Ted Cruz is ending his presidential campaign

[MowCowWhoHow III]

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Source: Twitter

Just in: @TedCruz is ending his presidential campaign, campaign manager Jeff Roe tells me.
https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/727655268084002817


Read more: https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/727655268084002817

[MADem]

1. If Heidi had any sense, she'd end that marriage, too! nt

[tomm2thumbs]

2. can I say LOL now?

I've been restraining myself...

[La Lioness Priyanka]

3. Yaaasss!!!

[SpareribSP]

4. Good riddance!

As terrible as Trump is, Cruz was a real slimeball. I'm real glad he was shot down, honestly.

On to the next!

[TexasBushwhacker]

6. I agree. Trump is scary

But Cruz is scary plus he thinks he's annointed by God to be President. I shudder to think who he would have chosen for SCOTUS.

[elmac]

58. Trump is a good con man

I don't believe for one minute that a president Trump would be as nuts as candidate Trump. He will be tough to beat once he changes his campaign from nuts to responsible conservative during the GE. He is a great con man and Americans are so easy to con.

[MidwestTech]

81. a president trump could be dealt with

he's a business man first and foremost.
that means he's interested in what's best for him personally.
i believe good legislation could be pushed through a trump presidency because he's also an idiot and doesn't know shit about how the government runs.

still... as much as i want bernie, i'd still prefer hillary over trump

[big_dog]

5. kasich wins the silver medal!

[retrowire]

7. lmao nt

[rpannier]

9. Ted, Jeb and John could unite and

still be behind Trumpf

[EL34x4]

13. That means he's a shoe-in for 2020!

John "It's My Turn" Kasich!

[hibbing]

57. Golf clap....n/t

[SunSeeker]

8. Am I the only one who thinks this is bad news?

Now the Donald can coast to the GOP convention, the GOP can coalesce around him and start the fundraising for him big time for the GE.

Meanwhile, we have Sanders still slandering and bashing Hillary and forcing her to spend money in the primary that she will need in the GE--even though he has no chance at the nomination. The Donald must luuuurv Bernie.

[SusanLarson]

14. Cognitive Dissidence

Sanders is not slandering and bashing Clinton he is highlighting her actual record. If publicizing her record is so bad how can you support her in the first place. Oh ya Cognitive Dissidence...

Definition of cognitive dissonance: psychological conflict resulting from incongruous beliefs and attitudes held simultaneously

[SunSeeker]

16. Oh look, someone wants to school me on "Cognitive Dissidence"!

[StoneCarver]

31. WTF?

Why would you dis someone for a low post count? I see a lot of high posters get ther by saying yea! and kick, etc. Read the content of people's thoughts and arguments. If you can't be respectful get the heck off of DU!
Stonecarver

[SunSeeker]

42. Ok. Point taken. nt

[Skittles]

17. the truth is somewhere in the middle

and it is not good

[mac56]

18. You betray yourself with your reply title.

Sorry your guy got beat.

As for the gratuitous Sanders bashing -- welcome to my ignore list. Mention my name, you'll get a better seat.

[SunSeeker]

23. No, your guy is helping Trump.

[mac56]

28. Projection. It isn't just for movies anymore.

Arrivederci, chum.

[anigbrowl]

44. I thought he was on your ignore list

Always amusing when people do that

[mac56]

54. He is now.

Say hi.to him there for me.

[anigbrowl]

55. Yeah sure

Like anyone cares who;s on your ignore list

[rpannier]

34. Evidence?

Likely you have none

[SunSeeker]

40. Trump is already using Sanders' statement that Hillary is "unqualified."

And Sanders' insinuations (repeated ad nauseum in the ads he is carpet bombing the primary states with) that she is bought by Wall Street---even though Sanders could not point to ANYTHING when asked at the debates to provide evidence.

[rpannier]

49. Like none of that was already out there

That stuff has been said for years
It's not anything knew
To claim that Trump got it from Sanders is foolishness
It's been out there for quite a while

2014 http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/11/why-wall-street-loves-hillary-112782
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/harold-meyerson-helping-hillary-clinton-stand-up-to-wall-street/2014/10/30/2765a1fa-604f-11e4-9f3a-7e28799e0549_story.html
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/06/hillary-clintons-goldman-sachs-problem

2015:
http://www.alternet.org/economy/hillary-clinton-plays-it-down-her-ties-wall-st-go-deep
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/21/clinton-rakes-in-wall-street-cash-amid-tough-talk.html

It's not something that Sanders started
In 6 seconds by typing '2014 Hillary Clinton Wall Street ties' I found a dozen such articles from 2014 and 2015
You can argue whether or not they have a point and whether you agree with the authors, sources, etc
But they've been out there for years

Unless you somehow think that I have greater skills at finding these stories than the doofenschmirtz campaign does, he'd have used it and it's all out there.
There are lots of people, liberal and conservative who have been questioning her ties to wall street for quite a while

[SunSeeker]

63. Sanders is legitimizing right wing talking points against Hillary.

And he promises to divide Dems at the convention with a "contested contest." Sanders is not going to get the nomination. The math makes it virtually impossible. Hillary can lose every remaining state and still win the nomination. Sanders negative campaigning is only helping Trump in the GE.

[rpannier]

69. Right. If you say so

I suppose you were also equally upset in 2008 when Clinton called Obama unqualified 4 times
Ce4rtainly helped Mc Cain

[justiceischeap]

20. Bernie spent $2mil in the Indiana primary. Hillary spent $0.

She isn't spending money on the primary any longer because it's mathematically impossible for Sanders to win.

[Skittles]

24. and he just barely beat her

[justiceischeap]

25. Yep, I wonder what would have happened had she actually put money

into Indiana. Would the results be the same?

[Skittles]

32. it's Indiana

who the f*** knows

[Glamrock]

52. Probably....

She's not well liked here, at least not in my neck of the woods.

[tom_kelly]

22. Someone else did that to Obama 8 years ago

and maybe Mittens lurved Hilary for it.

[SunSeeker]

29. Obama was never as far ahead as Hillary is now, nor did he have more popular votes.

As Rachel Maddow pointed out last night, in 2008, Obama only had a 4% lead in pledged delegates, and needed SDs to get a majority, yet before the convenction Hillary conceded even though she had the majority of popular votes. She did not contest the convention -- she conceded well before the convention and stood firmly in support of Obama at the convention, uniting Democrats.

Rachel went on to point out that Hillary is 11% ahead of Sanders in pledged delegates.

And of course, Hillary has millions more in popular votes than Sanders.

Yet Sanders insists on a divisive contested convention unless Hillary attains the majority of unpledged -- even though 15% of total delegates are SDs. The only way a Dem candidate could get a majority of pledged delegates is by having an utter blowout in the primary. Obama didn't have that. He needed SDs to get a majority of total delegates. Yet Hillary conceded. As she should have. As anyone in Hillary's position should have. Sanders is nowhere near in as strong a position as Hillary was in 2008, yet he won't concede before the convention.

[tom_kelly]

39. Thanks for explaining

[Bodych]

48. "Slandering and bashing"????

Why isn't this considered disruptive on DU? "Slandering?" Where is your proof, and if you have no proof, why are you getting away with posting this kind of trash talk?

[SunSeeker]

64. See post 40.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1436278

[GOPblows431]

10. Good riddance!

He is a truly odious man, just like Trump.

[retrowire]

11. I'm happy to see that the Christian Radical Right has failed to approach the helm of our nation's

presidency.

[elmac]

59. ^^^ what retrowire said ^^^

[pnwmom]

12. Yup. Suspending it. But not suspending the fight for Judeo-Christian values in America!!!

So how could he endorse Trump? I wonder if he will.

[houston16revival]

15. All that noise, all that bluster

and now he's quitting?

What happened to the stop Trump coalition?

Carly signed on for one week??

[demwing]

73. Carly's a human anchor

she sunk HP and the Cruz ship

[LonePirate]

19. Ted would have won if he had run as a true conservative. That's why Romney lost, isn't it?

[Nyan]

21. I wonder what happened though.

Was it his donors deserting him and flocking to Kasisch?
GOP establishment's gonna make a deal with Trump?
Somebody got some serious dirt on him?

[Initech]

26. Na na na na na na na na na na hey hey hey goodbye!!!!

Cant wait for Colbert's "Hungry For Power Games".

[derby378]

27. Well, whaddaya know?

Tea Party favorite and all around pain in the ass defeated in the primary by, uh - I got nothin'.

[Legends303]

30. A time for gloating...

Seriously not even his own party can stand this slime ball.

[Paladin]

33. Thank God this semi-human pustule is out of the running. (nt)

[7962]

35. I guess he IS "lyin Ted". Said he was staying in till the end!

[Lazy Daisy]

36. I want to sing

from the rooftops!!!

Bye Ted

[24601]

37. Given the uncertainties surrounding JFK's assassination, it's probably for the best.

....
.....
......

!!

And of course the two nominees support NSA without reservation [no sarcasm this time].

[sarisataka]

38. One clown left in the car

[onehandle]

41. President Hillary Clinton. nt

[marble falls]

43. So I guess its back to that shift leader post with McDonalds for Jeff Roe, then?

[lordsummerisle]

45. Hey

[keithbvadu2]

46. Canadian quits his campaign for US White House?

[NBachers]

47. Great! Now he sees himself as Vice Presidential material - Trump / Cruz

And, who knows, with a little divine blessing, the Vice President may well become President after all.

[AllyCat]

50. So I'm confused. God DIDN'T pick him? The

Sky man sure changes his mind a lot.

[3catwoman3]

71. Maybe god picked him to teach him a lesson...

...about being an arrogant asshole.

[Retrograde]

51. So that's why he's been hanging around with Carly

He needs someone to lay off his campaign staff, and who's more experienced at firing people?

[UpInArms]

56. was Carly that bad of a singer for his kids?

wasn't he already picking out the curtains and all?

[Feeling the Bern]

60. What about Carly, Rafael? Fuck you Rafael. Go back to Texas and rot!

Take your psycho daddy with you.

[FLPanhandle]

61. This is great! I'm celebrating tonight

Cruz was the biggest danger this country faced.

Trump has ZERO chance in the general election even if my dog won the Democratic nomination.

Trump will absolutely destroy the GOP chances in this election cycle (which is why the GOP professionals were so worried).

It's an absolute disaster for the GOP and a gift to the Democratic Party.

Rejoice!

[Nightowl]

80. Dog Philosophy

If you can't eat it or play with it piss on it and walk away.

This would come as a major shock to world leaders but at least we would not be going to war all the time.

Dogs would probably run things better than humans.

[JHB]

62. From Washington Times...

(warning: the link will result in pop up ads.... and the Washington Times)

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/3/ted-cruz-suspends-white-house-bid/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS

Sen. Ted Cruz suspended his presidential campaign Tuesday after a devastating defeat in Indiana’s presidential primary, virtually assuring Donald Trump the GOP’s presidential nomination.

“We gave it everything we’ve got, but the voters chose another path,” Mr. Cruz said at his post-election party.
***
Speaking Tuesday night, Mr. Cruz did not mention Mr. Trump, but did call for a unity of purpose within the GOP in the fight for freedom and against security threats.

Suspending his bid does not forfeit Mr. Cruz’s delegates to the convention, but it means he’ll no longer actively compete for the nomination, leaving only Ohio Gov. John Kasich still in the race.

[Kip Humphrey]

65. Crude, The Unchosen One.

[IronLionZion]

66. So soon after choosing his VP?

This delusional dude finally came to his senses or is it because Trump accused his dad of being part of JFK's assassination conspiracy and it may have some truth to it?

[sofa king]

67. Like herpes, we may not be rid of him....

I've been pointing out for a week that his fake-running mate trick only really makes sense if he's planning to bounce out as an independent. He'll be prevented from running in some states but the object will be to take electoral votes away from Trump, while Trump somehow magically takes electoral votes from the Democratic nominee (hey, this is a long-shot scenario to start with, here).

The idea is to make sure that nobody gets to 270. If Republicans can make that happen and not lose the House thanks to the Donald, they can still steal it by not voting on a successor to President Obama--and doing nothing is their strong suit. In that case, Speaker Paul Ryan would inherit the Presidency by default.

Furthermore, Ted and Carly would be able to soak up donations on the #nevertrump scam all the way to November, and keep the campaign cash at the end. Party insiders might even argue that such a run might retain enough interest to prevent Trump from polluting downstream races, even though it likely concedes the White House to the Dems.

Why wouldn't a couple of a-hole sociopaths take that option if they can?

[Marie Marie]

68. My heart feels much lighter.

Now this obnoxious twit should go away - I can't stand to see his smarmy face. Buh-bye and good riddance.

[olddad56]

70. one scumbag down, one to go.

[Goblor]

72. Too easy...

He knows something we don't know about the upcoming Republican Convention...

[TexasBushwhacker]

74. I saw a tweet

"He suspended his campaign to spend more time with his family and friend."

[Danmel]

75. Shouldn't he have been forced to carry his non viable candidacy to term?

My favorite tweet on a truly terrifying night.

[alexau]

76. like

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He is soo good! I like Keith Urban concerts and can't wait to attend the next one!

[fred v]

77. Lizards Around the World in Mourning

[Javaman]

78. is this any surprise when pond scum is more popular? nt

[Javaman]

79. this comes on the heels of trump saying he would consider psychopath ted for the supreme court...

timing? coincidence?

[saidsimplesimon]

82. MowCow..where is the Mad cow gif?

"How Do You Tell?" I'm from the ICQ era.