Ted Cruz drops out Presidential Race after Trump defeats him eaisly

[Nick 374]

1 minute ago, Matthew said:

I'm going to get dragged for this, I'm sure - or even looked down upon - but I can stomach Donald Trump being President. 

I couldn't stomach Ted Cruz being President - and the fact that he's taken himself out of the race makes me really happy. 

I mean trust me, I don't think anyone here could stomach Ted Cruz as our President.  

I really couldn't stomach Trump after all his nasty rhetoric and radical statements. I truly believe he would ruin our foreign relations and possibly start a war. He can't control his mouth. I'm also afraid if he's elected, his supporters will be given legitimacy, and a mini genocide will break out in America. It's already happening at his rallies.

[Onika 23,143]

4 minutes ago, 25 said:

no its not.

 

Did you inhale lead paint fumes as a child?  

[Infrared 20,649]

OMG  

 

It was a waste of his money anyways to keep running. GOP prefers Kasich. Bye jan

[Onika 23,143]

5 minutes ago, Matthew said:

I'm going to get dragged for this, I'm sure - or even looked down upon - but I can stomach Donald Trump being President. 

I couldn't stomach Ted Cruz being President - and the fact that he's taken himself out of the race makes me really happy. 

If it weren't for his rhetoric, he's actually more progressive than Hillary on a lot of issues  which is fucking scary  

Democrats should be ashamed.

[25 260]

1 minute ago, Onika said:

1. I literally do not care.
    
2. That doesn't mean I have to care or agree though. I don't blindly follow the party lines, and neither should you.
    
3. Holy shit I literally JUST said "BUT SHE'S WINNING!!!" is not a reason to support her. STOP. That's not a fucking policy position. Nobody is saying congress will fall at your feet. He has literally based his entire campaign around creating widespread excitement and involvement at all levels of government, and keeping that momentum going to shift congress to the left and bring back a democrat majority. And I quote: "No president can do it alone. Not Bernie Sanders, not anyone." So your argument is a complete logical fallacy. "To make it worse he's a democrat"? What the fuck does that even mean?  

1. you should care since you obvi don't want donald in office  

2. you don't have to agree.. it's a known fact.I hope no one blindly follows a party & does their research.

3. I didn't say support her "BECAUSE SHES WININNG." I like the fact that he wants to shift all the excitement and involvement in government and wanting congress to the left and bring back the democrat majority but I don't believe that can happen. even with Hillary. It didnt even work with Obama. 

[Nick 374]

9 minutes ago, Onika said:

If it's Trump vs. Hillary, I'll be voting for Jill Stein, personally. Bernie polls SO much better against Republicans than Hillary, so if anyone is to blame for a close race, it's the people supporting Hillary. Sorry you don't like it, but that's just a fact.

Jill Stein didn't even get half of 1% of the votes in the 2012 election, so how is my vote for Hillary (if she gets it) to blame? I'm sorry but it's a little ridiculous to say that Hillary supporters are the reason for a close race. You know as well as I do that it's a two party system through and through. I hate that, it needs to change, but that's the way it is. You can vote however you want, but you can't blame the people supporting the Democratic nominee as being the reason it's a close race. I'm doing it out of fear of an even worse Presidency, as are many others.

Also, I know Bernie polls better. That's why I want him to win. We can both agree he's the better candidate than anyone.  

We really do agree on like 99% of things. I think we just disagree on how to get there.  

[25 260]

5 minutes ago, Onika said:

Did you inhale lead paint fumes as a child?  

probably because I don't believe climate change its real. my decision is based on my religious views.

[Darth Sidious 11,696]

2 minutes ago, Onika said:

If it weren't for his rhetoric, he's actually more progressive than Hillary on a lot of issues  which is fucking scary  

Democrats should be ashamed.

And that's where it get's dangerous for Clinton. 

Because Trump can attack her from the left and the right, he's hardly a conservative, but he's no liberal - he can attack her for her right-leaning actions at the beginning of the 2000s to Bengahzi. 

 

[Onika 23,143]

Just now, 25 said:

1. you should care since you obvi don't want donald in office  

2. you don't have to agree.. it's a known fact.I hope no one blindly follows a party & does their research.

3. I didn't say support her "BECAUSE SHES WININNG." I like the fact that he wants to shift all the excitement and involvement in government and wanting congress to the left and bring back the democrat majority but I don't believe that can happen. even with Hillary. It didnt even work with Obama. 

1. What does "who Obama likes" have to do with Donald Trump becoming president? Zerooooo.
    
2. You seem to think otherwise, since you're claiming "Obama likes Hillary" is a reason to support Hillary. I disagree.
    
3. Then why did you start off your statement by talking about "The facts are that Bernie need to realize that soon it will be mathmatically impossible to secure the nomination"? Comparing Bernie's and Obama's campaign is a stretch. Do they have similarities? Yes, but the fact that Bernie has made things like campaign finance reform and wealth inequality cornerstones of his campaign, and actually walked the walk by refusing to take large donations, shows that there's real excitement there, not bought, fake enthusiasm. It absolutely is possible in numbers.

[Nick 374]

1 minute ago, 25 said:

probably because I don't believe climate change its real. my decision is based on my religious views.

So God controls the weather?  

[25 260]

The fact that Trumps logic for wanting to be president is that he thinks because he's a wealthy businessman he can easily make america great again.  CBSN is dragging him to the pits. 

[Onika 23,143]

2 minutes ago, Nick said:

Jill Stein didn't even get half of 1% of the votes in the 2012 election, so how is my vote for Hillary (if she gets it) to blame? I'm sorry but it's a little ridiculous to say that Hillary supporters are the reason for a close race. You know as well as I do that it's a two party system through and through. I hate that, it needs to change, but that's the way it is. You can vote however you want, but you can't blame the people supporting the Democratic nominee as being the reason it's a close race. I'm doing it out of fear of an even worse Presidency, as are many others.

Also, I know Bernie polls better. That's why I want him to win. We can both agree he's the better candidate than anyone.  

I meant voting for Hillary over Bernie in the primaries is leading toward a closer race in November, sorry, that was unclear. The fact that you have to vote out of fear is seriously...  

[Darth Sidious 11,696]

Watching more of this shit - and then they're saying that the Era of Conservative Reagan Republicanism is over - and the new era of Trump Republicanism has begun - and with Trump unofficially now heading  the Republican Party, which has been waiting to run against Hillary Clinton for over 20 years, it's going to be scorched Earth 

This is amazing. 

This is fucking surreal

 

[Nick 374]

Just now, Onika said:

I meant voting for Hillary over Bernie in the primaries is leading toward a closer race in November, sorry, that was unclear. The fact that you have to vote out of fear is seriously...  

Oh ok, then that makes sense  i'm voting for Bernie in my primary, which doesn't happen for a bit now, but NJ has a LOT of delegates because we're so densely populated so hopefully he gets a decent amount.

 

I honestly am. A Trump Presidency scares me more than a Clinton one. Trust me, I agree with you 100% on her problems, but to me it just isn't as bad as what Trump has given us.

[Onika 23,143]

4 minutes ago, 25 said:

probably because I don't believe climate change its real. my decision is based on my religious views.

Please go get an education  

4 minutes ago, Matthew said:

And that's where it get's dangerous for Clinton. 

Because Trump can attack her from the left and the right, he's hardly a conservative, but he's no liberal - he can attack her for her right-leaning actions at the beginning of the 2000s to Bengahzi. 

 

Exactly. And despite her attempts at making Bernie out to be this ridiculously negative campaigner, we all know that's not the truth. Trump, on the other hand, is not going to hold back. He's going to drag every skeleton out of her closet, and tbh he's right to. She has consistently made such shitty decisions, and never really been held accountable. Thanks to the age of the internet, that's changing.

I really do despise them both. In very different ways obviously, but just...I can't. I'm at a loss for words about how fucked we are as a country.

[25 260]

1 minute ago, Onika said:

1. What does "who Obama likes" have to do with Donald Trump becoming president? Zerooooo.
    
2. You seem to think otherwise, since you're claiming "Obama likes Hillary" is a reason to support Hillary. I disagree.
    
3. Then why did you start off your statement by talking about "The facts are that Bernie need to realize that soon it will be mathmatically impossible to secure the nomination"? Comparing Bernie's and Obama's campaign is a stretch. Do they have similarities? Yes, but the fact that Bernie has made things like campaign finance reform and wealth inequality cornerstones of his campaign, and actually walked the walk by refusing to take large donations, shows that there's real excitement there, not bought, fake enthusiasm. It absolutely is possible in numbers.

1. It has everything to with Donald trump becoming president.. like what even are u...  

2 Obama liking Hillary isnt saying support her, it;s more the saying of you have the curent president supporting a candidate. Now that doesn't mean all the people who supported Obama is going to support Hillary, but to some people Obama baacking Hillary is a big deal. Specially these one sided media shit shows!

3. Because it is mathmatically impossible for him to secure the nomination  & as much of an excitement there is for Bernies campaign, these delegates speak loudly. & Who says Bernie hasn't accepted large donations? Him? His camapaign staff? Lord y'all calll Hillary a liar but Bernie is doing a better job at it than her 

[Darth Sidious 11,696]

And before you say it @Tapestry - I'd rather be bled like a stuck hog then vote for Hillary Clinton

 

[Onika 23,143]

3 minutes ago, Matthew said:

Watching more of this shit - and then they're saying that the Era of Conservative Reagan Republicanism is over - and the new era of Trump Republicanism has begun - and with Trump unofficially now heading  the Republican Party, which has been waiting to run against Hillary Clinton for over 20 years, it's going to be scorched Earth 

This is amazing. 

This is fucking surreal

 

Welcome to the last season of America, where the writers are going balls to the wall crazy and nothing makes sense anymore.

1 minute ago, Nick said:

Oh ok, then that makes sense  i'm voting for Bernie in my primary, which doesn't happen for a bit now, but NJ has a LOT of delegates because we're so densely populated so hopefully he gets a decent amount.

 

I honestly am. A Trump Presidency scares me more than a Clinton one. Trust me, I agree with you 100% on her problems, but to me it just isn't as bad as what Trump has given us.

I am too, while it's seriously unlikely he'll get the nom, I think the support is immensely important because it demonstrates the shift I was talking about earlier.

I'm not disagreeing with your logic, it's just a sad state of affairs when that's what electing a president has come to  

[25 260]

and they wonder why young people don't get into politics  

[Darth Sidious 11,696]

Just now, Onika said:

Welcome to the last season of America, where the writers are going balls to the wall crazy and nothing makes sense anymore.

I am too, while it's seriously unlikely he'll get the nom, I think the support is immensely important because it demonstrates the shift I was talking about earlier.

I'm not disagreeing with your logic, it's just a sad state of affairs when that's what electing a president has come to  

As a Political Scientist though, it's so exciting to see this - it's not often that we see total four decade long paradigm shifts in the process of an hour