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nature1970

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Posted: Apr. 6, 2016 - 10:04 PM ET #26

I am not sure how any of it will play out but the establishments hate for Cruz is about equal to its hate for Trump. As senator Cruz his support was the tea party that unseated Cantor in the primary.

To. Try to look for a unified in all this and have any credibility as a nominee to defeat both Cruz and Trump in the second ballot is like looking for an exact needle in a pile of needles and that is not likely if both Trump and cruz delegates catch. Wind. A Cruz/Trump ticket seems to be unfolding with the leader taking prez and the runner up vice but we will see how it all pans caused at this point I am clueless as long as twits VP doesn't step up to bat inn Cleveland.

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Posted: Apr. 6, 2016 - 10:08 PM ET #27

Any other scenario equals destruction of the. GOP it fall as the white bull moose federilists for it will entirely disenfranchise it's entire base.

nature1970

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Posted: Apr. 6, 2016 - 10:10 PM ET #28

Auto correct Whig Bull Moose Federalist. These where the alternative to Democratic party. And GOP Republican will be added to the list.

dl36

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Posted: Apr. 7, 2016 - 9:39 PM ET #29

This thread had so much potential

Relax_Dude

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Posted: Apr. 7, 2016 - 10:32 PM ET #30

Quote Originally Posted by Europa:

The odds of Ted Cruz vs Donald Trump to win GOP nomination are about even as of now, most likely we will see a GOP contested convention in June. And the GOP establishment will do whatever they take to stop Trump in the contested convention.

Trump might go for independent presidential candidate if the GOP establishment successfully pounces him in June.

Trump is threatening now and then to run as a third party candidate, this to warn the GOP that he will take his millions of voters with him, and divide the GOP voters, and therefore Cruz is going to run for nothing and take millions with him as he goes down.

Relax_Dude

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Posted: Apr. 7, 2016 - 10:33 PM ET #31

Quote Originally Posted by nature1970:

I am not sure how any of it will play out but the establishments hate for Cruz is about equal to its hate for Trump. As senator Cruz his support was the tea party that unseated Cantor in the primary.

no offense, but you seem to lack a rationality filter.

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Posted: Apr. 7, 2016 - 10:47 PM ET #32

Trump might go for independent presidential candidate if the GOP establishment successfully pounces him in June.

I think you were using the term "odds" loosely, and were referring t the delegate count and the lack of the magical 1273 (or whatever) to have the needed majority. The ODDS in Vegas are 4-1 for CRUZ to win the GOP nomination; Trump is 3-5.