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Originally posted by Dtech:

On a side note, I loved watching Debbie Wasserman Shultz tripping over her tongue just now on Fox News trying to explain away the nonsense, crapfest, and desperation which is the Democrat party and their candidates this election.

That arrogant bitch. When Megyn brought up that one of their candidates is possibly facing indictment, she gave a snide little ugly smirk and said no one is facing indictment like it's preposterous to even suggest it.

I can't wait for her to eat those remarks.

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Originally posted by AUTiger89:

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Originally posted by JALLEN:
Keep in mind that none of these guys can do what they are promising, without connivance with the Congress.

Cruz can nominate judges, but the Senate may, or may not confirm them. Trump can repeal Obamacare and take care of everybody, if he can persuade Congress to go along. Maybe he can.

They can threaten to carpet bomb, ban immigration, lower taxes, all sorts if really wonderful sounding goals, but if Congress won't pass the necessary legislation, they are just empty threats.

Look at the endorsements among Republican congressmen. Unanimity isn't assured for a majority vote.

However, a President can reverse some of the damage wrought by Obama, and has a much greater pulpit from which to persuade the American people.

Someone at Fox asked Cruz the other night about getting his agenda thru Congress. He essentially said that with the power of the people behind him he can get it done. If a majority of people stay involved after the election and get behind a Cruz presidency then maybe he will be successful. If everyone goes back to watching Dancing with the Stars, then it will be tough. Wouldn't it be nice to see Ryan fighting to keep his seat!!! Maybe Ryan et al will learn if we keep on the pressure.

I'm not holding my breath waiting for a Clinton indictment. I rank that with:

- Waiting for Bill Clinton to resign in shame
- Waiting for Obama's birth certificate to show he's not an American citizen
- Waiting for Romney to win because all the polls were wrong

etc.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

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If you want to see a true reflection of a man, look at his children. Need I say more?

This is the one thing that always reassures me about Trump whenever I get a doubt about him in my head.

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so yesterday,

Trump won Michigan, Mississippi, Hawaii

Cruz won Idaho

Rubio did not get a single delegate, anywhere

current delegate count

Trump 458 // Cruz 359 // Rubio 151 // Kasich 54

1237 needed to win Rep nomination.

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Originally posted by sdy:
so yesterday,

Trump won Michigan, Mississippi, Hawaii

Cruz won Idaho

Rubio did not get a single delegate, anywhere

Rubio was interviewed by one of the local news station and said that he is going to win Florida and that will turn it all around. He then went on to say that who ever wins Florida will be the candidate.

But when she asked him if he did not win Florida would that mean the end of his candidacy he would not connect the dots that he just made.

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Originally posted by sdy:
so yesterday,

Trump won Michigan, Mississippi, Hawaii

Cruz won Idaho

Rubio did not get a single delegate, anywhere

Rubio will stay in at least until the 15th, to take his shot at Florida. If he loses, he may or may not drop out.

I think Kasich will stay in until the convention.

MHO:

At this point Kasich and Rubio do not stand a chance of winning 1237 delegates. The only reason they are in the race is to shoot for a contested convention and steal the election from Trump or Cruz. (both of whom will have had significantly more votes in the primary elections)

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Originally posted by sdy:
MHO:

At this point Kasich and Rubio do not stand a chance of winning 1237 delegates. The only reason they are in the race is to shoot for a contested convention and steal the election from Trump or Cruz. (both of whom will have had significantly more votes in the primary elections)

That's why neither will ever drop out. If the people's will is ignored, I expect mayhem.

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Originally posted by sdy:
MHO:

At this point Kasich and Rubio do not stand a chance of winning 1237 delegates. The only reason they are in the race is to shoot for a contested convention and steal the election from Trump or Cruz. (both of whom will have had significantly more votes in the primary elections)

This is why I said what I said above. If Kasich doesn't drop out - with less delegates then Rubio, then Rubio won't drop out either.

A good Trump steak and some Trump wine sound good about now.

I loved him killing Romney off last night. I laughed so hard.

Many feign the vapors over what Trump says and does. But, his comments are not the sort that are unprecedented and we, as a country, have survived and thrived many presidents who were quite “earthy.” Here’s a simplified review of how the voters had their say in the 1800s.

Andrew Jackson’s presidency was marked with colorful rhetoric and realities, including Jackson saying he was tired of those looking for a tit from which to suck the treasury. Jackson met an ambassador while dressed in a bathrobe. Jackson accused Adams of being a pimp (which was apparently true when Adams procured a servant girl while in Russia). The candidates called each others followers “poison sucking toads” and “fire eating salamanders.” Jackson was accused of being an adulterer and his wife was accused of being a bigamist (which was true). Adams forces handed out coffin handbills against Jackson because Jackson killed and brawled with many men and even had knife wounds and bullet holes and even bullets lodged in his body.

The press, the elites, and the upper crust all generally hated Jackson. In fact, although Jackson was the high vote-getter in the general election in 1824, he did not have enough for a majority. So, when the insiders had a chance, they arranged a “corrupt bargain” when they met in a national gathering, giving the election to Adams. For his entire presidency, Adams was thwarted and diminished by the voters claiming that he was only there because of a “corrupt bargain.”

The next election, Jackson was the clear majority vote-getter because the voters were very mad. Their anger lasted for years, leading to when Jackson handpicked his successor in office, Martin Van Buren, who was selected president with voters turning out in the highest numbers in American history: 78%.

A Republican brokered convention now would be a disaster for the party. The last time a brokered convention led to a win in the general election was 1932. But, Republicans should not run that kind of risk and fracturing at this critical time. It seems that Trump is showing his electoral strength across the country among diverse Americans. The current elites and self-proclaimed gurus of the Republican party should not keep trying to destroy our leading candidate.

It seems ole’ Romney has his magic underwear in a knot because he just can’t compromise to support a candidate that he does not like. Well, frankly, I had to hold my nose to vote for Romney, Dole, and McCain, for instance. So, I and many others have ponied up to have tolerance for a less than ideal candidate in our eyes. It’s now the insiders’ time. Romney is a Mormon and evangelicals do not even believe that Mormons are Christians. Yet, Republican voters supported Romney – even in the primaries. Evangelicals, though, largely stayed home from the last general election in key areas. Romney is not the beloved fixture of the Republican voters that he and the insiders think he is. He was foisted on the voters as the best that the Republican insiders could muster. When will the detractors like Romney put a sock in it for the greater good of winning the national election? It does not appear that the voters are buying his shtick. And, Trump is even getting the evangelical vote as well as that of cross-over Democrats.

Republicans need to have an outright win in this primary. I am not in favor of a brokered convention. That may require a terrible cost, though: compromise and tolerance. The Republican party has gained a vibrancy in these primaries and if elitist, insider Republicans can muster the courage to hold their noses as has been asked of the electorate, we could unify the party while having a vetted and harangued candidate who has shown his resilience and stomach for the fight. For too long, the Democrats have used political correctness, demagoguery and belittling as a way to win elections. Unlike Romney, Trump would fight and counter clever set-ups like, “The 1980’s are now calling and want their foreign policy back.” Trump would take it to Hillary and carry some speed into a presidency that would actually shake up the status quo. Trump seems the best suited to counter institutional lethargy, not any others.

Bravo, sir ! ! !

That is extremely well written and should be published !

(once again, find myself looking for the link )

Alan Colmeover just said on fox in response to Trumps talk of party unity last night: "Maybe he'll unite the warring factions of white supremacists"

He also said Trump is only where he is because of his use of insults.

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"Maybe he'll unite the warring factions of white supremacists"

Why would a Republican candidate be worried about uniting Democrats?

Since they are not teaching these things in school anymore, it is important that we remind those who say these things. The KKK, and those like them, are inventions of the Democrats.

I ran across this article on the Puffington Toast. Apparently there was big meeting, this weekend, between the bigwigs in the GOP, billionaires, and CEO's, plotting Trump's demise.

Read some of the comments, they are hilarious.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...fe6f8ea125d?tn50o1or

If Trump wins Florida and Ohio, it is OVER. He cannot be stopped.

The latest poll shows Trump dominating in both states:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/...ch-rubio-poll-220481

Donald Trump has a commanding lead over Marco Rubio and John Kasich in their home states.

A CNN/ORC poll out Wednesday has Trump holding the lead in Florida with almost double the share of voters than Rubio (40 percent to 24 percent). Cruz follows with 19 percent and Kasich has just 5 percent.

The poll of Ohio Republicans has Trump ahead of the Ohio governor 41 percent to 35 percent. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has 15 percent and Rubio is a distant fourth with 7 percent.

Rubio's campaign is working nonstop to try and win the state. The Florida senator has essentially camped out in Florida, doing back to back events throughout the state.

Trump appeared on CNN “New Day” Wednesday and was asked about the poll, particularly what it means if he’s able to take both states.

“At that point it’s pretty tough for anybody to do anything,” he said. “I would love to see the party come together and unify.”

There’s added pressure for both Kasich and Rubio to do well at home since a majority of voters in both states say they should get out if they aren’t able to do well: 71 percent for Kasich in Ohio and 66 percent for Rubio in Florida.

Both states are delegate-heavy, with 99 delegates up for grabs in Florida and 66 delegates in Ohio. Both states are the winner-takes-all strategy.

The poll is also good news for Hillary Clinton. The former secretary of state leads Bernie Sanders 63 percent to 33 percent in Ohio and 61 percent to 34 percent in Florida.

The Florida poll of 264 likely Democratic primary voters has a margin of error of plus or minus 6 points. The poll of 313 likely Republican primary voters in the state has a margin of error of plus or minus 5.5 percentage points. In Ohio the poll included 294 likely Democratic primary voters with a margin of error of 5.5 percentage points, 359 likely Republican voters with a margin of error of 5 percentage points. The poll was conducted March 2-6.

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Originally posted by pbslinger:
Alan Colmeover just said on fox in response to Trumps talk of party unity last night: "Maybe he'll unite the warring factions of white supremacists"

He also said Trump is only where he is because of his use of insults.

Alan Colmes is the semi male version of Danky.

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Originally posted by Bigboreshooter:

If Trump wins Florida and Ohio, it is OVER. He cannot be stopped.

Which is exactly why I think the GOP establishment is planning some trickery at the convention as we speak.

They are FREAKING the hell out right now, even more so than the Democrats are.

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Originally posted by ersatzknarf:
Bravo, sir ! ! !

That is extremely well written and should be published !

(once again, find myself looking for the link )

Thanks for your kind words. I did publish it . . . here on the SIGforum. We have had some interesting and talented candidates running for the nomination and I hope we can keep them and all their supporters engaged.