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Renew Deal

(81,846 posts) Wed Mar 9, 2016, 04:04 PM Mar 2016

The Trump-Cruz ticket has 825 delegates. Need 412 to clinch

If Trump-Cruz wins:
Florida (99 Del.)
Illinois (69 Del.)
Missouri (52 Del.)
NC (60 of 69 proportial estimate)

They will be 132 away. If they somehow win the US Virgin Islands, DC, Guam, and N. Mariana Islands they will be 86 away.

If Trump gets Ohio (63 Dels) too, they are 23 away. Chances are they will wrap it up together by March 22.

A Trump-Rubio ticket has 618 delegates and need 619, but Rubio is unlikely to win any more large quantities of delegates. 619 is 47% of the remaining delegates (1311 Del.)

One more thing to consider:

Trump 463
Not Trump 593

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/R
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_presidential_primaries,_2016

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The Trump-Cruz ticket has 825 delegates. Need 412 to clinch (Original Post) Renew Deal Mar 2016 OP

They can't combine their votes like that FBaggins Mar 2016 #1

They can on the second ballot at the convention Renew Deal Mar 2016 #2

You think someone who donnie leftynyc Mar 2016 #3

He will if it saves his rear. Renew Deal Mar 2016 #4

Not after the words they had on each other Albertoo Mar 2016 #5

So if it means they are both on or both off, what do you think will happen? Renew Deal Mar 2016 #6

Probable Trump win, Cruz having to eat crow Albertoo Mar 2016 #7

That's the cleaner solution. Renew Deal Mar 2016 #9

Well, if Trump doesn't win the primary, expect anything Albertoo Mar 2016 #10

Nope. FBaggins Mar 2016 #11

If Cruz is within 200 exboyfil Mar 2016 #8

The orange douchenozzle is going to win Texas regardless of who he picks. BlueStater Mar 2016 #12

FBaggins

(26,721 posts)

1. They can't combine their votes like that

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 04:07 PM

Mar 2016

Nor is such a ticket at all likely

Renew Deal

(81,846 posts)

2. They can on the second ballot at the convention

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 04:31 PM

Mar 2016

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)

3. You think someone who donnie

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 04:33 PM

Mar 2016

called a scummy liar will join him on the ticket? With his ego and his diety apparently telling him he was destined to be President? I don't think so.

Renew Deal

(81,846 posts)

4. He will if it saves his rear.

Reply to leftynyc (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 04:34 PM

Mar 2016

Albertoo

(2,016 posts)

5. Not after the words they had on each other

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 04:34 PM

Mar 2016

IMHO

Renew Deal

(81,846 posts)

6. So if it means they are both on or both off, what do you think will happen?

Reply to Albertoo (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 04:36 PM

Mar 2016

Of course Cruz is in a better position because he can help the first or third/fourth persons.

Albertoo

(2,016 posts)

7. Probable Trump win, Cruz having to eat crow

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 04:39 PM

Mar 2016

Any other solution would cause an immediate rift in the GOP

Renew Deal

(81,846 posts)

9. That's the cleaner solution.

Reply to Albertoo (Reply #7)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 04:41 PM

Mar 2016

Trump really needs to win this thing outright. Otherwise his enemies will be out to get him.

Albertoo

(2,016 posts)

10. Well, if Trump doesn't win the primary, expect anything

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #9)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 04:51 PM

Mar 2016

Survivalists/preppers trying to ransack the gold at Fort Knox to save the bullion from the NWO aliens who stole the primary from Trump, Alex Jones asking for the North Korean nationality, anything

FBaggins

(26,721 posts)

11. Nope.

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 05:01 PM

Mar 2016

The delegates can vote for whoever they like after the first ballot. Trump/Cruz have zero ability to combine them.

exboyfil

(17,862 posts)

8. If Cruz is within 200

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 04:40 PM

Mar 2016

and Trump does not have a majority, then it will be a Cruz/Kasich ticket (Cruz probably on the 2nd ballot).

The only way for Trump to win the nomination is to have a commanding plurality or a majority and even then???

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)

12. The orange douchenozzle is going to win Texas regardless of who he picks.

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 05:04 PM

Mar 2016

Why would he need Booger Boy?

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