2016 Primaries and Caucuses Thread

[Lily Adler]

So how long til Kasich gives up... He deludingly said he can and will beat Hilary in November.

 

[SV Fan]

So how long til Kasich gives up... He deludingly said he can and will beat Hilary in November.

I think he can. Unlike the other 2 people left he will put Democrats to sleep

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

Trump has won Illinois.

 

[Lily Adler]

All he needs a major victory in Missouri to wrap things up.

 

[hippie_hunter]

So the GOP still has hopes of a brokered convention?

Yeah, because on top of losing Ohio, he only wins states with pluralities, not majorities.

 

[SV Fan]

I like how Trump seems to have more and more American flags each time at his press conferences

 

[Lily Adler]

Gawd I just want to kick Cruz in the mouth.

 

[SV Fan]

Gawd I just want to kick Cruz in the mouth.

Whenever I watch Cruz, I say to myself, maybe that Donald Trump guy isn't so bad

 

[Lily Adler]

How anyone could be even more horrible than freaking Donald Trump is astounding to me. But I can actually see the anti-Trump campaign feeling some major backlash if the GOP does not rally behind Cruz since their campaign majorly relies on Trump not being a true conservative. Well they have one, and where is the support... Waiting for Kasich to drop out?

 

[hippie_hunter]

Whenever I watch Cruz, I say to myself, maybe that Donald Trump guy isn't so bad

A Trump Presidency would be far better than a Cruz Presidency. And that's saying something.

 

[SV Fan]

A Trump Presidency would be far better than a Cruz Presidency. And that's saying something.

This is just my opinion, but I think if push comes to shove and the establishment has to choose between Trump and Cruz, they are siding with Trump. Then Trump can brag how he makes deals

 

[hippie_hunter]

This is just my opinion, but I think if push comes to shove and the establishment has to choose between Trump and Cruz, they are siding with Trump. Then Trump can brag how he makes deals

I completely agree. Why do you think that Cruz is also opposed to a contested convention?The GOP establishment doesn't hate Trump, they just fear what his extremist views would do to their electability. Cruz on the other hand, they just hate to the point where it's personal.

 

[Clark-Kent]

Gawd I just want to kick Cruz in the mouth.

Truth.

 

[Victarion]

How long as that relationship been going sour, HH? The one between Cruz and the GOP.

 

[SV Fan]

The one between Cruz and the GOP.

Ever since Cruz got into the Senate in 2012 he has had no problem throwing "squishes" and "RINOs" under the bus in order to prop himself up as the true conservative.

 

[hippie_hunter]

How long as that relationship been going sour, HH? The one between Cruz and the GOP.

The GOP establishment never liked Cruz. While most of the Bush campaign team got cushy jobs in DC, Cruz was sent to political Siberia in the FTC and Justice Department because his ego and arrogance made him very unpopular within the campaign team. In the Senate, he became loathed because he breached Senate decorum by calling people like Mitch McConnell liars, acted as if he were the only true conservative, led the futile government shutdown, and acts arrogant and condescending towards his colleagues left and right.

It would be one thing if he ruffled feathers for principle the way Rand Paul and Bernie Sanders have done. They have their principles while being respectful towards others. Cruz's Senate colleagues on the other hand think that Cruz is a snake-oil salesman who is only out for Ted Cruz.

 

[Victarion]

I don't know about Kasich dropping. MSN's flirting with the idea of a contested convention thanks to Kasich taking his homestate. Must say I'm surprised he's stayed in it this long.

 

[SV Fan]

MSNBC just called Missouri for Clinton(like 1500 vote difference)

 

[Victarion]

Looks like Trump's got Missouri. MSNBC's twitter's calling it for him.

 

[SV Fan]

Looks like Trump's got Missouri. MSNBC's twitter's calling it for him.

That one was like only 2000 votes apart

Funny thing about Missouri is the state awards 12 delegates to the winner of the state overall but 5 for every congressional district. Trump won 7 of 8 districts(poor Cruz). lol

 

[Victarion]

Reddit said Cruz could force a recount on that one.

 

[SV Fan]

Reddit said Cruz could force a recount on that one.

Only problem with that is if nothing changes, he looks like a sore loser

 

[Victarion]

I wouldn't put it past Cruz. GOP needs to use Trump to get Cruz out of the race, then try to do the convention thing with Kasich as their champion...though Colbert said that was a bad idea, much as he doesn't like Trump.

 

[SV Fan]

I wouldn't put it past Cruz. GOP needs to use Trump to get Cruz out of the race, then try to do the convention thing with Kasich as their champion...though Colbert said that was a bad idea, much as he doesn't like Trump.

It should also be noted that of the 8 congressional districts, Cruz won 2(10 Delegates) but the closest congressional district of the 8 Cruz won by 450 votes. So if he demands a recount he might lose 5 delegates

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/MO-R

I heard wrong Trump won 7 of them, he only won 6.

 

[Marvolo]

Welp, Hillary is only 800 away from the required number. If she wins in NY, Pa, Washington state, and California she will have it. Im pretty sure she will win in NY and California, , but how is she polling in Pennsylvania and Washington state?