Posted on 05/24/2016 12:49:36 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Washington State holds its Republican primary on Tuesday, and with one candidate left in the race, there's not too much drama about the outcome. But in a twist — and what would the 2016 race be without a twist? — 40 of Washington's 41 delegates selected Saturday to attend the Republican National Convention in July are Ted Cruz partisans. Cruz supporters outnumbered Donald Trump supporters at the state GOP convention in Pasco, and they were better organized, pushing through the Cruz slate of delegates over occasional protests from Trump backers, who noted repeatedly that Cruz is no longer in the race.
Among the Trump supporters who did not get elected a national delegate is Trump state campaign chairman Don Benton, a Washington State senator. Benton predicted that the Cruz delegates will come around to supporting Trump — in fact, ACCORDING TO STATE PARTY RULES, they have to VOTE FOR TRUMP at the convention, assuming Trump wins the primary on Tuesday. But the Republicans in Washington State are not yet unified, The Seattle Times reports, and several candidates for statewide office are either studiously not saying if they will support Trump, like gubernatorial candidate Bill Bryant, or saying they won't. "Do you think I enjoy this? Not supporting the nominee?" said Chris Vance, a GOP candidate for U.S. Senate. "It's unpleasant."
Teddy is the ultimate, clinically proportioned narcissist, with a plan and a devious turned brain. But, that is on his BEST day. ./)
Will you please explain what your delegate count charts have to do with the delegates the article is talking about?
Since you pointed it out, you are apparently interested...
Your point?!?!
Yes she did ( I’ve always greatly admired her ) and I too am a Yorkist.
“...... Cruz just knows the game better than Trump. “
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Not anymore.
Every speaker at the RNC convention needs to FULLY endorse DJT.
If they do not, there is NO WAY they should be permitted to speak.
To allow anything else is divisive and harmful.
HORSE MANURE.
Ted hasn’t captured any delegates that mean anything.
Those delegates will be decided by the primary today.
This is nothing but noise!
Wow, has that ever happened where a VP choice was refused?
Oops, I don’t think you got the memo.
We’re only allowed to shriek at and call Cruz names here.
Cruz bad. Trump good.
“While I’d prefer he’d give an unequivocal endorsement of Trump for the nomination, I understand how much pressure he’s under by his supporters to not give in (at this time.)”
Possibly. In which case his inherent charm is augmented by haplessness and inability to lead or control.
At least George P. was born here, but was his mother an American citizen when he was born?
Yeah, but I liked it, thought it was funny and posted it. Still do. Shrug.
So I assume you defend this crap.
SPOT ON.....BRAVA !
Cruz is untrustworthy and a GOP tool. I am no longer certain he is that automatic fallback to Trump.
No dirty tricks, they were just better organized. He will win the primary today too.
TC hasn’t crushed anything other then his reputation.
So you’re saying that Ted has “captured” delegates but there are further delegates to capture depending on the outcome of the primary, which is today, which must go to Trump because he’s the only one still running?
“I’d rather have Cruz choosing them than the establishment.”
Same thing
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