1. There are two paths to GOP nomination: a Stalin Path and a Mussolini path.
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2. The Stalin path is to gain power through the party, the Mussolini path is to use the threat of violence to scare elite into surrender.
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3. The Stalin path involves filling key positions (in this delegates) with loyal minions. This is Cruz's strategy.
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4. A brief history lesson in next few tweets from
@billmon1 on what Stalin path entails: https://twitter.com/billmon1/status/709209123464814593 …Jeet Heer added,
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6. Here's where the action happens. https://twitter.com/billmon1/status/709209619734728704 …
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8. And in conclusion: https://twitter.com/billmon1/status/709210338269462528 …
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9. Cruz is hoping to outwit Trump the way Stalin outwitted Trotsky: by controlling the party apparatus that makes the rules.
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10. This is the Stalin path: Trump nominally "wins" the delegates but they are really Cruz loyalists:https://twitter.com/reidepstein/status/713146357549105152 …
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11. The Mussolini path is to claim sidestep baroque party rules and control the streets.
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12. Going into Cleveland, Cruz might control party apparatus but Trump can claim plurality of votes backed up by an angry mob.
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13. Remember Trump's words on brokered convention: "I think you'd have riots. I'm representing a tremendous many, many millions of people."
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