Posted on 03/05/2016 12:49:39 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
In the Kansas Republican caucus, very early returns have Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas in the lead. With 3 percent of the results in, Cruz has 53 percent of the vote, followed by Donald Trump with 21 percent, John Kasich with 15 percent, and Marco Rubio with 10 percent. The Kansas Republican Party released a statement earlier Saturday, saying turnout across the state was "incredible," with some locations reporting "four of five" times the number of voters who came out in 2012. Republicans are also caucusing today in Kentucky and Maine, and holding a primary in Louisiana.
Oh how I hope it turns out that way. Still too early, but I’ll take what I can get.
Eastern part has not come in yet.
Go Cruz.
So they still have my Cruz vote to count.
Go CRUZ!
Turnout in 2012 was 29,857.
Wished the Trump thread good luck like a gentleman.
Now I’m here.
Where do we stand guys? i’m out of the loop.
are we expecting to win some tonight?
are they proportionate or winner take all?
[Eastern part has not come in yet.]
Is that CRUZ territory?
any states with a YUGE delegate number in the running tonight?
Who knows this year.
It’s est. 3% of the vote in. This is the best state for Cruz today, but the other states I don’t think so.
No huge but they add up. All are proportional I think.
I don’t either, but I still hope so. It isn’t over till it’s over.
Participation in the Presidential Preference Caucus is open to registered Republicans. [Section II. 2. A.] Participants may vote in the caucus of their choosing held in the Congressional district in which they reside. [Section II. 2. D.]
Saturday 5 March 2016: All 40 of Kansas’ delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today’s Precinct Caucuses. Caucuses begin at 10 AM CST and end at 2 PM CST. [Section II. 1.] Each voter casts 1 ballot for the candidate of his or her choice. [Section IV. 2. B.]
Each of the state’s 4 Congressional Districts is assigned 3 National Convention delegates. These delegates are proportionally allocated to presidential contenders based on the Caucus vote in each Congressional District. The allocation formula for the Congressional District delegates is the same as the formula for allocating statewide delegates. [Section V. 1., VI. 1.].
25 statewide delegates (10 base at-large delegates and 15 bonus delegates) to the Republican National Convention are proportionally allocated to presidential contenders based on the statewide vote. A 10% threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates. If only one candidate or no candidate receives the 10%, there is no threshold. [Section VI. 2.]
[the percentage of votes received] = [votes cast for each candidate] ÷ [total votes cast for all candidates meeting the threshold].
Beginning with the candidate who received the most votes, multiply [the percentage of votes received] by [the number National Convention Delegates] and round any remainder up to the next whole number. Repeat for the next highest vote getter until all delegates are allocated. [Section VI. 2. A.]
RNC delegates may be allocated along with the at-large delegates.
The 3 party leader delegates (the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the Chair of the Kansas Republican Party) are bound to the candidate who received the most votes statewide. [Section VI. 3.]
National Convention Delegates are bound unless released by the candidate
A total of about 150 delegates up for grabs today in four states.
I wonder what the founders would think of all this :)
I wonder how Cruz operatives and the GOPe are manipulating this one?
that’s a nice chunk!!
but please tell me NY, CA, OH PA and the other big ones are proportionate.
Closed primary state...
Cruz will win...no crossover voters...
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