The 2016 Presidential Election Trainwreck

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  • Northwestcoug
    Cocked and Loaded
    • May 2011
    • 17902

    #3766
    Originally posted by Uncle Ted View Post
    Trump on Cruz: "He did very well in Maine because it is very close to Canada."
    When Trump finally leaves the political stage (whenever that is), the only thing that I'll sort of miss is his expert trolling skills.
    "...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
    "You are an intemperate, unscientific poster who makes light of very serious matters.”
    - SeattleUte

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    • BlueK
      Senior Member
      • May 2011
      • 7116

      #3767
      Delegates awarded today:
      Cruz: 64
      Trump: 49
      Rubio: 13
      Kasich: 7

      Cruz wins the night.

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      • BlueK
        Senior Member
        • May 2011
        • 7116

        #3768
        23 delegates to award from Puerto Rico tomorrow. Rubio has been campaigning there. I haven't heard that the others have.

        The big prize Tueaday is Michigan and it's looking to be a barnburner in light of the most recent poll that just came out. Kasich has been hitting it hard there and the newest poll shows him now winning. I think you can also expect a bump from Cruz after tonight. It could be crazy.

        The others Tuesday are Mississippi, Hawaii and Idaho. Cruz will win Idaho. Trump has been way ahead in MS.

        http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epo...mary-3933.html
        Last edited by BlueK; 03-05-2016, 10:05 PM.

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        • Northwestcoug
          Cocked and Loaded
          • May 2011
          • 17902

          #3769
          Originally posted by BlueK View Post
          Rubio needs to do well in S. Florida and the population centers, and I think there is still a reasonable chance he will. The question is whether he'll be hurt by the media narrative tonight that he did really badly, which I think is being made to sound worse than it really was. The real story of the night was Cruz doing better than expected. He destroyed Trump in the states he won and still came close in the states Trump was expected to blow away the field but did not.
          Does anyone think that Trump won't win Florida? Has there been any poll that has shown Rubio ahead? None that I can recall. And now Cruz is starting to campaign heavily there, in hopes of knocking off Rubio. This will only lead to more vote splitting between Cruz and Rubio, which still leaves Trump with a win.

          Cruz did well tonight, though I heard somewhere that out of the four states today, only one was a primary (Louisiana). The other three were caucuses, which according to the 'experts' favors non-crazy contenders. A quick look at the upcoming states shows most are primaries. When low-information voters have the privacy of a primary, they will probably still vote for Trump...
          "...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
          "You are an intemperate, unscientific poster who makes light of very serious matters.”
          - SeattleUte

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          • New Mexican Disaster
            Suomalainen
            • Nov 2008
            • 4549

            #3770
            Cruz might be able to win if Rubio gets out of the way. Horrifying.

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            • old_gregg
              scaly man fish
              • Nov 2009
              • 16915

              #3771
              Originally posted by New Mexican Disaster View Post
              Cruz might be able to win if Rubio gets out of the way. Horrifying.
              way, way less horrifying than trump.
              Te Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est.

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              • New Mexican Disaster
                Suomalainen
                • Nov 2008
                • 4549

                #3772
                Originally posted by old_gregg View Post
                way, way less horrifying than trump.
                Not that much to me.

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                • old_gregg
                  scaly man fish
                  • Nov 2009
                  • 16915

                  #3773
                  Originally posted by New Mexican Disaster View Post
                  Not that much to me.
                  hm. that seems like an odd opinion.
                  Te Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est.

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                  • New Mexican Disaster
                    Suomalainen
                    • Nov 2008
                    • 4549

                    #3774
                    Originally posted by old_gregg View Post
                    hm. that seems like an odd opinion.
                    Sorry. I remember George W. Bush. Cruz reminds me of him, but without the great judgment.

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                    • Uncle Ted
                      The Big 12 money shot.
                      • Apr 2010
                      • 28853

                      #3775
                      Originally posted by old_gregg View Post
                      hm. that seems like an odd opinion.
                      NMD is of the same party as Mitch McConnell... http://www.politico.com/story/2015/1...emocrat-215372
                      "If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
                      "I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU.
                      "Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek.
                      GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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                      • New Mexican Disaster
                        Suomalainen
                        • Nov 2008
                        • 4549

                        #3776
                        Originally posted by Uncle Ted View Post
                        NMD is of the same party as Mitch McConnell... http://www.politico.com/story/2015/1...emocrat-215372

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                        • Color Me Badd Fan
                          Senior Member
                          • Jan 2009
                          • 12519

                          #3777
                          I thought Cruz was on the downturn after South Carolina. I can't see Rubio and Kasich voters going to Trump. I still see a lot of the media glazing over the closed primary angle. Cruz would have easily beaten Trump in Kentucky and Louisiana tonight if he was one on one against Trump.
                          Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”

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                          • Blueintheface
                            Senior Member
                            • Sep 2009
                            • 15382

                            #3778
                            I am still watching an SNL skit that just won't end. I'm so embarrassed for our country right now.
                            "Either evolution or intelligent design can account for the athlete, but neither can account for the sports fan." - Robert Brault

                            "Once I seen the trades go down and the other guys signed elsewhere," he said, "I knew it was my time now." - Derrick Favors

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                            • Uncle Ted
                              The Big 12 money shot.
                              • Apr 2010
                              • 28853

                              #3779
                              Ted gets an endorsement from an unlikely source:

                              Caitlyn Jenner offers to be Ted Cruz's 'trans ambassador' if he wins presidency

                              The reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner has offered to serve as America’s “trans ambassador” if Ted Cruz wins the presidency – leading many in the LGBT community to express horror at the prospect.

                              “I like Ted Cruz,” Jenner said, in an interview with the Advocate.


                              “I think he’s very conservative and a great constitutionalist and a very articulate man. I haven’t endorsed him or anything like that. But I also think: he’s an evangelical Christian, and probably one of the worst ones when it comes to trans issues.”
                              [...]
                              Reality TV star calls Republican candidate ‘a great constitutionalist’, but others in LGBT community warn that Jenner would be poor representative


                              What the hell.. Cruz/Jenner 2016! As if this election isn't already crazy enough.
                              "If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
                              "I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU.
                              "Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek.
                              GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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                              • BlueK
                                Senior Member
                                • May 2011
                                • 7116

                                #3780
                                Originally posted by Color Me Badd Fan View Post
                                I thought Cruz was on the downturn after South Carolina. I can't see Rubio and Kasich voters going to Trump. I still see a lot of the media glazing over the closed primary angle. Cruz would have easily beaten Trump in Kentucky and Louisiana tonight if he was one on one against Trump.
                                Right.

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