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Cruz to Name Fiorina as Running Mate
Several news agencies have confirmed that Sen. Ted Cruz will name Carly Fiorina as his vice presidential running mate Wednesday afternoon in Indiana:
Fiorina, a former Hewlett-Packard CEO, has been among Cruz’s most loyal and active surrogates since she ended her own 2016 GOP presidential bid after a poor finish in New Hampshire in February.
The announcement, which was teased early Wednesday morning and will be made official Wednesday afternoon in Indianapolis, comes the day after Cruz suffered a drubbing at the hands of Donald Trump in five northeastern primaries — losses that mathematically eliminated Cruz from getting the 1,237 delegates he’d need to clinch the GOP nomination.
Cruz’s hopes now rest in a contested convention this summer in Cleveland, where the Texas senator would hope to stop Trump on the first ballot and then win in subsequent rounds of voting thanks to support from the loyal delegates his campaign has assiduously courted.
The Cruz campaign deliberated over whether to pick Fiorina for the last two weeks, according to one person familiar with the move. It has polled the potential ticket, examining it for its prospective strengths and weaknesses.
The hope within the campaign is that Fiorina will help Cruz in California, which will award 172 delegates on June 7. Fiorina is scheduled to give the keynote address at this weekend’s California Republican Party convention, speaking hours after Cruz takes the stage.
What do you think: Will this help Cruz, hurt Cruz, or make no difference at all?
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She’d have been my choice for our candidate, but I think she appeals to the same people, like me, who Cruz appeals to–folks who care less about personality and looks and more about policy and the appearance of integrity.
Can’t say anything about this move as strategy. But I Am Energized! If there are enough like me, doesn’t that make it a good strategic move?
LOL. Or they could make it real and call it the American Constitution Party. Who knows. With Trump and Hillary’s (Trillary’s?, Dillary’s?, Dollary’s?) negatives so high, maybe this could be the year for a third party.
Yup, you don’t throw the hail mary until the final play. I actually like the ticket but given the goings on of the last year, what the heck do I know?
Funny, I just now realized today is not Thursday. Draft starts tomorrow.