The 2016 Presidential Election Trainwreck

[Northwestcoug]

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.

[BlueK]

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

Cruz wins the night.

[BlueK]

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

[Northwestcoug]

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...

[New Mexican Disaster]

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

[old_gregg]

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

way, way less horrifying than trump.

[New Mexican Disaster]

way, way less horrifying than trump.

Not that much to me.

[old_gregg]

Not that much to me.

hm. that seems like an odd opinion.

[New Mexican Disaster]

hm. that seems like an odd opinion.

Sorry. I remember George W. Bush. Cruz reminds me of him, but without the great judgment.

[Uncle Ted]

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

[New Mexican Disaster]

NMD is of the same party as Mitch McConnell... http://www.politico.com/story/2015/1...emocrat-215372

[Color Me Badd Fan]

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.

[Blueintheface]

I am still watching an SNL skit that just won't end. I'm so embarrassed for our country right now.

[Uncle Ted]

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.”
[...]

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-ra...ans-ambassador

What the hell.. Cruz/Jenner 2016! As if this election isn't already crazy enough.

[BlueK]

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.