No closer than Bernie did on the Democratic side. Trump destroyed the field.

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That's still different. We're talking about evangelicals throwing their seemingly prototypical candidate to the side in order to select Trump. That didn't happen though because Cruz beat Rubio, Bush, Kasich, etc., which demonstrates that a ton of people, and presumably a ton of evangelicals, voted for the evangelical candidate. Sanders isn't an apt comparison because the Dems we're locked in a two person race from the beginning almost. Cruz had to knock off several legitimate candidates.

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Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

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No, they did not.

http://www.christianpost.com/news/pew-p ... ts-160718/

The poll released Friday shows that 41 percent of white evangelical Protestant Republican voters back Cruz, compared with 38-percent support for Trump. And 44 percent of Republican voters who regularly attend religious services are likely to back Cruz, while Trump has the backing of only 29 percent in this category.

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How many candidates did Cruz himself "knock off"? Jeb and Rubio were express casualties of the Trump campaign. Cruz hung around till the bitter end like the human cockroach he is but I wouldn't credit him with dispatching anyone.

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So I am consistent

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

This all I could find...

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I'd have to refresh my memory but I thought it was clear that Cruz's "ground game" outpaced that of Rubio's, and that as Cruz racked up wins or second place finishes it became clear that he was having the type of campaign people thought/expected Rubio would have. Some of that may be attributed to other establishment-friendly candidates creating a void for Trump and/or Cruz to fill by splitting the vote among themselves. That being said, my main point here was to disagree with CoF and others who say evangelicals rejected Cruz - the second-place finish seems to suggest otherwise, though I don't have the numbers/exit polls in front of me.

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T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
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I've been here a long time and memory fades. I do think there was a discussion one time about ND speakers. I don't think it was a commencement speech but I think there was something controversial in the last few years.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

The people who don't understand why Evangelicals voted for Trump are missing the point. The point was that Hillary Clinton was going to nominate a leftist to the Supreme Court and that could basically ruin the country for a generation. There are a lot more reasons why Trump was better than Hillary, but that was the biggest one. I wonder if the liberal people here just don't get that a third term of Obama would have pretty much ruined the country.

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God is the uncaused cause of the universe. He had no beginning and has no end. He is not bound by the laws of the universe he created.

Earl Warren
Thurgood Marshall
John Paul Stevens

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That's actually a strong point. Never thought of it that way.

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T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
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They didn't cry over holding up Obama's centrist choice.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

As I've gotten older, I like to think I've become more tolerant of other viewpoints, but this is just too much. How do you even manage to turn on a computer?

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There isn't a doubt in my mind that his IQ is south of 100. His next original thought will be his first.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

<º)))><

Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

I think the goal is for him to turn it off.

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Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

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So what were your thoughts on ND's speakers?

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Was Obama promoting abortions at the Grotto?

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

He'll do that anywhere.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

<º)))><

Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Bless you for referencing that abortion in this thread.

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I can't stand Hillary and would welcome a third Obama term. It was a good 8 years.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

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Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

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Which one?

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Speak for yourself, please.

Well...you see...

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T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

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