(I'm a back bencher at a Ted Cruz staff meeting).
Jeff Roe looks at David Polyanksy and Ken Cuccinelli to start the meeting.
(Roe is campaign manager, Polyansky is lead strategist and Cuccinelli herds delegates)
"Senator," Polyanksy starts slowly and quietly, "we're at a crossroads. We cannot earn enough delegates to take the convention. We're changing gears to move to delegate capture after the first vote. We're focusing on states with maximum delegate potential. We're focusing on winning our base. We're focused on keeping Trump below 1,237. And we're focused on winning on a later ballot at the convention"
Cruz looks up, "Keep going."
Polyanksy continues, "We're targeting Indiana. Fifty seven delegates. We're sending everyone to Pence to endorse you. We're getting former IU basketball players, all the former candidates, Larry Bird - everyone. We're drawing the line in Indiana."
Cruz looks at Roe, "Jeff?"
Jeff Roe replies, "It's our best strategy and our only strategy."
Cruz raises his voice, "Yes, and that gets me more fights with Hannity. And more charges that I'm an obstructionist and that I couldn't win with the voters. And I have to kiss the asses of the RNC and, you know, that's never been among my favorite asses to kiss."
The room was still.
It remained still for three minutes.
Cruz spoke up, "Jeff, David, have the written plan to me by 6:00 pm tomorrow, let's meet then to go over it."
Cruz continued, "Jeff, are you familiar with Isaiah 45:15? "
Roe smiled, "No senator, I can't say that I am.'
Cuccinelli spoke up, "The Lord works in mysterious ways."
Cruz smiled. "Thank you Ken. And would you get a bible for our heathen campaign manager?"
Cuccinelli smiled, "Absolutely senator. I was thinking about a children's edition."
Cruz smiled again "Great Ken. Make sure it has a lot of pictures. And I'm calling this meeting adjourned."
Jeff Roe looks at David Polyanksy and Ken Cuccinelli to start the meeting.
(Roe is campaign manager, Polyansky is lead strategist and Cuccinelli herds delegates)
"Senator," Polyanksy starts slowly and quietly, "we're at a crossroads. We cannot earn enough delegates to take the convention. We're changing gears to move to delegate capture after the first vote. We're focusing on states with maximum delegate potential. We're focusing on winning our base. We're focused on keeping Trump below 1,237. And we're focused on winning on a later ballot at the convention"
Cruz looks up, "Keep going."
Polyanksy continues, "We're targeting Indiana. Fifty seven delegates. We're sending everyone to Pence to endorse you. We're getting former IU basketball players, all the former candidates, Larry Bird - everyone. We're drawing the line in Indiana."
Cruz looks at Roe, "Jeff?"
Jeff Roe replies, "It's our best strategy and our only strategy."
Cruz raises his voice, "Yes, and that gets me more fights with Hannity. And more charges that I'm an obstructionist and that I couldn't win with the voters. And I have to kiss the asses of the RNC and, you know, that's never been among my favorite asses to kiss."
The room was still.
It remained still for three minutes.
Cruz spoke up, "Jeff, David, have the written plan to me by 6:00 pm tomorrow, let's meet then to go over it."
Cruz continued, "Jeff, are you familiar with Isaiah 45:15? "
Roe smiled, "No senator, I can't say that I am.'
Cuccinelli spoke up, "The Lord works in mysterious ways."
Cruz smiled. "Thank you Ken. And would you get a bible for our heathen campaign manager?"
Cuccinelli smiled, "Absolutely senator. I was thinking about a children's edition."
Cruz smiled again "Great Ken. Make sure it has a lot of pictures. And I'm calling this meeting adjourned."
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