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Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« on: March 23, 2016, 08:33:43 pm »
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ted Cruz came out of the latest round of voting with an emboldened tone and a couple of notable endorsements Wednesday, yet needing a near miracle to catch Donald Trump in the race for the Republican nomination.

The day-after delegate math laid bare the challenge: He'd need to win 83 percent of the remaining delegates to overtake the front-runner before the convention.

Hillary Clinton is in even a stronger position than Trump, almost three-quarters of the way to the Democratic nomination, and she was pressing forward Wednesday with engaging Trump on the foreign policy and national security fronts with a California speech painting him as a misfit as potential commander in chief and laying out what she'd do to keep America safe in perilous times.

Cruz won the endorsement of Jeb Bush, a long-ago mainstream Republican powerhouse whose own candidacy faded, and the backing of the political arm of the conservative Club for Growth. "Ted is a consistent, principled conservative who has shown he can unite the party," Bush tweeted, adding on his Facebook page that Republicans "must overcome the divisiveness and vulgarity Donald Trump has brought into the political arena" or risk losing to Clinton.

But the race took yet another personal twist when the Texas senator slammed Trump for making a vague threat on Twitter to "spill the beans" on his wife.

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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2016, 08:48:12 pm »
Even so, he can stop Trump from getting to 1237. Like it or not, that's the ultimate goal and why the Establishment types are eager to endorse Cruz now: by doing so, they hope to force the brokered convention and get someone more palatable.
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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2016, 09:38:12 pm »
Trump would need even a bigger miracle to beat Hillary in the General.
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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2016, 10:01:14 pm »
Quote from: jmyrlefuller on March 23, 2016, 08:48:12 pm
Even so, he can stop Trump from getting to 1237. Like it or not, that's the ultimate goal and why the Establishment types are eager to endorse Cruz now: by doing so, they hope to force the brokered convention and get someone more palatable.

Exactly. Trump only gained less than 20 delegates last night. He also couldn't break 50% again and there are only 17 states left.

Looks like the Art of the Deal can't close a deal.
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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2016, 12:56:16 am »
If anyone can pull it off ... it will be Cruz!




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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2016, 01:00:29 am »
Quote from: jmyrlefuller on March 23, 2016, 08:48:12 pm
Even so, he can stop Trump from getting to 1237. Like it or not, that's the ultimate goal and why the Establishment types are eager to endorse Cruz now: by doing so, they hope to force the brokered convention and get someone more palatable.

That is the goal.
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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2016, 02:11:14 am »
Quote from: libertybele on March 24, 2016, 12:56:16 am
If anyone can pull it off ... it will be Cruz! 

Well, sure, after all, he IS the Mormon prophet come to life.   :whistle:
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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2016, 02:13:47 am »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on March 24, 2016, 02:11:14 am
Well, sure, after all, he IS the Mormon prophet come to life.   :whistle:

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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2016, 02:15:45 am »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on March 24, 2016, 02:11:14 am
Well, sure, after all, he IS the Mormon prophet come to life.   :whistle:

Shouldn't you be playing in you safe zone?
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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2016, 02:16:55 am »
Quote from: Bill Cipher on March 24, 2016, 02:13:47 am
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I see you missed the news from Utah and the Cruz/Beck rallies.  Google Mormon Prophet and Ted Cruz.  Be prepared to embrace the zealot in you!!!  ^-^

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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2016, 02:19:27 am »
Quote from: Bigun on March 24, 2016, 02:15:45 am
Shouldn't you be playing in you safe zone?

Come on Bigun, I've seen you lurking.  Admit it, you've missed me.   88devil
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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2016, 02:20:56 am »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on March 24, 2016, 02:16:55 am
I see you missed the news from Utah and the Cruz/Beck rallies.  Google Mormon Prophet and Ted Cruz.  Be prepared to embrace the zealot in you!!!  ^-^



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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2016, 02:22:25 am »
Quote from: Bill Cipher on March 24, 2016, 02:20:56 am
:boring:

Desperation

I agree.  It certainly was.  What the heck was Cruz thinking?  :pondering:
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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2016, 02:22:51 am »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on March 24, 2016, 02:22:25 am
I agree.  It certainly was.  What the heck was Cruz thinking?  :pondering:

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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2016, 02:27:55 am »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on March 24, 2016, 02:19:27 am
Come on Bigun, I've seen you lurking.  Admit it, you've missed me.   88devil

Yeah! Just like I missed my case of pneumonia once i got over it!
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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #15 on: March 24, 2016, 02:28:18 am »
Quote from: Bigun on March 24, 2016, 02:27:55 am
Yeah! Just like I missed my case of pneumonia once i got over it!

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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #16 on: March 24, 2016, 02:31:57 am »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on March 24, 2016, 02:19:27 am
Come on Bigun, I've seen you lurking.  Admit it, you've missed me.   88devil

Trust me.  No one  misses you.  Stay in your TGC private  Circle Jerk echo chamber.
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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #17 on: March 24, 2016, 02:51:51 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on March 24, 2016, 02:31:57 am
Trust me.  No one  misses you.  Stay in your TGC private  Circle Jerk echo chamber.

Now that's not nice... :smokin:
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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #18 on: March 24, 2016, 02:55:20 am »
Quote from: mystery-ak on March 24, 2016, 02:51:51 am
Now that's not nice... :smokin:

So why do they need a safe zone?
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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #19 on: March 24, 2016, 02:57:00 am »
Quote from: Bigun on March 24, 2016, 02:27:55 am
Yeah! Just like I missed my case of pneumonia once i got over it!

If your response was meant to hurt me, you hit your mark. 
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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #20 on: March 24, 2016, 02:59:21 am »
Quote from: mystery-ak on March 24, 2016, 02:51:51 am
Now that's not nice... :smokin:

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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #21 on: March 24, 2016, 03:01:58 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on March 24, 2016, 02:31:57 am
Trust me.  No one  misses you. 

Okay.  Thanks.
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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #22 on: March 24, 2016, 03:03:35 am »
Quote from: Bigun on March 24, 2016, 02:55:20 am
So why do they need a safe zone?

Good question.
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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #23 on: March 24, 2016, 03:05:26 am »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on March 24, 2016, 02:57:00 am
If your response was meant to hurt me, you hit your mark.

It was a feeble attempt at humor and I apologize if it hurt you.  I vehemently disagree with the existence of these subgroups on here! Don't like them even a little bit!
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Re: Cruz emboldened, but needs a near miracle to catch Trump
« Reply #24 on: March 24, 2016, 03:10:35 am »
Quote from: Bigun on March 24, 2016, 02:55:20 am
So why do they need a safe zone?

Fear.
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