Quote: alicewonders wrote in post #6

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Ted Cruz sure isn't the guy I though he was at first and I'm glad I saw the light. He really has no path to victory - save thwarting the will of the voters. But he's OK with that, because it's really all about him - not America. Because what he is doing right now is hurting us in the fight against Hillary.

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Agree! plus we saw Ted decide to partner with the GOPe to deny the voter's their choice.

Trump continues to make all the right enemies.

The following is an example of the problem that the TRUMP voters are absolutely fed up with!!! "They" have been predicting the Trump implosion since the day he declared, as they laugh amongst themselves. When is it going to stop??? It isn't until we rid the Country of these ear-less dolts TM
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Could Donald Trump Implode?
Trying to purge GOP doubters might doom his candidacy.

The week that Donald Trump all but wrapped up the Republican nomination for President should have been a time of reaching out to adversaries and trying to repair his party’s breach. Instead the New Yorker has launched what appears to be an attempt to purge anyone who won’t immediately sign onto what he calls “the Trump train.”

Mr. Trump’s threats against GOP doubters escalated over the weekend, especially against House Speaker Paul Ryan for saying on Thursday he wasn’t yet ready to endorse the businessman. The two men are set to meet in Washington on Thursday. But in the meantime Mr. Trump is resorting to political threats to force Mr. Ryan to bend to his will.

On Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Mr. Trump suggested he might try to strip the Speaker of his role as chairman of the GOP convention in Cleveland in July unless Mr. Ryan endorses him. “I will give you a very solid answer, if that happens, about one minute after that happens, OK?” Mr. Trump said. “But there’s no reason to give it right now, but I’ll be very quick with the answer.”

The Trump camp also unleashed Sarah Palin to announce on CNN that Mr. Ryan’s career is probably “over” and she will lead an effort to defeat him in his Republican primary in Wisconsin later this year.

“I think Paul Ryan is soon to be ‘Cantored,’ as in Eric Cantor,” said Mrs. Palin, who endorsed Mr. Trump in Iowa before he lost to Ted Cruz. Mr. Cantor, the former House Majority Leader, lost his Virginia primary in 2014. Mrs. Palin resides in her own private Idaho, but her threats echo those from other Trump advocates.

Mr. Trump keeps saying he can win states like Wisconsin, and apparently he thinks the way to do it is by purging the Ryan wing of the GOP from the new Trump Party. “Paul Ryan said that I inherited something very special, the Republican Party. Wrong, I didn’t inherit it, I won it with millions of voters!” Mr. Trump tweeted on May 6.

But the Republican Party is not one of his golf courses for which he can determine who has what tee times. A political party is an alliance of people who share enough principles to unite to win elections and run the government. They can’t be ordered around by Don Corleone-style threats. They have to be persuaded and mobilized. Are Mr. Trump and his campaign going to require loyalty oaths of every Republican officeholder who wants to attend the convention?

All of this is more perilous for Mr. Trump’s candidacy than he and his allies seem to appreciate. Like Mr. Ryan, hundreds of GOP officeholders and candidates are deciding whether to endorse Mr. Trump or keep their distance. Thousands of potential donors are deciding whether to support Mr. Trump or devote their efforts to staving off losses in the House and Senate.

More immediately dangerous to his chances in November, some conservatives are trying to recruit a major GOP figure to run as a third-party candidate. We have discouraged this as likely to elect Hillary Clinton and perhaps lead to GOP losses down-ballot. The U.S. can’t afford another run of unrestrained progressive government.

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If Mr. Trump really wants to be President, as opposed to losing as a populist martyr, he has to build a broader coalition. He needs to persuade doubters not by lashing out but by sounding like a potential President. He needs to find a running mate people will respect and advisers willing to serve in his Administration. And he needs to give thoughtful speeches with specific ideas for reviving economic growth and keeping the country safe.

Time is more fleeting than he seems to think. If he doesn’t act more like a genuine leader soon, he may find that his candidacy has imploded before he is even nominated.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/could-donald...lode-1462744974