Mormons and President Donald J. Trump .!. .!. .!.

On the weekend, your humble Editor will explain his own religion and connections to some other LDS notables: Harry 'Dingy' Reid;  Mitt Romney;  Glenn Beck;  apathetic LDS in Utah;  inspired Mormons in Utah; leaders of the LDS Church; and LDS not in Utah, and throughout the world.

We invite you to read, learn, and comment.  Rush Limbaugh explained how ESTABLISHMENT Republicans like George Romney, John Rockefeller, and one other wanted Richard Nixon to run in the Republican Primary against Goldwater (who was bound to lose to any Democrat after the JFKennedy assassination) but he refused and campaigned for Goldwater instead.  So the trio of ESTABLISHMENT Republicans (G.Romney, J.Rockefeller, one other) worked to sabotogue the Goldwater campaign.  It worked.  Nixon rose to the presidency and the other three flaundered.  This is the history told briefly and only once by Rush Limbaugh.

This Foreign Policy speech will win the Presidency .!.

OUTLINE of the

DONALD J. TRUMP FOREIGN POLICY SPEECH

[ED:  Awesome content!   …  This is but half of it   …   Text is omitted, where  ‘…’ is substituted.

… The best part of the Foreign Policy presentation is in the exciting details you can read later.]

 From:   https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-foreign-policy-speech

·        Opening, Welcome, Thanks, Purpose

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you, and thank you to the Center for the National Interest for honoring me with this invitation. …  America First will be the major and overriding theme of my administration.

·        Five main weaknesses in our foreign policy

Our foreign policy is a complete and total disaster. No vision, no purpose, no direction, no strategy.  Today, I want to identify five main weaknesses in our foreign policy.

·              First, Our Resources Are Overextended

President Obama has weakened our military by weakening our economy. He’s crippled us with wasteful spending, massive debt, low growth, a huge trade deficit and open borders. …  I am the only person running for the Presidency who understands this problem and knows how to fix it.

·              Secondly, our allies are not paying their fair share.

Our allies must contribute toward the financial, political and human costs of our tremendous security burden. But many of them are simply not doing so. They look at the United States as weak and forgiving and feel no obligation to honor their agreements with us. …  The whole world will be safer if our allies do their part to support our common defense and security.  A Trump Administration will lead a free world that is properly armed and funded.

·              Thirdly, our friends are beginning to think they can’t depend on us.

We’ve had a president who dislikes our friends and bows to our enemies.  He negotiated a disastrous deal with Iran, and then we watched them ignore its terms, even before the ink was dry.  Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon and, under a Trump Administration, will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.  … President Obama has not been a friend to Israel. He has treated Iran with tender love and care and made it a great power in the Middle East – all at the expense of Israel, our other allies in the region and, critically, the United States.  We’ve picked fights with our oldest friends, and now they’re starting to look elsewhere for help.

·              Fourth, our rivals no longer respect us.

In fact, they are just as confused as our allies, but an even bigger problem is that they don’t take us seriously any more.  When President Obama landed in Cuba on Air Force One, no leader was there to meet or greet him – perhaps an incident without precedent in the long and prestigious history of Air Force One.  Then, amazingly, the same thing happened in Saudi Arabia -- it's called no respect. …  He has even allowed China to steal government secrets with cyber attacks and engage in industrial espionage against the United States and its companies.  We’ve let our rivals and challengers think they can get away with anything.  If President Obama’s goal had been to weaken America, he could not have done a better job.

·              Finally, America no longer has a clear understanding of our foreign policy goals.

Since the end of the Cold War and the break-up of the Soviet Union, we’ve lacked a coherent foreign policy.  One day we’re bombing Libya and getting rid of a dictator to foster democracy for civilians, the next day we are watching the same civilians suffer while that country falls apart.  We're a humanitarian nation. But the legacy of the Obama-Clinton interventions will be weakness, confusion, and disarray.  We have made the Middle East more unstable and chaotic than ever before.  We left Christians subject to intense persecution and even genocide.  Our actions in Iraq, Libya and Syria have helped unleash ISIS.  And we’re in a war against radical Islam, but President Obama won’t even name the enemy!  Hillary Clinton also refuses to say the words “radical Islam,” even as she pushes for a massive increase in refugees.  After Secretary Clinton’s failed intervention in Libya, Islamic terrorists in Benghazi took down our consulate and killed our ambassador and three brave Americans. Then, instead of taking charge that night, Hillary Clinton decided to go home and sleep! Incredible.  Clinton blames it all on a video, an excuse that was a total lie. Our Ambassador was murdered and our Secretary of State misled the nation – and by the way, she was not awake to take that call at 3 o'clock in the morning.  And now ISIS is making millions of dollars a week selling Libyan oil.

·        This will change when I am president.

To all our friends and allies, I say America is going to be strong again. America is going to be a reliable friend and ally again.  …  We need a new, rational American foreign policy, informed by the best minds and supported by both parties, as well as by our close allies.  This is how we won the Cold War, and it’s how we will win our new and future struggles.

·              First, we need a long-term plan to halt the spread and reach of radical Islam.

Containing the spread of radical Islam must be a major foreign policy goal of the United States.  …  We must stop importing extremism through senseless immigration policies.  …  And then there’s ISIS. I have a simple message for them. Their days are numbered. I won’t tell them where and I won’t tell them how. We must as, a nation, be more unpredictable. But they’re going to be gone. And soon.

·              Secondly, we have to rebuild our military and our economy.

The Russians and Chinese have rapidly expanded their military capability, but look what’s happened to us!  …  We will spend what we need to rebuild our military. It is the cheapest investment we can make. We will develop, build and purchase the best equipment known to mankind. Our military dominance must be unquestioned.  …  We need to think smarter about areas where our technological superiority gives us an edge. This includes 3-D printing, artificial intelligence and cyberwarfare.   A great country also takes care of its warriors. Our commitment to them is absolute. A Trump Administration will give our service men and women the best equipment and support in the world when they serve, and the best care in the world when they return as veterans to civilian life.

·              Finally, we must develop a foreign policy based on American interests.

…  Our foreign policy goals must be based on America’s core national security interests, and the following will be my priorities.  …  And we must only be generous to those that prove they are our friends.  We desire to live peacefully and in friendship with Russia and China. We have serious differences with these two nations, and must regard them with open eyes. But we are not bound to be adversaries. We should seek common ground based on shared interests. Russia, for instance, has also seen the horror of Islamic terrorism.  I believe an easing of tensions and improved relations with Russia – from a position of strength – is possible. Common sense says this cycle of hostility must end. Some say the Russians won’t be reasonable. I intend to find out. If we can’t make a good deal for America, then we will quickly walk from the table.  Fixing our relations with China is another important step towards a prosperous century. China respects strength, and by letting them take advantage of us economically, we have lost all of their respect. We have a massive trade deficit with China, a deficit we must find a way, quickly, to balance.  A strong and smart America is an America that will find a better friend in China. We can both benefit or we can both go our separate ways.  After I am elected President, I will also call for a summit with our NATO allies, and a separate summit with our Asian allies. In these summits, we will not only discuss a rebalancing of financial commitments, but take a fresh look at how we can adopt new strategies for tackling our common challenges.  …   Our goal is peace and prosperity, not war and destruction.  The best way to achieve those goals is through a disciplined, deliberate and consistent foreign policy.  With President Obama and Secretary Clinton we’ve had the exact opposite: a reckless, rudderless and aimless foreign policy – one that has blazed a path of destruction in its wake.   After losing thousands of lives and spending trillions of dollars, we are in far worse shape now in the Middle East than ever before.   ,,,  Our friends and enemies must know that if I draw a line in the sand, I will enforce it.  …  My goal is to establish a foreign policy that will endure for several generations.  That is why I will also look for talented experts with new approaches, and practical ideas, rather than surrounding myself with those who have perfect resumes but very little to brag about except responsibility for a long history of failed policies and continued losses at war.   …

·         These are my goals, as president.  //  [Conclusion & THANKS!  ]

 …   …   …   Under a Trump Administration, no American citizen will ever again feel that their needs come second to the citizens of foreign countries. I will view the world through the clear lens of American interests. I will be America’s greatest defender and most loyal champion. We will not apologize for becoming successful again, but will instead embrace the unique heritage that makes us who we are. The world is most peaceful, and most prosperous, when America is strongest. America will continually play the role of peacemaker. We will always help to save lives and, indeed, humanity itself. But to play that role, we must make America strong again. We must make America respected again. And we must make America great again. If we do that, perhaps this century can be the most peaceful and prosperous the world has ever known. Thank you.

The MESSAGE …

The MESSAGE … And it's Importance  Donald J. Trump brings the Conservative Message (like never before!)  Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity explain the Trump Phenomenon as the importance of the message: (1) Barack Hussein Obama has succeeded beyond the wildest dreams of his father in radically changing USA for the worse, bringing it down notches to other nation levels in some areas, like national DEBT and degrading the Military. Etc-Long-List. … (2) Conservative/Republicans have not fulfilled their election promises to stand against the degradation of the nation.  There are a few who tried, but ESTABLISHMENT Republicans care more about their power/positions than saving USA. (3)  Elite-Club Republicans and Democrats shun true Conservatives, like Ted Cruz, and outsiders like Donald J. Trump. Most Media is part of the Establishment, as are some ‘conservative’ talk show hosts.

Remember what made the Rush Limbaugh Show #1 in America:  The Liberal monopoly left a void of what many and most Americans saw, thought, and knew.  They were giving half-truths and lies.

In both instances, then with Rush Limbaugh saying what people were thinking, the Truth; and now, with Donald Trump also speaking the Truth, it fills a void and THE MESSAGE carries the day.  Ted Cruz was also able to fill this void and win the Presidency, but Donald Trump has been more forceful. .!.

As one talk radio caller said, (modified slightly):

Cruz:  “You have rats in your attic, and I can fix it.”

Trump:  “You have DAMN rats in your attic, and I can fix it, NOW!”

Your comments are welcome and solicited. What do you think and say?  When we view the seriousness of the American situation, anyone who speaks in polite terms doesn’t see the gravity of $20TRILLION left for our kids and grandkids, which will NEVER be paid off without Cruz or Trump. 

Rush Limbaugh also observes and teaches that Trump is not an ideologue: he doesn’t see Left and Right but rather what is good for America. Further, this national election is ‘situational’, not ‘political’. Let’s Roll !!!  It won't be politics as usual.  The GOP is forever changed.  

'Open Convention' vs 'Brokered Convention'

The RNC of the GOP, Republican National Committee of the Grand Olde Party, think and say that they are in charge of their own political party. The have 'Rule 40' that was put in to benefit Mitt Romney, but they may change that rule the week or day before the national convention in Cleveland Ohio July 18-21, 2016.

They could then just choose the (1) Nominee; (2) VP Nominee; and (3) Platform for the 2016 general election, to run against the Democrat(ic) Party replacement for HRClinton.  This would be the old-style 'Brokered Convention' where the main (1) Nominee is decided in a 'smoke-filled room'.

On the other hand, an 'open convention' requires repeated voting.  Delegates are 'bound' to vote on the first ballot for how they were selected, and released on subsequent votes.

This all becomes moot if Donald J. Trump achieves 1,237 (simple majority) before Convention.  Of course, Ted Cruz could also achieve the number to grasp the gold ring, but there is a 50/50 chance we arrive at Cleveland Convention with a plurality (the most but not majority) and we feel that Trump would like the challenge and drama.

What are your thoughts and comments?

Run up to 1,237 Delegates {25 states are yet to vote}

Run up to 1,237 Delegates  {25 states are yet to vote, 3-11-2016}

Voting     Total     State   Trump %   Trump      Running     Cruz %    Cruz   Running 

Date        Deleg    Abbr.    popula      Deleg        Total           popular  Del      Total

-Mar11       825                                                       463               463    362      362 

Mar12    19m      DC/G     ??              ?17?         480              ?x?       xx          xx 

Mar15    99         FL          100           99             579              xx         xx          xx 

Mar15    69         IL           100           69             648              xx         xx          xx 

Mar15    52         MO       100           52             700              xx         xx          xx 

Mar15    72p       NC         ??              36?           736              36?      xx          398 

Mar15    66         OH        ---              0                xx                 ---         0            xx 

Mar22    9            AS         100 ?        xx              xx                 xx         xx          xx 

Mar22    58         AZ         100x         xx              xx                 100y   58         456 

Mar22    40         UT         20m          xx              xx                 80m     80         496 

Apr5       42         WI         100           42             778              xx         xx          xx 

Apr19     95         NY         100m        95-15       873              xx         xx+15  xx 

Apr26     28         CT          100m        28-8          901              xx         xx+8   xx 

Apr26     16         DE         100           16             917              xx         xx          xx 

Apr26     38         MD        100           38             955              xx         xx          xx 

Apr26     71         PA         100           71             1026            xx         xx          xx 

Apr26     19p       RI           ??              ?9?            1035            ??         10?       506 

May3      57         IN          100           57             1092            xx         xx          xx 

May10    33         NE         100x         xx              xx                 100y    33         539 

May10    34         WV        100           34             1126            xx         xx          xx 

May17    28p       OR         ??              14?           1140            ??         14?       553 

May24    44p       WA       ?? m          22?  +3     1162            ??         22? -3  575 

Jun7        27         MT        100x         xx              xx                 100y    27         602 

Jun7        29         SD         100x         xx              xx                 100y    29         631 

Jun7        24p       NM        ?? x           5                1167            ??         19         670 

Jun7        51         NJ          100           51             1218            xx         xx          xx 

Jun7        172       CA         100           172           1380            xx         xx          670 

Where in the world is :::   ND,  WY,  (??=some questions)

x/y = win-uncertain w/no-polling, yet.   m=winner-take-most.

Look to Donald J. Trump to go into Convention with ~1,380 delegates (after CA votes);

and Senator Ted Cruz in 2^nd-place with less than half of that.  These are projections.

Do not look for any RNC efforts to take the nomination away from delegate voting .!.

The next president will be President Trump or President Cruz;  HRC is unelectable.

.

Closed-door VS Open-Convention (NRC rule change?)

The Olde "smoke-filled room" won't happen[edit]

Rule 40 says that votes will happen until someone reaches the simple majority of delegates (1237). I heard Ted Cruz say today that selecting the Republican nominee to run in the general election would lead to an uprising if it is done in a Smoke-filled room. In this, he was clearly mistaken. The RNC could change the rule, and probably will, but it will still come to voting over and over. On the other hand, it is noted that the week or so before the Convention, the RNC will meet and decide any rule changes, such as allowing any candidate with at least one delegate won to be allowed on the first ballot. That could prevent Trump or Cruz (current leaders) from achieving the simple majority on the first ballot. However, they would probably come to the same conclusion after the third vote. Another scenario would be for two candidates to team, POTUS/VP, to exceed the 1,237 delegate majority. This can all be documented in the current news, but why not wait a week until winner-take-all voting takes place in Illinois, Florida, and Ohio? Also, wait until someone exceeds the simple majority and "The Establishment" (so-called) decides to change the rules anyway to try to exclude Trump or Cruz. (Hannity says that what applies to hating Trump also applies to Cruz, the outsiders.) 

Republican Debate in Detroit FoxNews 3/3/2016

Republican Debate in Detroit FoxNews    3/3/2016

Moderating:  Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly, and Chris Wallace.

Candidate hopefuls: Trump, Ted Cruz, Rubio, Kasich.

http://www.foxnews.com/live-coverage/fox-news-gop-debate

Federal News Service transcription:  http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/us/politics/transcript-of-the-republican-presidential-debate-in-detroit.html

Since you can fast forward through the video and word-search the transcript, we will give the main topics presented and the main comments from the four candidates.  We will provide a little ‘color commentary’ but expect you to be watching and see that for yourselves.  Look for further discussion on our new website:  http://ConserveThot.blogspot.com where you also can argue back and forth. 

We really like Ted Cruz putting in the next nominees to the Supreme Court, but expect Donald Trump to roll on.  ABC means Anybody But Clinton and she is already convicted in the Court of Public Opinion.  Anyone the Democrats have will be beaten in a landslide by Trump, Cruz, or Rubio, hands down!

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60sec answers, 30sec re-butt.  “Be respectful, like a Red Wings hockey game.”

MAIN TOPIC:   Romney’s comment, directed to Trump (asked by Chris Wallace)

Trump:  He failed and lost to Obama. I believe in Free Trade, not when they beat us with imbalance, etc.  “We will make great trade deals”

MAIN TOPIC:   What are your views on the Ku Klux Klan?

Trump:  Take a look at my Twitter account.  [Chris Wallace gives a friendly smile]

MAIN TOPIC:   You mocked Trump with ‘small hands’ etc.

Rubio:  He deserves to be attacked that way;  I would prefer to have a policy debate.

Trump:  I take back calling him a light-weight;  look at these hands. [Big]

MAIN TOPIC:   [Lynnette was coughing and I missed the question about Trump vs Ted Cruz]

Cruz:  This is not about the insults;  This is about JOBS.  People are interested in solutions, not slogans.

Trump: I’ve heard him say over and over and I’ve won three, he’s being beaten badly.

Rubio: 2/3 of the people don’t vote for him;  he is not Conservative.

Trump:  Very nice words but happen to be wrong.  National poll: He’s at 15, he’s at 14, I’m at 49%.

MAIN TOPIC:   Do you buy Romney’s blueprint?

Kasich:  Democrats tell me all the time that I can get the crossovers, as the adult on the stage.

MAIN TOPIC:   What jobs have you created?

Rubio:  Go on my website to see real policies.

Trump: This little guy has lied so much about my record.  My sister thought it amazing.

Rubio:  The answer is that he is not going to do it.  (Bring manufacturing back from Mexico.)

[Rush Limbaugh said that a strategy for Rubio would be to egg Trump to making a bad statement.]

MAIN TOPIC:   Trump proposed tax cut to add $10TRILLION; be specific what to cut

Trump:  Common Core; Environmental Protection; waste, fraud, abuse; Larry Kudlow likes my plan.

[Graphic shows $544 Billion deficit]   We don’t bid properly with Pharmaceuticals.

[Another full screen graphic]  We’ll save $300billion/year if we negotiate.

MAIN TOPIC:   Who will collect the taxes if you abolish the IRS?

Cruz:  They are so corrupt, put it on a postcard. Let me go back to the lack of specificity.  I have given a plan that will cut $500billion.  Donald Trump has been part of the corruption in D.C.

Trump:  I have been supporting politicians on many sides for years, I wasn’t a politician. Etc.  We need people to break gridlock and get things done.

MAIN TOPIC:   Is Trump wrong saying not to increase the Minimum Wage?

Kasich:  I’m the only person on stage that balanced the budget. Use common sense.  Etc.  I won.

MAIN TOPIC:   Immigration

Cruz:  Look to the actual record.  Donald Trump gave $50,000 to Gang of Eight.  Why?

Trump:  I’m doing 120 deals outside of the United States.  Soon children will take over.

MAIN TOPIC:   The New York Times interview, and flexibility in deporting

Trump:  Off-the-record is a very important thing.  There is always some tug-and-pull, negotiation.

MAIN TOPIC:   After Gang of Eight, you still seem to not

Rubio:  I absolutely want to solve this situation;  I did the best with the Senate that was then.

Trump:  Sheriff Arpaio supports me.  Rubio give-and-take is OK.

Break for commercial:  Last Q was from Megyn:  Will you allow releasing The NYTimes tape?

Trump doubles-down like a negotiator and teases them, “I will not do that.” [serious face.]

MAIN TOPIC:   Visas for highly-skilled or not?

Trump:  I’m changing; I’m changing.  We need to keep the brain-power after they graduate here.

MAIN TOPIC:   You reversed yourself, you declined to join H1D abuse.

Cruz:  I’ll call for an audit.  It is not dissimilar with Donald’s hotel in Florida.  How many worked as a waiter?  [He asks the audience, and everyone claps, cheers, and raises a hand.]

Trump:  I’ve had tens of thousands;  short season;  It’s legal and we bring them in, and out.

Cruz:  That’s not accurate. Americans wanted the jobs. Etc.  [“wrong”, Trump interjects]

Trump:  This is what other hotels do …  [Cruz wants the tape released:  “You’re the liar” says Trump.]

[The audience is yelling and no one can understand what they are saying.  They yell to each other.]

MAIN TOPIC:   ISIS and ground troops in Syria

Rubio:  It will require Special Ops and air strikes.

Kasich:  I helped Rumsfeld with his problems. Libya is a desert.  Work with Muslim friends. Etc.  Take care of the job in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, and then come home.

MAIN TOPIC:   Military will refuse to carry out extreme interrogation

Trump:  They won’t refuse me, believe me.  They are chopping off heads.  Waterboarding is fine.  Can you imagine these animals that chop off heads and see us talking about waterboarding.  That is what leaders do.  [Addresses the families of the terrorists, watching their husbands on TV.]

Cruz:  Yelling doesn’t make you a tough guy.  Reagan generated jobs, rebuilt the military, and won the Cold War;  I will do the same thing.  If they wage Jihad against America, they sign their death warrant.

MAIN TOPIC:   Snowden and treason, you waited to condemn

Cruz:  Start with the facts first, and pass judgement later.  He fled to Russia, China, undermined us.

MAIN TOPIC:   Who would you get for Anti-Terrorism.

Trump:  [xxx]   I said from the beginning that Snowden was a spy.

Kasich:  I knew Ronald Reagan.  You can take it from there.

[Another commercial break.]

MAIN TOPIC:   Megyn asks about reversing and shows clips on war answers …

Trump:  I was always against going into Iraq;  nuclear weapons changed the game. Etc.

Trump:  At first they were talking about small number of Syrian immigrants. Safe zones there.

[Dust up with Megyn and Rubio challenging Trump on an ongoing legal action with Trump University. They pound him over and over with what they perceive as ‘facts’ and Donald says let’s see after it is resolved in three years. He gets really beat up on this one.  Trump says he doesn’t cave.]

Cruz:  Is this the debate you want in the general election?  [Trump, “Oh, stop it.”]

Cruz:  Count to ten, Donald.   Come join us—we want you on our team.  [Cheers]

Megyn goes to Kasich “Let’s come together and stop fighting” to go to commercial break.  The audience cheers the statement of Kasich.  We’ll see if that translated to votes in Ohio, winner-take-all on March 15 where Trump now leads by double-digits.

MAIN TOPIC:   Why haven’t Republicans done more with water in Flynt Michigan?

Rubio:  Accountability is important, and it wasn’t political. Ensure it never happens again.

MAIN TOPIC:   Should gov’t bail out the schools?

Kasich:  They came to me in Ohio.

MAIN TOPIC:   Detroit was the symbol of U.S. manufacturing might, not now. Be specific.

Cruz:  60 yrs of failed Leftwing policy.  [History] It is an outrage, media should report it.

SOCIAL ISSUES    [Clip of Kasich vs GAY marriage dissenters.]

MAIN TOPIC:   GAY is the law of the land, What of Adoption

Cruz:  It should be a state decision.  There is no compromise like another on this stage.

Trump:  He is right.  Most people would prefer to leave it to the states.

MAIN TOPIC:   Scalia talked about guns

Rubio:  The Second Amendment is in the Constitution for a reason.  Criminals don’t follow the laws.

MAIN TOPIC:   [Trump changed his mind and now doesn’t ban assault weapons]

Trump:  If Paris had guns, you would not have had 130 people killed.

Cruz:  He would compromise on the Supreme Court.  [“I did not say that”  adds Trump.]

Trump:  He supported John Roberts, the primary supporter, who let us down on Obamacare.

Cruz:  Breathe, breathe, breathe,  I wrote one opEd, and I wouldn’t have nominated him.

Rubio makes some comment we missed and smiles to audience applause.

[Commercial ads, including the new movie “Risen” which is amazing, for the faithful.]

MAIN TOPIC:   Tell Mr Trump why he isn’t prepared on Foreign Policy.

Rubio:  Etc.  Much of our future now depends on it.  Millennials can be the greatest generation.

Trump:  I’ve gotten to know Marco and he is not a leader. They will do as I tell them (in military.)

Rubio:  One again, he didn’t respond with policy.  North Korea has a lunatic. [Arguing next]

Trump: Wouldn’t it be nice if we got along with Russia, China?  Etc.

MAIN TOPIC:   Sanctions on North Korea

Cruz:  The Clinton Adm failed and lifted sanctions.  Now it is harder. Move carriers to So.China sea. Etc.

[Break.  Graphic of Facebook: Trump(60%); Cruz(18%); Rubio(11%); Carson(7%); Kasich(4%)]

[[So for the last month conversations, Ben Carson was beating Kasich in the conversations.]]

LAST QUESTION OF THE NIGHT:   THE RNC PLEDGE:  “Will you support the nominee?”

Rubio:  She lied to the families of the victims of Benghazi.

Cruz:  I made a promise, I will fight for your rights.

Kasich:  I’ll be the nominee.  [cheers]

Trump:  Even if it’s not me?  Millions and millions have come in; Democrats are losing.  Yes, I will.

Closing Statements:

Kasich:  I have a record, not just talk/theory.  We’ve left no one behind in Ohio.

Rubio:  Problems in America; embrace opportunities, if we get this election right.

Cruz:  To every soldier;  Mom & Dad;  Immoral to send to battle with arms tied. I…will…have…your…back!!!

Trump:  We will bring JOBS back, and you will be very proud of America.  Thank you.

[Trump shakes everyone’s hand but Rubio doesn’t open his, so Trump gives him a fist bump.]

[Kasich doesn’t want a photo of shaking hands w/Rubio, so he gives him an elbow bump.]

Bottom Line:  Rubio says he’ll win in Florida; and Kasich says he will win in Ohio.

“Who won the Debate?” DrudgeReport voting: Trump(66%);  Cruz(20%);  Kasich(9%);   Rubio(5%).