Ted Cruz moves all resources toward Texas, his only hope!

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The “southern firewall” Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign has been building for months appears to be crumbling under the weight of Donald Trump’s staying power and Marco Rubio’s resurgence.

The Cruz campaign told Yellowhammer Wednesday night they are pulling out of the Presidential Forum set to be held at Samford University in Birmingham on Saturday, and will not be holding any other events in Alabama ahead of election day. Senator Marco Rubio’s campaign, however, reiterated their commitment to the event.

The move is one of the most open indicators to date that Cruz has failed to pick up steam in the Bible Belt South, once believed to be his geographic stronghold and his most likely path to the nomination. (more…)

Note to interested audience – never trust Neil Cavuto.  Mr. Cavuto is indebted, personally, to Rupert Murdoch (a dangerous debt).

Meanwhile, Mike Huckabee has ridden off the party range to join the insurgency; and those he leaves behind are jealous…. very jealous.

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We really can’t do much more than to point out the continuing Modus Operandi of those within the political polling world who carry such brutally obvious agendas they are transparently predictable.  Enter Monmouth University pollster Patrick Murray:

modus operandi (m.o.) [(moh-duhs op-uh-ran-dee, op-uh-ran-deye)] The way someone does something; a characteristic method:

• On the eve or day of a GOP debate Pollster Patrick repeatedly comes out with a presentation, a poll.
• The “poll” is brutally divergent from all prior polling presentations – and runs counter to the prevailing wisdom.  It’s intellectually dishonest.
• The poll is not presented to show a valid or statistical snapshot of the state of the race.  It is intentionally designed to create a media narrative.  Hence, “an agenda poll“.

This specific pollster, who previously proclaimed Ben Carson was going to win North Carolina, then Iowa, etc. has been thoroughly debunked and deconstructed.  See HERE and See HERE – We’re not going to spend any more energy on his nonsense.

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Well, it’s game over.  When it comes to the Southern Border Wall, Donald Trump has officially won the argument; the rest is just details.

This is what winning looks like folks!

Why do we say this?  Because what’s not written in this story is the Mexican political leadership arguing about the viability of the Southern Security Wall being built.  They have conceded the most important aspect.

The argument has moved beyond ‘will the wall be built’, and now is focusing on ‘who is going to pay for it‘.  The media will skip noticing that little nuance.

In an interview Thursday with Jorge Ramos on Fusion, former Mexican president Vicente Fox responds to Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border.

“I’m not going to pay for that fucking wall! He should pay for it. He’s got the money,” Fox said. (read more)

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There is only one political enterprise occupying our nations capitol. Many people call that enterprise “the UniParty”.   Succinct in both description and accuracy, the UniParty members live very well within a fortified and defended castle we call DC.

Within the UniParty there are factions, each with their own flag.  One flag represented by a Donkey, the other represented by an elephant.  Life inside the DC castle is very good, there are infinite indulgences – both factions enjoy it very much.

There’s not much difference between the two factions when they are inside the castle, and any visitor will attest to an impossibility in determining who’s on whose side.  However, when they travel outside the castle they must keep up appearances, and seem entirely divergent from each other.

They wear different colors when outside the walls, to make sure there’s an entirely distinct optic presented for those who don’t live in the castle.  It’s a rather unusual game to follow.

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I know from the comments section many people have discussed how bizarre the recent ravings of Rush Limbaugh have become.  However, I had not spent time listening to them, until this happened.

As far as I can tell this was actually broadcast by Rush Limbaugh yesterday.  To say he’s contracted a viral strain of election cycle cognitive dissonance would be a severe understatement.  Listen to this logic:

If Ted Cruz wants to win he’s got to focus exclusively on attacking Trump.  Why? Because Cruz has to realize Marco Rubio is not going to drop out.  If Rubio is not going to drop out, Rubio is not the obstacle – Trump is…

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Don’t Forget “Early Voting” is now happening in Georgia, Texas and Virginia !!

This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread.

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A recent Texas poll of 1,531 “registered voters” and 1,293 “likely voters” shows Ted Cruz and Donald Trump essentially tied.  Ted Cruz being more successful in West Texas, and Donald Trump being more successful in North Texas.  If Senator Ted Cruz loses Texas, his candidacy is effectively over – that’s why he’s campaigning in Texas right now.

DALLAS – Six days before Super Tuesday, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump are now tied in Texas, according to a new public opinion poll commissioned by WFAA-TV.

Cruz and Trump both had 32 percent support from likely and actual GOP primary voters, with a 3.9 percent margin of error.

It is the most recent survey of Texas voters and the first one to show Cruz no longer leading in his home state.

“He’s fading,” said Cal Jillson, professor of political science at Southern Methodist University, of Ted Cruz’s candidacy. “Trump has proven to be stronger and more resilient than anyone expected.” (more…)

Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney is going “full Mississippi” with claims about Donald Trump’s taxes.  It doesn’t matter that there is no basis for the ridiculous assertions – the truth and/or facts are not what matters when you go “full Mississippi”…. it’s a strategy!

The absolute worst thing Donald Trump could do is to respond to it.  Responding to the provocation is exactly what they want.  Dismiss it like you would swat an annoying gnat.

Mitt Romney – “The reason that I think there’s a bombshell in there is because every time he’s asked about his taxes he dodges and delays and says, ‘Well we’re working on it,'” Romney told Fox News.

“We’re now, you know, in late February and we still haven’t seen either Donald Trump’s or Marco Rubio’s or Ted Cruz’s taxes,” he added, referring to the two US senators challenging Trump for the nomination.

“Frankly the voters have a right to see those tax returns before they decide who our nominee ought to be.” (link)

There is a specific reason why Mitt Romney is saying this.  There is also a specific reason why this specific reason, income taxes, is being used.  Here’s what’s going on. (more…)