Quote:Jagibelieve posted:


"Actually it's a pretty smart move on his part. It's going to drive more voters against Trump and force a contested convention. It also gives a clear picture of what a Ted Cruz Presidential run would look like. A duo that are "outsiders" as far as the republican establishment, and two strict followers of The Constitution. If most true republicans identify themselves as "true conservatives", this is the ideal ticket.


Also, Carly can very much help with California.."

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I might think it was a smart move, but there is no way (in my opinion) that Cruz is the candidate the establishment picks if the convention is contested.


Trump has them where he wants them. Even if he doesn't get the 1237 he will have nearly twice the delegates as anyone else.

 

I beg to differ on that.

 

While I can understand you seeing a reluctance of the establishment picking Cruz, I don't really think that they have an option at this point.  I had thought that they might pick Rubio, but I do believe that it would signal a "Hillary win" at this point.  While Rubio does appeal more towards the center and would get democrat votes, I think that the farther right conservatives would stay home.

 

In contrast, if the GOP selects Cruz, I see most conservatives and some "middle of the spectrum" voters voting for him, especially those that are against anything that Hillary stands for.

 

It's coming "down to the wire" so to speak.  The far majority of conservatives would not back Trump... even if it means a Hillary coronation election.  It would essentially be a choice between two candidates that are the same except for the letter (R or D) next to their name.

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