true colors. His followers may see the wisdom in such a speech, whatever Cruz does.

88 posted on 05/08/2016 12:08:54 PM PDT by Defiant (The definition of being a Republican is supporting its nominee. I am not a Republican. Ryan is.)
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To: nesnah

An anchor-baby from the Gang of Eight, and a natural-born Canadian.


89 posted on 05/08/2016 12:10:17 PM PDT by gg188 (AMERICA FIRST)
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To: blueyon

Nah, Linda Graham was the way.


90 posted on 05/08/2016 12:10:24 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Classic!


91 posted on 05/08/2016 12:20:08 PM PDT by windcliff
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To: blueyon

I don’t trust Cruz yet. When he dropped out of the race he said that he was suspending his campaign. The word “suspending” means something that is temporarily stopped, not permanently stopped. He left the door open a little. Scary!


92 posted on 05/08/2016 12:23:44 PM PDT by Bellflower (It's not that there isn't any evidence of God, it's that everything is evidence of God.)
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To: Bellflower

The term “suspending” is almost always used by presidential campaign dropouts.

Imo Cruz was foolish to pick a VP running mate before he had locked up 1237 votes. I hope that Trump, Clinton, and Sanders will not be that foolish.


93 posted on 05/08/2016 12:33:54 PM PDT by Degaston
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To: grania
The "Cuban Tag Team" taking on Trump in the debate damaged both of them,

That was the very moment that Cruz lost my vote. I'd already written off Rubio by then.

3 days before that debate, Trump hater extraordinaire Ben Shapiro did a piece that said they should "machine gun" Trump from both sides. They did just that and only strengthened Trumps support while killing their own chances.

Smooth move, Ted.

94 posted on 05/08/2016 12:36:19 PM PDT by digger48
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To: deport

Unless Abbott moves on to something else, Ted would probably lose that election in a spectacular fashion.

Maybe he could do a Wendy and hold a few more filibusters in his tennis shoes


95 posted on 05/08/2016 12:39:03 PM PDT by digger48
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To: reaganaut1
I wish a Cruz-Rubio ticket had materialized and think it could have succeeded.

That's why I say Cruzers are stupid. Such a move probably would have plummeted their support due to its sheer desperation. Cruz obviously did the same type of polling with Carly and thought she'd help him sweep the upcoming states. T

96 posted on 05/08/2016 12:40:35 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: blueyon

Cruz, you lost. Please shut up now.


97 posted on 05/08/2016 12:40:44 PM PDT by WMarshal (Trump 2016)
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To: blueyon

Cruz/Rubio

Two people born to foreign nationals and therefore ineligible to run for president but I guess the US Constitution doesn’t matter anymore. I hope we get this eligibility issue settled once and for all before the next election.

http://birthers.org/USC/Vattel.html


98 posted on 05/08/2016 12:43:19 PM PDT by upsdriver (I support Sarah Palin.)
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To: Degaston

Strange word to choose for closing down a campaign. Maybe many of them hope to leave a little window open.


99 posted on 05/08/2016 12:46:20 PM PDT by Bellflower (It's not that there isn't any evidence of God, it's that everything is evidence of God.)
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To: digger48

Unless Abbott moves on to something else, Ted would
probably lose that election in a spectacular fashion.

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Agree that the cards would not be in his favor if Abbott
runs for re-election.


100 posted on 05/08/2016 12:51:31 PM PDT by deport
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