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Cruz is nowhere near a Reagan. He's more a Nixon, Santorum or Goldwater. Cruz is halfway between Ronald Reagan and Calvin Coolidge. Which is exactly what I'm looking for.
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Carson said 2 days ago he would entertain the VP slot under Trump. --------- Really? I didn't hear that but I'm sure Trump's team has something to do with Carson staying in the race. Carson is a gold mine for Trump in the south. Yup...lots of Carson yard signs in SC. http://nation.foxnews.com/2016/02/09/carson-im-open-being-trumps-vpRepublican presidential candidate Ben Carson says he's willing to consider being Donald Trump's vice president if the businessman wins the GOP nomination. "I certainly would sit down and discuss it with him," he told Fox Business host Neil Cavuto on Tuesday, the day of the New Hampshire primary.
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Carson said 2 days ago he would entertain the VP slot under Trump. Obviously, or he wouldn't have made up that bullshit about Cruz.
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So once again for the R to win we are depending on all those missing ULTRA CONSERVATIVE YANKEES and LEFT COASTERS, in the MILLIONS, that haven't voted in 24 years to come out and vote?
I'm betting a bunch of the ULTRA CONSERVATIVES in those states you are waiting on are long dead or moved to the states that already are RED. The USA hasn't elected 2 Democrat presidents in a row since 1852/1856. The only times a Democrat president has succeeded another Democrat president is when FDR and JFK died. Do we really want to risk this streak by nominating somebody who has a higher unfavorability rating than Hillary Clinton?
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Trump is leading the polls in almost every state. If he holds then he secures a first ballot nomination by law. I don't know a less painful way to put this....... that's an extremely stupid statement. Delegates MUST support the candidate they belong to on the first ballot. They do NOT have a CHOICE in the matter. It Trump holds in the polls and wins the majority of delegates then it's over. Tell me where I'm wrong. Because polls don't equate to delegates. That's where you went wrong. See.... your first post left THIS out: and wins the majority of delegates then it's over.
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Carson said 2 days ago he would entertain the VP slot under Trump. Obviously, or he wouldn't have made up that bullshit about Cruz. You see his latest ad??
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Even CNN said Cruz was full of schit.
And posted their time line to prove it.
It hurt Cruz and he had it coming. Live by the sword...
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Delegates MUST support the candidate they belong to on the first ballot. They do NOT have a CHOICE in the matter.
It Trump holds in the polls and wins the majority of delegates then it's over.
Tell me where I'm wrong. Not super delegates. They can do whatever they want.
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Like I mentioned earlier, Carson will be Cruz's Iowa Twitter karma for a while to come. There's no doubt that Carson's attack ads, like all the rest of them, will hurt Cruz. But I expect that Carson draws more of the "tired of politicians" vote from Trump than he draws Evangelicals from Cruz. That said, if Carson dropped out, Cruz would pick up more of his supporters than Trump would. And I don't believe your "5%" figure for a brokered convention. At this point, it's more likely than not. I can hope....... but I ain't bettin' against the House.
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And I don't believe your "5%" figure for a brokered convention.
At this point, it's more likely than not. ------
Wishful hoping is all it is.
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And I don't believe your "5%" figure for a brokered convention.
At this point, it's more likely than not. ------
Wishful hoping is all it is. I'm hoping for Cruz to win it outright, but a brokered convention is in the best interest of the House, or Republican Establishment, if you prefer. BTW..... Fiorina could be a big help if she endorses Cruz. Much more than Palin and Trump.
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Even CNN said Cruz was full of schit.
And posted their time line to prove it.
It hurt Cruz and he had it coming. Live by the sword... I guess Cruz's campaign deserves more credit than even I give them. Do you realize how hard it is to make the opposition accidently tell a reporter that they are quitting 30 minutes before a primary, make the reporter tweet it out to everybody and then mobilize everybody within a few minutes? That's GOOD.
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Politicians are worse than whores about disappointin' folks.
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Right? I knew there was something wrong with Carson, but I just couldn't put my finger on it.
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I guess Cruz's campaign deserves more credit than even I give them. Do you realize how hard it is to make the opposition accidently tell a reporter that they are quitting 30 minutes before a primary, make the reporter tweet it out to everybody and then mobilize everybody within a few minutes? -----
Cruz's camp tried that same spin, too.
Unfortunately, when your spin gets called out for the lie it actually is,you pay the price for it, as he has. And, Carson will see to it Cruz still pays the price for it through March.
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On the Commie ticket, I think Hillary is finished so that leaves the Bern unless Blomberg or Shotgun Joe step in.
I have no idea who'll win on the Republican side. Seems like now it will be Trump vs. the rest. I'd think Cruz would have the best shot if it's not Trump. Trump
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I get it. It was all a coincidence that Cruz and Rubio's campaigns just happened to be planning a rumor that Carson was dropping seconds after a CNN reporter was tweeting it.
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Right? I knew there was something wrong with Carson, but I just couldn't put my finger on it. It ain't Carson I was talkin' about Capn'. But then, you knew that.
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It is for me. Obviously he is not above desperation politics. I guess we'll see if he really cares about the country or just another wanna be politician soon.
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