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Post by refugeepea on Apr 27, 2016 22:09:54 GMT
Okay political peas, has this ever been done? My memory is short. He's not even a sure bet to be the Republican nominee. If anything, Hillary should be making an announcement! I think it's weird.
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Post by gsquaredmom on Apr 27, 2016 22:17:13 GMT
Jmo: He is maneuvering to a contested convention. He is acting as though he has the nomination and is already campaigning against the Dems.
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Post by Skellinton on Apr 27, 2016 22:23:58 GMT
He might be doing it to get more votes and thus delegates. At this point anything to get votes from Trump is a good thing. Having a woman as a choice could help him.
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Post by mirabelleswalker on Apr 27, 2016 22:25:14 GMT
I don't know what having Fiorina gets him. Certainly not California.
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Post by mollycoddle on Apr 27, 2016 22:28:27 GMT
Jmo: He is maneuvering to a contested convention. He is acting as though he has the nomination and is already campaigning against the Dems. That's what I think, too. |
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Post by RosieKat on Apr 27, 2016 22:29:01 GMT
Yes, I agree it's to make him appear to the delegates as being the obvious choice.
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Post by bc2ca on Apr 27, 2016 22:33:58 GMT
A very odd move, but I think this could be part of the reason:
It’s no mystery why Cruz felt compelled to jump the gun here. As conservative blogger Allahpundit explained earlier today, “He knew a blowout was coming on Tuesday and he’d need to shift the conversation afterward immediately with Indiana set to vote in just a week. Picking a VP is the only card he has to play that can suck some media away from Trump, at least for a few hours. … Without a ‘major’ development to discuss, he’[d] be left answering ‘How can you possibly win?’ questions for the rest of the week.”
In the past, wouldn't a candidate with no hope of getting the needed delegates have bowed out of the race at this point?
Maybe he is hoping Carly will pull some CA votes his way to block Trump going into the convention with the majority.
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Post by cmpeter on Apr 27, 2016 22:35:51 GMT
I read that Regan did it when he ran against Ford. But, we all know how well that worked out for him.
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Post by MizIndependent on Apr 27, 2016 23:41:17 GMT
Jmo: He is maneuvering to a contested convention. He is acting as though he has the nomination and is already campaigning against the Dems. Hey...denial, river, Egypt...and all that.  |
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Post by AmandaA on Apr 27, 2016 23:52:10 GMT
A very odd move, but I think this could be part of the reason: It’s no mystery why Cruz felt compelled to jump the gun here. As conservative blogger Allahpundit explained earlier today, “He knew a blowout was coming on Tuesday and he’d need to shift the conversation afterward immediately with Indiana set to vote in just a week. Picking a VP is the only card he has to play that can suck some media away from Trump, at least for a few hours. … Without a ‘major’ development to discuss, he’[d] be left answering ‘How can you possibly win?’ questions for the rest of the week.”
In the past, wouldn't a candidate with no hope of getting the needed delegates have bowed out of the race at this point? Maybe he is hoping Carly will pull some CA votes his way to block Trump going into the convention with the majority. The thing is that didn't even happen (stealing the spotlight) here in Indiana. He might have gotten top billing on the news for a quick mention.... But then the story moves to the Trump rally happening a few hours later at the state fairgrounds coliseum where Trump will appear with legendary IU basketball coach Bobby Knight (talk about pulling out your ace in the hole here in Indiana). That was the "big" story here today. |
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Post by pierkiss on Apr 28, 2016 0:06:32 GMT
Last ditch effort to get some votes. I cannot see how this selection will be an asset, unless he's hoping women start voting for him because he'll have a woman vp now.
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Post by refugeepea on Apr 28, 2016 0:17:02 GMT
I figured it was a last ditch effort, but silly me I thought there would be some kind of rule about having to wait. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2016 0:23:27 GMT
Nothing about this election is usual or predictable. Given that, I like the move. I think the other candidates should tip their hands, too, so voters can pick with all the cards on the table.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Apr 28, 2016 1:04:29 GMT
He might be doing it to get more votes and thus delegates. At this point anything to get votes from Trump is a good thing. Having a woman as a choice could help him. That was my guess on why he did it so early. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2016 1:14:34 GMT
Desperate campaigns make desperate choices.
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Post by jayfab on Apr 28, 2016 1:24:58 GMT
So desperate.
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Post by GiantsFan on Apr 28, 2016 1:42:00 GMT
I try to stay off political threads but when I first read this my thought was WTF?
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Post by ntsf on Apr 28, 2016 1:48:33 GMT
yeah..he has no chance in CA.. and add carly... she is not well liked here..we remember the downfall of HP...
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Post by sweetpeasmom on Apr 28, 2016 2:00:31 GMT
First, I like Carley. But I don't think she will bring anything to his campaign. She doesn't have any delegates. If she was a strong candidate, she would have stayed in the race. From what I can gather from reading here, she's not well liked in CA, so that won't help him any.
I am torn though between having all the cards on the table and the others tapping their VP and only making that choice once you have the nomination.
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Post by Really Red on Apr 28, 2016 2:11:12 GMT
He had to pick someone who was not "Washington." And he had to pick someone to the left of him, but still conservative. Finally, like McCain in 2008, he had to pick something that would woo any possible Independents. He is too far to the right to get most Independents.
I think it was the best move he could do, but it isn't a surprise (or at least not if you watch the political commentators). I don't think it's going to help, but I think it was about as smart as he could get now.
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Post by lucyg on Apr 28, 2016 6:45:57 GMT
First, I like Carley. But I don't think she will bring anything to his campaign. She doesn't have any delegates. If she was a strong candidate, she would have stayed in the race. From what I can gather from reading here, she's not well liked in CA, so that won't help him any. I am torn though between having all the cards on the table and the others tapping their VP and only making that choice once you have the nomination. I don't think she'll help him in California in the general, but California Republicans probably love her. Our Republicans tend to be more like her than like him, so I guess she might help him in the primary. I just think it was a desperation move. |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Apr 28, 2016 10:52:41 GMT
I saw a funny video that asked if he picked her "because he needed help losing." Lol.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2016 12:29:17 GMT
I got no heartache with that ticket at all.
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Post by amom23 on Apr 28, 2016 12:31:06 GMT
A total last ditch desperate move, but I think Cruz picked Carly because she was the only one who would say yes lol!  |
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Post by cade387 on Apr 28, 2016 12:48:49 GMT
He had to pick someone who was not "Washington." And he had to pick someone to the left of him, but still conservative. Finally, like McCain in 2008, he had to pick something that would woo any possible Independents. He is too far to the right to get most Independents. I think it was the best move he could do, but it isn't a surprise (or at least not if you watch the political commentators). I don't think it's going to help, but I think it was about as smart as he could get now. But he thinks she will woo independents?  |
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Post by melanell on Apr 28, 2016 13:49:45 GMT
I think it does two things. it brings attention to him and it might instill hope in those who wish to see him win--both of which may help him get a few more votes in the remaining primaries.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Apr 28, 2016 15:16:42 GMT
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