Posted on 06/27/2016 6:17:41 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Ted Cruz and John Kasich have a message for Donald J. Trump: They don’t care if they are not invited to speak at his convention.
As Mr. Trump tries to plan a convention that will run as smoothly as possible, he said in an interview with The New York Times last week that he would not invite either Mr. Cruz or Mr. Kasich, both former rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, to speak at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland unless they endorsed him.
That is fine, both said on Monday. A spokeswoman for Mr. Cruz, Catherine Frazier, said the Texas senator did not have any expectation about receiving a speaking slot. A spokesman for Mr. Kasich, the governor of Ohio, was similarly indifferent.
“We have not sought nor are we expecting a speaking slot at the convention,” said the spokesman, Chris Schrimpf.
In Mr. Kasich’s case, the situation is even more strained because the convention will take place in his home state. Ordinarily, a governor whose party is hosting a convention in his backyard would play a big role. Not this year.
Mr. Kasich’s spokesman said the governor plans to be “in and around” Cleveland that week. But he has no plans to be involved in anything that has to do with Mr. Trump.
Instead, he will attend “events focusing on keeping the Republican majorities in Congress and winning races down ballot,” Mr. Schrimpf said.
If Mr. Cruz and Mr. Kasich never set foot in the convention hall, they would hardly be the only Republicans staying away. Other governors, senators, members of Congress and senior party officials are skipping, too. Even some delegates are renouncing their roles.
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Y'all sure ain't from Texas.
And a petty, spiteful egotist....
Too frickin’ bad!!
I’ll never vote for either one of them - ever!
Trump should insist on that!
Cruz couldn’t even get 50% in his “home state” (43.8%). Trump got 27 point something and Cruz failed to shut him down.
Did Cruz sign the Pledge? If so why is he not endorsing Trump?
So? Cruz clobbered Trump by nearly 2 to 1 in Texas. Cruz got more votes in lowly Wisconsin (population 5.8 million) than Trump got in his home state of New York (population 19.7 million) in elections only a few days apart. Cruz will easily ‘cruz’ to reelection in Texas.
CRUZ and KASICH.. REAL A$$HOLES!
Cruz’ problem is his image disconnect. He presented himself as a man of integrity, a man of his word, a Christian. Then he signed an open ended, no strings/conditions attached pledge to support the GOP nominee.
Now he’s spitting on his promise. His word is no good. His loyalty is to himself, not to defeating Hillary/saving the country.
This is cognitive dissonance at its worst. All true, principled conservatives know at this point that defeating Hillary is do or die for the USA. But in this fight for our very existence, Cruz is either AWOL or aiding and abetting Hillary. That’s a stain he won’t soon wash off.
Btw, after the WI vote, Cruz supporters on this very site attributed the win to Dem never-Trumps who crossed over to vote. It was stunning to watch them brag about what they’d accomplished with the indispensable help of liberal Dems/conservative haters.
I see you’re still bragging about it.
The are small men.
Agree.
Y’all sure ain’t from Texas.
If being from Texas means supporting lies and broken promises, you can have it.
Y’all sure ain’t from Texas, are ya'.
Trump got a higher percent of the vote in Florida than Cruz did in his home state. Cruz is just an awful national candidate.
This Trump supporter is making a list and checking it twice. Any elected GOPer not at the convention fully supporting Trump in his battle against the Butcher of Benghazi will never get a vote from me. Ever.
Perhaps Sen. Cruz’ father can speak in Cleveland to explain his role in the JFK assignation.
Better yet, Papi Cruz could continue smearing Trump’s religious beliefs as he did during the primaries to Evangelical groups. Wouldn’t that be a hoot?
Evidently being from Texas is a liability. Your senator looked at the possibility of Hillary becoming POTUS, liked what he saw, and joined the effort to elect her.
Or maybe that was his Canadian heritage in action. He did somehow manage to remain a NBC of Canada till the age of 44. Eh?
Wow, some principled Christian conservative Cruz is, or rather was.
A fraud, a liar and a poser.
That is more like it.
Being from Texas certainly beats being from Fantasy Land.
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