# Cruz drops out of the race

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruz-drops-out-of-the-race/753852>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [May 4, 2016, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruz-drops-out-of-the-race/753852 "2016-05-04T04:26:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 5

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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruz-drops-out-of-the-race/753852/81 "2016-05-05T16:46:03Z")

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> [@bump](#):
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> Trump at least seems like he might be somewhat pragmatic when down to the actual business of governing.

To the very limited extent that he will ever understand it.

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruz-drops-out-of-the-race/753852/82 "2016-05-05T19:52:07Z")

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> [@boffking](#):
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> Under the original constitution that Cruz was fervently loyal to, he would have been ineligible to be President. It’s good to see him come to his senses and realize what a hypocrite he was.

Yes, too bad we’re under the thumb of the compromised 17th draft.

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**Author:** ![nani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58956e/32.png) [@nani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nani)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruz-drops-out-of-the-race/753852/83 "2016-05-05T20:00:39Z")

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> [@YogSothoth](#):
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> Her new motto should be:
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> “Carly Fiorina! Good for something!”

What was I thinking? The trivia contest would end without a winner and the bar burned to the ground.

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruz-drops-out-of-the-race/753852/84 "2016-05-05T20:03:54Z")

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> [@nani](#):
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> What was I thinking? The trivia contest would end without a winner and the bar burned to the ground.

After you spent $50 billion buying a shaved ice company, speaking of “synergies” and “cross-sell opportunities” and “efficiencies of scale”.

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