Following a dismal third-place finish in the New York Republican primary on Tuesday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said on Wednesday that none of the candidates will be able to lock up the 1,237 delegates needed to secure the presidential nomination ahead of the convention this summer.
“We are headed to a contested convention. At this point nobody is getting 1,237,” Cruz told CBS Radio in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
The Texas senator has said that he could win the Republican nomination at a contested convention, and he has been working to pick up delegates in states like Colorado, which does not hold a primary election.
On Wednesday, Cruz predicted that Trump won’t be able to lock up the nomination ahead of the July convention.
“Donald is going to talk all the time about other folks not getting to 1,237, he’s not getting there either,” he told CBS.
“I’m going to have to have a ton of delegates, Donald is going to have a ton of delegates,” Cruz added. “And it is going to be a battle in Cleveland to see who can earn a majority of delegates that have been elected by the people.”
What’s going to be rich is when Trump has ON PAPER the 1237 needed before the convention. But then on the first ballot some delegates from states without rules requiring them to cast votes for their primary/caucus winner (Trump, for this example) defect to Cruz and Trump comes up short 1237.
Cruz, if you stamp you feet, it’s more convincing.
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“If I can’t win it, no one can!” Cruz said to reporters. “Muahahahaha! I’ll burn it all down! Look at me, Ma! Top of the world!”
And I thought Delusion was only a city in Minnesota. Oh, I’m sorry! I meant Duluth. I must have had a brain fart like Ted Cruz.
James Cagney, as well as a host of others from the Golden Age of Hollywood, have more acting ability in their little finger, the most modern so called stars have in their entire bodies.