Cruz OUT
The Texas Senator has suspended his presidential campaign…
… according to a Cruz campaign source, clearing the path for the real estate mogul to clinch the GOP nomination.
It was a remarkable turn of events in a presidential primary race that seemed destined — just weeks ago — to end in a contested convention this summer. Even in the final hours of the race in the Hoosier State, Cruz insisted he was staying in the race until June 7 — going so far as to attack his rival during a news conference as a “pathological liar” unfit for the White House.
In the end, the growing strength of Drumpf’s candidacy and Cruz’s own stumbles in the past two weeks were too much for Cruz to overcome. The Cruz, Kasich and anti-Drumpf forces had concocted elaborate plans to try to deprive Drumpf of the 1,237 delegates he needs to win the nomination outright. But those plans hinged on money and momentum. After Tuesday night, it appeared that Cruz would have neither.
Cruz, a tea party favorite, had hoped to cobble together a winning coalition by consolidating the evangelical and libertarian wings of the Republican Party while also racking up commanding wins in the South. He was ultimately unable to achieve any of those things. Exit polls on Tuesday night showed that Indiana’s evangelical voters split their votes evenly between Drumpf and Cruz. The Texas senator had the edge among late deciders, who made up a quarter of voters, but it wasn’t enough.
His withdrawal leaves Donald Drumpf an almost sure path to winning the Republican presidential nomination – and fracturing the party possibly beyond repair!
Copyright 2016 Liberaland
By: dave-dr-gonzo
David Hirsch, a.k.a. Dave "Doctor" Gonzo*, is a renegade record producer, video producer, writer, reformed corporate shill, and still-registered lobbyist for non-one-percenter performing artists and musicians. He lives in a heavily fortified compound in one of Manhattan's less trendy neighborhoods.
* Hirsch is the third person to use the pseudonym, a not-so-veiled tribute to journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, with the permission of his predecessors Gene Gaudette of American Politics Journal (currently webmaster and chief bottlewasher at Liberaland) and Stephen Meese at Smashmouth Politics.
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker May 3rd, 2016 at 20:52
Good riddance to this underhanded, sleazy and hateful, smarmy bigot.
StoneyCurtisll May 3rd, 2016 at 20:53
High Five~!
Jack E Raynbeau May 3rd, 2016 at 21:01
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtZ6hjiJmTU
alpacadaddy May 3rd, 2016 at 21:02
Love me some Zap!
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker May 3rd, 2016 at 21:03
I might be moving to Montana soon
Gonna be a dental floss tycoon
Love it!…..;-)
arc99 May 3rd, 2016 at 21:07
Pass me the peaches and regalia please…
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker May 3rd, 2016 at 21:15
And after waxing it up…and waxing it down…we have to love the pigmy ponies.
Buford2k11 May 4th, 2016 at 08:52
more upvotes for the ZAP…rest his soul…
granpa.usthai May 3rd, 2016 at 22:03
I feel for the little girls – you know he’s blaming them for this dismal FAILURE.
StoneyCurtisll May 3rd, 2016 at 20:53
Looks like Jesus turned Ted Cruzifer down..
Despite all the calling from Christ that his prayers, protestations from his pastor father Raphael, and the Begging from Glen beck….
See ya Later Eduardo…
alpacadaddy May 3rd, 2016 at 21:01
Oh poor Glenn… he’s gonna need a hug (from a fast moving train!)
StoneyCurtisll May 3rd, 2016 at 21:08
Indeed!
Talibandrew Breitbot May 3rd, 2016 at 21:43
Don’t let the door hitcha
Where Baphomet splitcha!
StoneyCurtisll May 3rd, 2016 at 22:06
H Five~!
granpa.usthai May 3rd, 2016 at 22:00
just stop it now Stoney, you know Raphael Edward doesn’t speak Cuban unless he’s yelling at Rubio.
Jack E Raynbeau May 3rd, 2016 at 20:58
The most important battle has been won. Next.
alpacadaddy May 3rd, 2016 at 21:00
Got that right! Now it’s time to return “Mr. Small Hands” to his barren corner of the reality-teevee universe!
StoneyCurtisll May 3rd, 2016 at 20:59
Must suck to be ted Cruz right now….
No wonder Carly wanted to drop out….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezJpN_CaDhE
TKList May 3rd, 2016 at 21:00
Republicans are so angry they are going to nominate an authoritarian Democrat as their Republican nominee for president.
The only choice left is the Libertarian Party..
labman57 May 3rd, 2016 at 21:09
Starving Republican voters have had to choose between gorging themselves on a large bowl of vomit or an equal-sized bowl of phlegm … or being satisfied with a small morsel of stale white bread named Kasich.
StoneyCurtisll May 3rd, 2016 at 21:10
This was a sign…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezJpN_CaDhE
granpa.usthai May 3rd, 2016 at 21:57
NEMA!
with a backwards upside down sign of the cross.
Lyndia May 3rd, 2016 at 23:08
It was like: Now you see her, now you don’t.
whatthe46 May 3rd, 2016 at 23:22
and may we never see or hear from her again.
William May 3rd, 2016 at 23:12
Yeah…..but on the other hand.
Suzanne McFly May 3rd, 2016 at 21:10
And Bernie won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
granpa.usthai May 3rd, 2016 at 21:57
enjoy the bern while he’s hot!
amersham46 May 3rd, 2016 at 21:28
From day one Trump was considered the biggest clown in the GOP clown car , now he is the only clown remaining and the RNC is on the verge of having kittens
whatthe46 May 3rd, 2016 at 21:50
Kasich isn’t out though.
Tim Coolio May 3rd, 2016 at 21:59
Just what the GOP deserves.
granpa.usthai May 3rd, 2016 at 21:52
I hope the suspension of the illegitimate CANADIAN BORN candidate is permanent as he could never serve as a legal POTUS under the current constitution. If the Republican Congress wants to allow Arnold, Kim or others to throw their hat into the ring LEGALLY then they need to change the constitution through the ratification process as per the written constitution. In the meantime, anyone has the right to keep and bear NUCLEAR Arms per the written 2nd amendment. anyone is allowed to believe whatever they want without being targeted by any government so long as it is in the content of their religious belief. baby don don can con others to accuse Rafael B. if he so desires. Rafael E. (who will not use his real name can continue to LIE about his affairs if he so chooses) – and the beat goes on.
whatthe46 May 3rd, 2016 at 21:52
there goes GOD again playing tricks.
granpa.usthai May 3rd, 2016 at 21:56
maybe, but what if the Cruzers LIED? about what their god told them?
Guy Lauten May 3rd, 2016 at 22:47
what if The Cruzers’ god lied?
Lyndia May 3rd, 2016 at 23:06
I do not think it was the first time that Cruz’s god lied and it probably won’t be the last time, either.
whatthe46 May 3rd, 2016 at 23:08
well cruzy’s supporters all believe their “god” spoke to him and hideous, i wonder if they still believe in their “god.”
Lyndia May 3rd, 2016 at 23:10
Of course, they do. They have a lot of faith, in their faith, regardless of how foolish and hateful it is. It is all about the faith.
Lyndia May 3rd, 2016 at 22:46
Ha, ha, ha, that was so funny.
whatthe46 May 3rd, 2016 at 22:51
hi Lyndia.
Lyndia May 3rd, 2016 at 22:53
Hi, whatthe 46. How has things been going?
whatthe46 May 3rd, 2016 at 22:53
going ok. how ’bout you?
Lyndia May 3rd, 2016 at 23:04
Things have been ok. I am happy that Bernie won, I love to see the underdog win the race.
Mensa Member May 3rd, 2016 at 23:16
>> there goes GOD again playing tricks.
God told him to run for president.
PUNKED!
William May 3rd, 2016 at 23:21
God doesn’t play tricks, he just waits until the most delicious moment to use that extra key.
whatthe46 May 3rd, 2016 at 23:23
good one. and it’s “she.”
William May 3rd, 2016 at 23:37
It’s all good.
whatthe46 May 3rd, 2016 at 23:41
laughing
Mensa Member May 3rd, 2016 at 23:41
>> good one. and it’s “she.”
I like to think that God is above gender.
Jack E Raynbeau May 4th, 2016 at 11:21
If it was a she a man’s penis would be on his chin.
whatthe46 May 4th, 2016 at 11:43
Ugh
Mensa Member May 3rd, 2016 at 23:41
He. He.
Think of the GOP candidates that God supposedly told to run:
Pat Robertson
Mike Huckabee
Ted Cruz
and, of course, GW Bush.
And consider how well that turned out.
William May 3rd, 2016 at 23:42
Are you seeing a pattern here? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/baf4d6c0543ba7557c8c226e51b9987db53b4a3e0cd882d34fa5bc5b12ca6181.jpg
Mensa Member May 3rd, 2016 at 23:48
He. He.
Seems like it.
Pat Robertson said that God told him to run for president.
Can you imagine him as president?
oldfart May 4th, 2016 at 00:34
I’m stealing it.
Dammitjim May 3rd, 2016 at 22:05
Say it with me fellow babies (with a nod to Dr. Johnny Fever) HELLO MADAME PRESIDENT!
granpa.usthai May 3rd, 2016 at 22:13
Democrats BEWARE a possible Romney/Haley surprise at the GOP Convention.
with the way things are shaping up – it’s a real possibility.
Guy Lauten May 3rd, 2016 at 22:31
I see a wonderful day in The Cruz’s near future:
He now needs to get back to the Senate and his chair & office there. That should go REAL well, don’t you think? He and Mike Lee can have a confab in the corner and… that’s about it. You know The Turtle ain’t going to let him accomplish anything. A Democratic-led Senate might be the best thing for ol’ Teddy, … but I doubt it.
William May 3rd, 2016 at 23:12
Buh Bye.
Mensa Member May 3rd, 2016 at 23:15
He may be out but his grease will be with us for a long, long time.
fredoandme May 4th, 2016 at 08:20
we’ll never get the stains out of the davenport.
Jack E Raynbeau May 4th, 2016 at 11:24
Davenport? For a moment I thought my dad had come back to life.
fredoandme May 4th, 2016 at 20:50
that’s what my grandma had, a davenport. impossibly complex handmade doilies covered the back and the arms; feet were NOT allowed. no food or drinks under any circumstances.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/359ab967f7fc155dd7f8fe21dcba557fe4152b809309277019a8a494cab78426.jpg
Jack E Raynbeau May 4th, 2016 at 22:00
My dad referred to any couch as a davenport. Turns out it was a brand name and became the word for a couch. My grandmother always referred to the refrigerator as the Frigidaire regardless of the brand.
Nice doily.
fredoandme May 4th, 2016 at 22:34
same with grandma. she was a lacemaker and seamstress who manufactured outrageously beautiful bed linens for wealthy homes. that doily in the picture is not hers, but is representational of what she could do. most of her stuff was for customers, though i did manage to hold on to a few things. perhaps i should get them out and photograph them. one day when i don’t have anything else to do. she did it all by hand, tatting and tiny crochet work, and a treadle singer sewing machine. i can still hear the sounds of her working that machine, her petite hands, smooth from decades of fabric work.
sniff……
jybarz May 3rd, 2016 at 23:27
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Lying Ted Cruzified finally!
It’s now or later anyway that he will be disqualified not just for being not a natural born American but also for being a natural born mongrel.
So, now, how about the funny haired Tramp?
I heard someone suggested Rmoney Retread in the contested convention….??? nothing will save the GOP!
Glen May 3rd, 2016 at 23:29
Ultimately, Cruz killed his own campaign. Not with any of his inane speeches, etc. But with the dimwitted announcement of a deal with Kasich to prevent Trump from getting the nomination. The deal itself was smart and the right thing to do… announcing it publicly was the most unintelligent thing I’ve seen in the whole race to the white house – and that’s saying something.
What he basically did by announcing it publicly was go “we know Trump will win when the fight is fair, so we’re going to work together to take him down, even if he is the most popular candidate”. And people don’t like the idea of people manipulating the system to stop a popular candidate from winning. I have no doubt that Trump’s support went up because of the announcement.
So yeah, Cruz is to blame for Cruz having to drop out.
Incidentally, the same doesn’t apply to Kasich. Because he was the third-place candidate, his deal with Cruz looks more like him trying to allow himself to focus on the states where he’s strongest. He was written off by most people, so they weren’t annoyed with him over it.
And that’s why the remaining GOP primaries are going to be interesting to watch. Cruz out means that most of those voters that would have gone with Cruz are going to choose between Trump and Kasich (yes, some will still vote Cruz, or will refuse to vote at all). And I suspect that most people who were supporting Cruz will choose Kasich over Trump.
Kasich could actually win the remaining contests, if he’s lucky, as he becomes the only not-Trump candidate. There are 9 remaining contests – if Kasich wins 7 of them, he surpasses the “8 wins” requirement at the Republican convention. And if he manages to be a viable candidate at the convention (if Trump doesn’t get enough to win on pledged delegates, and Kasich manages to get enough wins to satisfy the restrictions), he’ll end up winning.
Kasich’s job now is to make sure he’s seen as the alternative to Trump, and that he’s seen as viable. If he can do that, he could be the Republican nominee. It’s a long-shot for him, but it’s doable.
Mensa Member May 3rd, 2016 at 23:32
Cruz’s main problem was Ted Cruz.
He gives almost everybody the creeps.
Glen May 3rd, 2016 at 23:40
True, but despite that, he was still a “viable” candidate (mostly because Trump scares a lot of people, too). It wasn’t until the “deal” was announced that Cruz’s campaign truly died. A candidate that runs on morality (we won’t get into whether his positions were actually moral – I’m referring to his own characterisation of his positions) shouldn’t be seen to be doing backroom deals to defeat a popular candidate.
Note that I’m glad he’s out. It’ll strengthen Kasich, which can only be to the benefit of your country. Kasich is the only chance America has of the election campaign being a positive and uplifting one. If Trump gets the nomination, it’s going to be dirty, it’s going to do a lot of harm to America (Trump is already doing a lot of harm just by being a candidate for the nomination – imagine what happens if he’s the nominee).
Mensa Member May 3rd, 2016 at 23:45
I don’t think I understand where you are coming from.
But, I agree. His deal with Kasich was a joke that hurt him.
I gather that this is because Cruz can’t cooperate with anyone. Cruz is all about Cruz.
It’s no wonder his co-workers think he is Lucifer.
jybarz May 3rd, 2016 at 23:55
If Kasich wins, Hillary will be struggling compared to an easy win for Sanders in the GE… that’s what polls say. It won’t be super for the Democratic Party if the super delegates don’t change their minds at the convention.
William May 3rd, 2016 at 23:41
Cya.
Mensa Member May 3rd, 2016 at 23:42
What does “Cya” mean?
William May 3rd, 2016 at 23:43
See Ya.
Mensa Member May 3rd, 2016 at 23:46
I dig.
oldfart May 4th, 2016 at 00:30
I’m beginning to wonder, if you know what I mean… :)
Mensa Member May 3rd, 2016 at 23:52
>> Cruz OUT
Cruz gives me a visceral vomit response.
Despite the vomit, Trump nauseates me even more.
fahvel May 4th, 2016 at 01:56
that’s why you should care.