A high-ranking political insider is blowing the whistle on the establishment GOP’s plot to manipulate the primaries to keep Donald Trump from being nominated.
Speaking on Breitbart News Daily last Thursday, veteran political pollster and consultant Pat Caddell described what he believes to be a calculated strategy by Republican leaders to insert the candidate of their choice at the last minute at the GOP convention.
He explained to host Stephen K. Bannon that to this end, the establishment is tacitly supporting Ted Cruz as he squares off against party frontrunner Donald Trump. If Cruz gets enough delegates, he will be able to keep Trump from getting a clear majority and thus denying him the nomination.
However, Caddell notes that the establishment dislikes Cruz almost as much as it dislikes Trump, so it will almost certainly abandon him at the nomination to make way for an insider darling like Jeb Bush.
That even Democrats like Caddell are noticing how determined the Republican establishment is to stop Trump should tell you how high the stakes are this election.
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As an outsider looking in, Caddell might actually be able to provide trenchant criticism of the GOP establishment that Republicans might otherwise be reluctant to voice. He even went as far as to say something that conservatives would likely think unthinkable: that the party leadership would rather lose to Hillary than win with Trump:
“’I think the odds are the Trump is the decided underdog right now,’ said Caddell, predicting that a big Cruz win in Wisconsin would make it ‘very difficult’ for Trump to collect the 1,237 delegates he needs to win the first round of balloting at the Republican National Convention. Also, a loss in Wisconsin will ‘energize’ those who wish to block Trump from winning the nomination.
‘It depends on how he recovers, and how the electorate that’s been pushing him recovers,’ said Caddell. ‘There’s a Quinnipiac poll out this morning that shows him with 56% of the vote in New York. He’s never been higher than 30 in Wisconsin, but he’s going back to his home territory. New Jersey is winner-take-all. California is a big campaign.’
If Trump can’t recover and get the delegates he needs, Caddell thought Senator Cruz would likely find himself discarded after the first ballot at the convention, his usefulness to the Party bosses at an end.
‘If they can stop Trump, then Cruz will pick up some more on the second ballot… but I don’t think they’re gonna nominate him,’ he explained. ‘I think they will then move to nominate, to try to nominate an Establishment figure, someone who hasn’t run. I think that will blow the Republican Party up.’
Caddell said the GOP Establishment is ‘terrified of Trump,’ and also opposed to Cruz, because ‘they are worried about their arrangements being broken up, their power.’
He said these Establishment politicians would ‘absolutely’ rather lose the 2016 election to Hillary Clinton than win with Trump or Cruz. Conversely, the voters who have propelled Trump and Cruz to victory over a platoon of more Establishment-approved candidates are unlikely to ‘reconcile’ themselves to an Establishment pick inserted at the Republican National Convention.”
Source: Breitbart
Hillary Clinton went to Donald trump’s wedding “as his friend” because she “thought it would be fun” ($$$) Bernie Sanders ABSOLUTELY WAS NOT there..
California and New York choose Bernie’s $15 hr. min. wage! (Not Hillary’s inadequate $12 hr. proposal.) Hillary rendered obsolete before she is even finished interviewing for the job, dictating her next flip flop to her. They know $12 hr. will not cut it in 2022 for a single parent with dependents, anywhere.
Leadership is doing the right thing then persuading others to follow (Bernie); not trying to figure out where the crowd is going so you can run up front and pretend to be leading (Hillary). Bernie gets things right in the beginning, when it matters. Not “sorry for debt, death, and ISIS” (Hillary on Iraq).
Hillary “progressive” for 8 months. Bernie progressive for 50 years… Bernie never says ” I needed to evolve” with “learning moments”. Bernie has foresight and good judgment. Hillary blows BEHIND the social / political winds. She then apologizes later. We expect the leader of the free world to have Bernie’s judgment and character.
Hillary’s flip flop, judgment mistakes: $12 hr. min. wage, TPP, Iraq, Libya, Patriot act, Afghanistan, DOMA/Gay rights, Syria, Keystone pipeline, War on drugs, Marijuana classification, Carbon Tax, No Child left behind, Bank Bailouts, Campaign finance/citizens united (she has pacs and superpacs now), NAFTA (said it was a bad idea), Crime Bill (apologized for ‘superpredator’ gaffe, crack-cocaine sentencing disparity), welfare reform bill (apologized for crushing the poor), Banking reform (shadow banking reform only, not commercial banking), Wall street reform (has nothing), death penalty (confused now but evolution coming), fracking (learning moment to come after big disaster gets covered by big media or fossil fuel $$ stops coming, whichever comes first), Immigration (voted to kill the bill after initially backing it)…..
Regarding the TPP, she will again be for it once elected. Why? Obama is and she can’t think without him. And corporations wrote and enforce the TPP terms. Corporations dictate her entire platform….
Can you feel the Bern
Hillary will complete the rape and destruction of this country if she becomes president
Right wing, left wing………same vulture
What a bunch of backstabbing jurks. This is so wrong, but who’s to stop them. I will never vote for Killary.
Obama is a traitor, terrorist and tyrant…IMPEACH THE IDIOT….The latest Donald Trump Fire Storm, I don’t understand it. 1- Trump was asked if abortion were made illegal and a woman tried to get an abortion “should she be punished” Trump said “yes” if abortion is illegal and a woman tries to get one, she is breaking the law and therefore subject to the law. (Whatever that may be) That is what he said but the media has blown it out of portion. 2- Trump said he would not rule out nukes. Why should he rule out using nukes? Kim Jong Un has already threatened to use nuke against us and Iran has said they are going to destroy Israel by the end of the year. Trump should take a strong stance against these rouge nations. 3- I have seen Trumps campaign managers play back on the assault 50-60 time and I have seen nothing criminal. Did YOU? 4- Trump is accused of being a misogynist because he has made comments about Kelly and Fiorina. He is treating them as equals because he has made comments about all his competitors. Should women be treated differently in the political arena?
Killary for jail she is an incompetent evil lying Wall Street criminal witch. The Benghazi Butcher for the big house not the White House. Liberals are the violent extremist trying to disrupt the election. They are following Bernie and Killary with violence and racism. Impeach Obama the traitor, tyrant and the worst president in history. Beware the progressive Liberal, they are dangerous!!!
Islam is the enemy of the American way of life and must be stopped at all cost and by whatever means necessary. It is a cancer that is growing within this country fueled by American apathy. It is a cancer that attacks conservatives, liberals, men, women, children, atheists, and gays. It is a cancer that will strike at the heart of our constitution and freedom of this country. Islam is a cancer that is attacking globally with no borders.
Get out and vote Trump across the nation. Wisconsin if you want jobs, if you want common core out of your schools, you want to feel safe from Islamic extremist and you want closed borders vote Trump. Go Trump all the way to the White House. Make America Great Again! All aboard the Trump Train! Take America Back from CAIR, MOVE ON, BLM, Muslim Brotherhood and Liberal Terrorist!!!!! Vote Trump, bring jobs to America. Vote Trump if you want to get rid of unfair trade agreements…..Save our Country!!!!!!!!!!! Keep out the refugee terrorists!!!! Just think how many Hollywood scumbags will be leaving the country!!!!
That is disgusting. Unamerican. Stupid.
Is Ted a moral person?? no!…when the DC Madams prostitute list is finally revealed tomorrow…everyone will know that Cruz hired prostitutes most of his adult life….single and as married…thats why Heidi had her nervous break down. http://www.conservativeoutfitters.com/blogs/news/95876097-7-things-about-ted-cruz-and-the-dc-madam-you-should-know Now about his campaign being moral?…Id say no again..he lies, cheats, and evil…nasty man all around and then he calls himself a born again Christian!!..seriously?/!! I know ppl who are agnostic who are better ppl then he is.
thats for damn suer
gop is nothing but corrupt scum