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Wisconsin Halts The Trump Train
The “Donald Trump Train” got derailed Tuesday night, after the State of Wisconsin dealt a huge blow to the GOP frontrunner.
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As political pundits universally expected, Trump lost the critical state to challenger Ted Cruz, 48.8% (33 delegates) to Trump’s 34.5% (3 delegates). An elated Cruz celebrated his single win by acting as if he’d won the nomination and was already in a heated race against Hillary Clinton.
“Tonight is a turning point,” Cruz told a cheering crowd at his victory rally. “It is a call from the hardworking people of Wisconsin to America. We have a choice. A real choice.” He added: “I am more and more convinced that our campaign is going to earn the 1,237 delegates needed to win the Republican nomination, either before Cleveland or at the convention, together we will win the majority of the delegates and together we will beat Hillary Clinton in November.”
Despite the win by Cruz, the story of the night was still about the loss by Trump.
The cause of Trump’s demise was the result of a concerted effort by Republican Party operatives, who created the #NeverTrump movement and made it their life’s passion to halt “The Donald’s” stampede over the party, to prevent him at all costs from reaching the 1,237 delegates needed to secure the nomination, and to force a brokered convention so that anybody not named Trump becomes the eventual nominee.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker led efforts in his state to drive all resources toward the candidacy of Ted Cruz, not because he believes Cruz is the best man to be president, but because he believes Trump is the worst man to be president. Those efforts were in conjunction with the decision by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to remain in the race by any means necessary and to put an end once and for all to the rise of one Donald Trump.
Following the loss in Wisconsin, the bitter Trump campaign issued the following statement:
Donald J. Trump withstood the onslaught of the establishment yet again. Lyin’ Ted Cruz had the Governor of Wisconsin, many conservative talk radio show hosts, and the entire party apparatus behind him. Not only was he propelled by the anti-Trump Super PAC’s spending countless millions of dollars on false advertising against Mr. Trump, but he was coordinating `with his own Super PAC’s (which is illegal) who totally control him. Ted Cruz is worse than a puppet— he is a Trojan horse, being used by the party bosses attempting to steal the nomination from Mr. Trump. We have total confidence that Mr. Trump will go on to win in New York, where he holds a substantial lead in all the polls, and beyond. Mr. Trump is the only candidate who can secure the delegates needed to win the Republican nomination and ultimately defeat Hillary Clinton, or whomever is the Democratic nominee, in order to Make America Great Again.
Can anyone say sore loser?
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As of today, Donald Trump still remains the GOP presidential frontrunner, however his path to the nomination became just a bit more difficult with Tuesday’s Wisconsin results. Still, that may not stop the egomaniacal Trump, who continues to threaten to run as a 3rd Party candidate if Republicans rebuff him. Stay tuned…
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BERNIE’S BIG NIGHT
On the Democratic side, Sen. Bernie Sanders trounced Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night in Wisconsin.
Sen. Sanders captured 56.3% (45 delegates) of the vote, compared to 43.4% (31 delegates) for Mrs. Clinton. The results were widely expected since the Clinton campaign had long since ceded Wisconsin to Sanders and began focusing their efforts on the upcoming New York primary.
“With our victory tonight in Wisconsin, we have now won seven out of the last eight caucuses and primaries, and we have won almost all of them with overwhelming landslide numbers,” a jubilant Sanders said during victory remarks. “What momentum is about is that at this time in contemporary politics when every major candidate has a Super PAC, we have said no to Super PACs.”
Although Tuesday’s victory gave hope to the Sanders campaign, it was much more of a moral victory that did little to nothing in moving the goal post. In reality, his path to the Democratic nomination continues to remain a long shot.
Despite the win by Cruz, the story of the night was still about the loss by Trump. […] Again. You got that right DJ..! The GOPe can't stand Cruz but they absolutely Despise Trump….and would rather lose (the general) with Cruz as their nominee than let Trump even smell the nomination which would undoubtedly destroy what little is left of the Republican party. And since I believe in giving credit where credit is due….lol Trump himself is at least as responsible for this major defeat as the collective efforts of the '#NeverTrump/#StopTrump groups. He's the gift that keeps on giving to his opposition – See his response to this loss – it was true to form; predictably juvenile and angry. The poor man simply cannot help himself…smh. Re: Bernie's win It was a solid win. But as DJ pointed out in his post, it does "little to nothing" to change… Read more »