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Unity: Pro-Cruz delegates reportedly threatening mass walk-out before Trump’s speech Thursday
HotAir.com ^ | 07/18/2016 | ALLAHPUNDIT

Posted on 07/18/2016 4:00:37 PM PDT by MaxistheBest

They’re not threatening this as a true protest — or at least, they weren’t before the Rules fiasco this afternoon — but rather as leverage to secure a few rule changes from the RNC for the 2020 primaries. If the party agrees to tilt the board a bit towards conservative candidates (i.e. Ted Cruz) then Cruz’s delegates will be good boys and girls this week. [Pro-Cruz] forces want to revise the rules that will reward states with closed primaries — and for the RNC and Trump camp to allow Cruz’s name to be placed in nomination from the convention floor…

One threat the Cruz forces are said to be holding over the heads of the RNC and the Trump campaign is the specter of a large group of delegates – in the hundreds – simply leaving town after Cruz speaks on Wednesday night, exposing the nominee to the prospect of televised images of empty seats in the Quicken Loans Arena. It’s an open question whether there are enough alternate delegates who can be rallied to fill such a number of seats…

A source close to Cruz tells Fox News that the key sticking point is Cruz’s speaking slot and specifically the content of his speech. The original agreement between team Trump and team Cruz allowed Cruz to speak without offering a formal endorsement of Trump. So far, Trump’s folks have not asked to look at the speech.

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On the Trump side, Roger Stone is said to have mobilized a group of 1,000 people to push back wherever his candidate’s interests are being threatened.

If anti-Trump groups show up outside the arena and start getting media coverage, pro-Trumpers will show up with their signs too to remind reporters that there are people on both sides.

(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: election; trump
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1 posted on 07/18/2016 4:00:37 PM PDT by MaxistheBest
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Well, bye.


2 posted on 07/18/2016 4:02:06 PM PDT by shelterguy
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Ah, the Clinton wing of the Republican party. Do us all a favor and walk out now.


3 posted on 07/18/2016 4:04:06 PM PDT by Hugin (Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
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4 posted on 07/18/2016 4:04:44 PM PDT by tomkat
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May the BLM thugs be waiting for them with open arms.


5 posted on 07/18/2016 4:04:48 PM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
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To: MaxistheBest

You will not be missed


6 posted on 07/18/2016 4:05:04 PM PDT by Mjreagan
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Cruz needs to stop the subversion. Go be a Senator. Not a PITA. Call off the sore losers. The voters did not want him during the primaries PR even now, or this would have been his week, not Trump’s.


7 posted on 07/18/2016 4:05:05 PM PDT by Sasparilla (Hillary for Prison 2016)
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Make Cruz speak after the nomination and if the CruzTards walk out, Cruz gets dropped from his speaking role. /issue.


8 posted on 07/18/2016 4:05:41 PM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (HTTP 500 - Internal Server Error)
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To: MaxistheBest

Then keep walking.


9 posted on 07/18/2016 4:06:06 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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10 posted on 07/18/2016 4:07:01 PM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie (Globalism = Terrorism)
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Beck will be watching with a fist full of KY jelly.


11 posted on 07/18/2016 4:07:33 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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Let’s call them what they are:

Open borders advocates who support violent Muslim and socialist rioters when they attack Republicans at rallies.


12 posted on 07/18/2016 4:07:38 PM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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Sore Loser Cruznadians should be thrown out for conduct unbecoming a representative of the people. Cruz is a disgusting example of what is wrong with the Elites. They think they are above the little people.
Where is Cruz’s PROOF he is an American?


13 posted on 07/18/2016 4:07:55 PM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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There was a scroll at the bottom of FOX an hour or so ago that they already had walked out. Hope the door hits them hard.


14 posted on 07/18/2016 4:09:00 PM PDT by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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when cruz talks everyone needs to walk out


15 posted on 07/18/2016 4:09:54 PM PDT by angelcindy ("If you follow the crowd ,you get no further than the crowd!")
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This HELPS Trump with ‘moderate’ voters: conservatives are against him...

LOL!
None of it’s real of course. But the media fight hard to keep reality out of political campaigns.


16 posted on 07/18/2016 4:10:01 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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Ban them from the convention if they do.

Seriously, people, the time for these Cruzers and other soreheads to grow up has already come and gone.


17 posted on 07/18/2016 4:10:06 PM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (You can't have a constitution without a country to go with it)
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Walk out!

You’re not going to embarrass Trump, you’re going to spite yourself without getting anything for it.

Extortion and blackmail won’t work on Trump.

Good riddance to #NeverTrumper trash.


18 posted on 07/18/2016 4:10:30 PM PDT by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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As Trump would say, “Get ‘em outta here.”


19 posted on 07/18/2016 4:14:49 PM PDT by Semper911 (When you want to rob Peter to pay Paul, you'll always have the support of Paul.)
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Throw Cruz and his delegates out as soon as Trump is nominated. I’m sure Trump can get about 10,000 supporters to show up on about an hours notice. Ted is a complete POS. Why Trump is even negotiating with him is beyond me. Bye Ted.


20 posted on 07/18/2016 4:14:52 PM PDT by usafa92 (Trump 2016 - Destroying the GOPe while Making America Great Again)
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