It’s now officially over: Cruz quits and hands victory to Trump.
“Ted Cruz suspended his campaign for the White House on Tuesday night, all but confirming Donald Trump as the Republican nominee and almost certainly setting up a general election that will see the New York tycoon face off against Hillary Clinton.”
The Chicago Tribune offers this quote:
“I’ve said I would continue on as long as there was a viable path to victory; tonight I’m sorry to say it appears that path has been foreclosed,” Cruz told a somber crowd in Indianapolis.
Did God want the devil to win? Ask Glenn Beck: God Prolonged GOP Primary So Every State Could Choose Between ‘Good or Evil’
Regardless of your answer, bring on Hillary.
Mike “Mish” Shedlock
“you won’t have Ted Cruz to kick around anymore”
Thank god I won’t have to see Cruz’s hound dog face any more.
We can still watch Green Acres reruns. It was and still is a great TV program and Mr. Haney was always my favorite character.
Greg – love that show too!
“You don’t have enough delegates!?!?” Mr. Cruz, step right this way. On the back of my truck, I’ve got exactly what you’re looking for.” as he pulls aside the tarp…..
It is nice to see that wing of the party get rejected.
Didja see Hillary got her clock cleaned tonight? I’ll bet Bill is gonna have a big repair bill to pay at the hotel she’s staying at tonight. It’s gonna get way worse her camp so I’m gonna place my bet on dry wall futures in the morning.
Stunning. Waiting to see Kasih VP, Cruz Supreme Court?
Greg – oh, God, Cruz on the Supreme Court? Noooooooooo!
Trump did mention it. I cringed. Hopefully, they did not come to an agreement like that to end the race. I remember a day when, to be on the bench, you needed to be beyond reproach. I haven’t heard that in years.
God forbid you have someone on the court that will support and defend the constitution. But dummies here are too shallow to know what is at stake. Soooo, let’s talk about the appearance of the candidates since that is the level of sophistication here.
Truly uncharted territory, 70% negatives versus 60%. The Libertarian candidate will be on all 50 ballots I believe. Any other choices?
I like the thought a of a libertarian candidate but frankly a vote for a libertarian is a wasted vote unless you can get several million to join the movement. The MSM will derail that as easily as they got unsophostiated voters to support Trump with their biased never ending coverage of the blowhard.
John Anderson is still living and could run for you.
It’s not wasted – every little bit helps promote the party in future elections. 1.5% is better than 1.4%.
I like Austin Peterson, but McAffee is crazy, and Gary Johnson does not impress me. My wife brought him in to speak at an event, and he came off as extremely rude and he won no supporters.
What will be interesting is to see what the media has been holding back to use against Trump if were to win nomination. I think they have been more than happy to watch Trump run through the RNC like a wrecking ball, but will they stand by and do nothing when he is referring to Hillary as the lying murdering Clinton?
All Donald has to do to take down Hillary is talk about what he got when he legally bribed the Clintons. It will be played as the boss telling his lackey what to do. He wasn’t hanging around at all the same parties and gatherings as them for nothing.
Hey the press doesn’t hold anything back from those they hate these days.
They just invent mud to sling.
Snark Snark
Trump is not your father’s Republican. He doesn’t shame. He doesn’t back down. He doesn’t beg forgiveness from phony grievance clowns, and if it feels right socking Hillary right in the mouth, figuratively, he will do it three or four more times for good measure. When she cries foul and that he’s not a gentleman he will call her a whining loser and tell her, Thatcher could take it. Golda Meir could take it. Indira Ghandi could take it, so Hill honey, you just aren’t qualified because you can’t take it like a big leaguer. This is why I believe Trump to be Strauss and Howe’s Grey Champion. His life to this point has prepared him to lead us back from this Bush/Obama nightmare.
Hey, remember in 2008 when Obama and his gang took down Hillary with the
“Hillary cries like a girl” meme?
The only thing that will stop Hillary from being the D nominee is an indictment. (And maybe not even then.)
Nate Silver may need a vocational counselor.
Congratulations, Mr. Trump! I never lost faith in you.
Nate Silver needs to go back to school……………….grade school!
Kinda sad that Cruz dropped out when he did… I’m sure he would have done very well in the Ontario primary.
I agree he would have won that one. Now can we finally send him back to Cuba?
The election will come down to five states really: FL,OH,VA,NC,WI.
Hard to bet against Hillary.
It’s different this time. Trump will take way more of the Black vote than any Democrat can give up and still win. Trump has no problem grinding her face in her history of incompetence and dishonesty. Trump knows why Democrats win against wishy washy wimps like Romney and he is not playing that game. He will do to Hitlery what he has done to the 16 Republicans he steamrolled in the primaries so far. The fact he has done all this on the cheap will be impressive to many.
“Trump has no problem grinding her face in her history of incompetence and dishonesty.”
Exactly. He will absolutely wreck her in any debate. She has a horrible track record in government for anyone who digs even slightly below the propaganda. He has NONE to criticize. The head of a multi-billion dollar corporation versus a lying, mealy mouthed, inept career politician (sorry for the redundancy; “career politician” would have been enough).
Glad to see Trump moving forward. I have followed Natae Silver even before the elections on his blog as he was heralded as a statistical genius that called the Obama wins. Thing is – I really tried to read his studies and learn some of his magic, but each article I read made very little sense statistically – I wrote him off based on his own words. Now with his brilliance diminished even further with his seriously biases preductions and calls – Mish called it right all along realtive to Nate – Nate is a snake oil salesman – definitely letting hsi bias into the analysis. Mish with common sense analysis outclasses the supposed expert every time without any difficulty whatsoever.
I totally agree.
Mish outclassed all the expert clowns who were lackeys and stooges for the establishment.
The industry is a sham.
I saw some of them on CNN tonight pumping Hillary.
No matter what they throw at Trump he finds a way to succeed.
17 down – 1 to go.
Statistics itself is largely snake oil sales, when employed outside of very technical, highly controlled niches.
What is passed of as “statistics” today, in public discourse, is 100% no different, that what the Iranian Mullahs engage in when they justify their pronouncements by claiming to simply recite the words of the Divine.
In Iran, the indoctrination apparatus tell kids from a young age, that the highest authority is God. So that’s what Dear Leader justifies his babble with. In the West, kids are similarly indoctrinated to believe in “Experts”, so “studies” and “statistics” serve the same function.
Honestly, statistically ( 🙂 ), over the past few decades, the Mullahs’ chosen authority seems to have performed at least as well as “ours.” Although they did start a bit from behind.
“Expert is Dead!”
– Friedrich Nietzsche back from the dead
Hillary should be on death row. Better late than never.
Ted Cruz mistakenly smacks wife in face after suspending White House bid
Moments after The Donald shoved Ted Cruz out of the presidential race, the failed candidate elbowed his long-suffering wife out of a hug. Literally.
The Republican senator from Texas mistakenly punched Heidi Cruz in the face as he leaned in for his father’s embrace Tuesday night.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ted-cruz-mistakenly-smacks-wife-face-article-1.2624032
No more Golden Sachs for Ted?
eliminaTED crashes into burning heap on pavement
INDIANA: TRUMP 61% CRUZ 24% KASICH 12%
‘Hillary’ A Dirty Word On College Campuses…
http://www.mediaite.com/online/on-college-campuses-now-even-hillary-is-a-dirty-word/
Trump Urges Bernie Sanders to Break With Dems for Independent Run
Trump has made it a point to compare himself, and his struggle with the Republican Party establishment, to the challenges Senator Sanders faces within the Democratic Party, suggesting that they are both treated unfairly.
“Bernie Sanders has been treated terribly by the Democrats—both with delegates & otherwise,” Trump tweeted Tuesday. “He should show them, and run as an Independent!”
http://sputniknews.com/us/20160426/1038662589/trump-sanders-independent.html#ixzz4707AjkVk
That evil old witch Hellery will be watching the inauguration of Donald Trump as our next President on the community TV inside the Big House where she’ll be getting a free 10 year stay after she is indicted and convicted of at least a few of her myriad of crimes.
Hellery for Prison 2016.
Most Americans look forward to seeing this vile evil old witch Hellery put in prison for her crimes.
When it all comes down to TRUMP v FRUMP, Donald will crush this evil old witch into the pavement.
No more Clintons. No more Bushes or their ilk. Donald Trump for President.
Going to eat some crow here. I thought the repubs would pull some sort of rule out and not allow Trump to become the candidate. They did it to Ron Paul last time. Cruz did indeed take his last cheap shot when he stated he would vote for Hillary last night!!! After all Trump is the Devil according to him.
The repubs thought Trump would never go this far and allowed him to run as a republican. They did the same to Ron Paul and even though he won the popular vote awarded it to Romney. Career politicians are pissed off and scared right now!!
Now the question is will he beat the anointed one Hillary and that will depend on the stupidity of women voters. I think the people are tired of Clintons and the media will do their damndest to destroy Trump. This repubs will probably help them.
Old Guy is as stupid as they come. Does he have to lie and say Cruz, “stated he would vote for Hillary last night!!!” What is the purpose of that lie? Have some dignity and at least remain above the level of your hero Trump and his endless lies.
I believe McCain was the the one who said he would vote for HIllary.
Oops, it was a former McCain aide, not McCain himself.
http://tinyurl.com/hajakqn
TRIUMPH with TRUMP!!! Has been on every email I’ve sent for the last 6 months and it will be for the next 6 months!!!!!!
Just goes to show a candidate that is famous because of a reality show who uses elementary school level insults appeals to many of the dumb voters in America. No specifics, inane polices and zero specifics be damned. Congrats on your Republican nominee, you bunch of dummies.
“Just goes to show a candidate that is famous because of a reality show who uses elementary school level insults appeals to many of the dumb voters in America.”
Gruber said the American voter is stupid. So what appeals to the other dumb voters that make up 100% of the electorate?
No specifics and zero specifics is redundant.
Question, Mish. Would it be possible that Sanders can now get back in the race after taking Indiana? I’ve heard he is having $$ troubles (no idea if it’s true), but especially now, I’d think he’d get some backers who want to see him take on Trump.
Honestly, I think he has a better chance than Hillary. Think about it, if Hillary is finally indicted for all her corruption and lies, the only untarnished viable person they have is Sanders. It almost appears that they’re keeping him on the co-pilot’s chair just in case, considering the neck and neck between Hillary and Sanders in so many states.
I don’t care how impassioned Hillary supporters act or talk, she just can’t do it. She’s hopelessly dirty and everyone else but them knows and acknowledges it.
Fat boy faster Glen Beck should know:
The same God that kills millions of innocents through earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis and pestilence doesn’t give a rat’s ass whether Ted Cruz ever became the Republican nominee.
so now the choice is between two NY liberals
when trump gets slaughtered in the fall, don’t complain about president hillary in the future.
let’s see, the race is now between two people who will be under indictment or on trial during the election cycle. way to pick good candidates America.
all you people who were against torture all these years are now backing a guy who wants to INCREASE how many folks the CIA tortures. nice flip flop there hypocrites.
you complain about the wars but then support trump who wants to INCREASE the bombing of ISIS and oh yeah, bomb Iran and Saudi Arabia as well. nice flip flop hypocrites
You complain when tyson foods hires illegals in its processing plants but give the hairdo a pass on the illegals he hires for his hotels. nice flip flop there hypocrites
you say you want to reduce the size gov’t, but the hairdo SUPPORTS expanding the war which means a LARGER MIC, he supports federal gov’t involvement in healthcare and education along with several other intrusive areas, but you all think he’s going to reduce gov’t. noce stupidity there lofos.
I mean, really, do you lofo trumpeteers even pay attention to what the carnival barker with the clown hairdo even says? or are you to stupid to understand? oh right, you all just chant the wall the wall the wall over and over.
Kasich is out now, too, now that it is “Mission accomplished”. His primary goal was to do the bidding of the establishment, and stop Cruz. Now that the nominee is Boehner’s golfing buddy, it’s back to business as usual.
http://tinyurl.com/h3zhvmh