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[WM Wolverine]

http://www.politifact.com/personalities/ted-cruz/

[froot loops]

If they had a Cruz nomination after a brokered convention that would be the worst possible outcome for the Republican party.

[entropy]

Miscellaneous And Off Topic Subjects

Liney... Until my recent cancer battle I had little idea how many advances have been made in care. Lymphomas and Colon cancer along with skin and breast seem to have made the most advancements. Stay positive.. It's tough. I know. But it does make a difference.


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[Hannibal]

If they had a Cruz nomination after a brokered convention that would be the worst possible outcome for the Republican party.

If they choose Cruz they can at least advance the argument that he won the majority of the votes from the "anybody but Trump" crowd. Rubio on the other hand would be a catastrophe.

Trump is the only one with a shot at winning it outright. That much is clear, and his chances took a hit this week.

[lineygoblue]

Wishing you all the best Liney. Nowadays most colon surgery is done with robotic tools and is much less invasive. I predict you will have a fast recovery. FWIW, I spent my career doing colon surgery (the old-fashioned way) and believe me, there have been many long term survivors of colon cancer. We all wish you the best.

You don't know how much this helped to brighten my day, Doc. Thank you so much. You know how much I respect you. I wish you were still practicing, because if you were, I'd make my first appointment with you. And you know I mean that. Thanks again.

Entropy, you as well, my friend. I know you've been thru the mill lately, and I appreciate your kind words of encouragement. They are greatly appreciated, and I'm glad to hear that you are well on the road to recovery yourself.

[Mike]

Whatever scenario leaves the GOP a smoldering crater is what I'm rooting for. A brokered convention would be a catastrophe. Conventions stopped being about nominating a candidate decades ago. Now there are carefully choreographed marketing/campaign events. You can't go into a 5 day extravaganza without even knowing who is giving the big speech at the end. That would be a complete dumpster fire.

[froot loops]

At least if they ran with Trump they could reasonably expect turnout, the anybody but Trump crowd would get in line like little GOP soldiers. That wouldn't be the case with Trump voters. Plus the covention would be a glorious trainwreck.

[froot loops]

Best wishes to lineygoblue and entropy, Cancer sucks.

[lineygoblue]

If Trump goes into the Republican convention with the most delegates, and comes out without the nomination, he's guaranteed to start a third party bid.

That would basically make the Republican convention the Democratic convention, Part Deux. Whomever the Republican candidate would be, would have absolutely no chance of beating both Hillary and Trump.

Just prepare yourselves now. Its Hillary for eight years. We automatically give presidents second terms in America now ...

[lineygoblue]

Thank you Froot. I'm feeling optimistic.

[iam416]

Be well, Liney. Echoing all the well wishes.

[lineygoblue]

Thanks, Talent. Best wishes to you and your family as well.

[Ghengis Jon]

Wow, I've missed a bit. Hang in there Liney. You know where to reach me.

[Hannibal]

If Trump goes into the Republican convention with the most delegates, and comes out without the nomination, he's guaranteed to start a third party bid.

That would basically make the Republican convention the Democratic convention, Part Deux. Whomever the Republican candidate would be, would have absolutely no chance of beating both Hillary and Trump.

Just prepare yourselves now. Its Hillary for eight years. We automatically give presidents second terms in America now ...

I don't think that we'll see a third party bid. There is only one way that the Republicans are winning the White House this fall, and that is with Donald Trump winning a non-brokered nomination. Even in that event, I'm starting to have my doubts as the debate last week was such an unmitigated disaster. The Republican Party is in the process of pushing the "Self Destruct" button.

[iam416]

It's not going to get any better for him this Thursday. The dynamic is likely to be the same. Rubio will be still in full on kamikaze mode doing enough to get Trump's goat and elicit the same crap. Cruz will surgically drive his message home -- I agree that he's less electable than Trump, but the cat is smart as shit. Waaaaay conservative, but wicked smart.

So you end up with a stark Trump/Cruz contrast -- Trump is congenitally unable to play nice, but if it were just Trump-Cruz, he may be able to get shit under control. But Rubio really amps it up. That said, his un-fucking-believable answer about the military was all his own doing.

What accrues to Trump's benefit is that the 4-man stage is a chance for people to see Kasich, which I think helps me. And Kasich/Rubio split whatever votes are come from that quarter. Kasich MAY win Ohio, but Rubio ain't winning Florida. And if that's how it plays out, then I think Trump will get to his number to avoid a brokered convention.

I'm not sure the Republican Party is hitting the "self-destruct" button or if Trump hit it for them. I tend to think the latter. But I also think the Rs are still really formidable in nearly everything other than the race for President. So I don't see any global "self-destruct.