Posted on 04/18/2016 8:36:31 AM PDT by reaganaut1
Donald Trump is complaining that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) is racking up “voterless” victories in states such as Colorado and Wyoming, where delegates are chosen by a “small handful of elites” who are “sidelining” Republican voters.
This is dead wrong. In both Colorado and Wyoming, all registered Republican voters in the state had the chance to vote and participate in the delegate selection process.
The Wyoming Republican Party website explains the process clearly: “Delegates to the state convention are elected by the county conventions. Delegates to the county convention are elected by precinct caucuses in their respective counties. Any person registered to vote Republican as of the call for precinct caucuses in a given precinct may vote in that precinct’s caucus” (emphasis added).
In other words, there is a whole lot of voting going on. All Republicans in Wyoming had the chance to go to their precinct and vote for delegates who support their preferred candidate. And they did so in record numbers. In Laramie County, for example, the lines ran out the door on Super Tuesday, and turnout was up almost 400 percent compared with 2012. “The lines outside, they are amazing,” said Glen Chavez, a first-time caucus-goer. “If you’ve never taken part in something like this, get involved. If you want to make the difference, you make the change.”
The same was true for Colorado. Under Article XII of the Colorado Republican Party’s bylaws, any person who is a resident of a precinct for 30 days and is a registered voter “affiliated with the Republican Party” for at least two months can vote in a precinct caucus. Any such person can also run for delegate.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Just the latest lie from the Donald’s campaign.
Perceptions are reality. Myth Romney’s 47% became reality.
This is now a reality. The perception is that Cruz is engaging in “voterless” elections and stealing delegates. He had a chance to deal with this in any number of ways, but was content to take the delegates and run.
The result is the new polling showing him plummeting in “authenticity” levels.
Cruz getting 1237 is a myth.
Five minutes after Teddy steals the nomination, the Washington Post will start reporting his lunatic fringe friends...like this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN1IXDrXgV0
Establishment propaganda. S’okay though. Here shortly, we’ll have another vote, but it won’t be with paper.
Just another Bush, neocon globalist out to support the establishment by repeating their lies.
Why would anyone on FR post anything written by Mark Thiessen?
One of your guys already posted this
Wake up earlier
VOGON CAPTAIN:
[On Speakers] People of Earth your attention please. This is Prostectic Vogon Jeltz of the Galactic Hyperspace Planet Council. As you no doubt will be aware, the plans for the development of the outlying regions of the western spiral arm of the galaxy require the building of a hyperspace express route through your star system and, regrettably, your planet is one of those scheduled for demolition. The process will take slightly less than two of your Earth minutes thank you very much.
MANKIND:
[Yells of protest]
VOGON CAPTAIN:
There’s no point in acting all surprised about it. All the planning charts and demolition orders have been on display at your local planning department in Alpha Centauri for fifty of your Earth years so you’ve had plenty of time to lodge any formal complaints and its far too late to start making a fuss about it now.
MANKIND:
[Louder yells of protest]
VOGON CAPTAIN:
What do you mean you’ve never been to Alpha Centauri? Oh for heaven sake mankind it’s only four light years away you know! I’m sorry but if you can’t be bothered to take an interest in local affairs that’s your own regard. Energise the demolition beams! God I don’t know…apathetic bloody planet, I’ve no sympathy at all…
Scene 7: Ext. Space.
The Earth is destroyed in a huge explosion.
Hell yeah and verified by the Washington Post by golly you guys!
so funny to see all these pundit’s in angst, complaining of Donald’s whining or failure to study the rules of the game, saying this disqualifies him to be POTUS.
They don’t realize he’s playing another game.......
And by the million plus voters who voted in those states.
Because it supports their candidate’s nomination. Big turn after the convention. Ted August 2016; “Where did all my media friends go?”
Still waiting for the real Cruz bimbo count
It’s going to be astronomical.
Not a lie, sparky
4 Colorado Senate Republicans who are party insiders and Cruz supporters changed “the rules” to abolish the election. It was a slick planned move and there was virtually nothing the voters could have done about that.
Trump getting to 1237 is a myth too, if he doesn't get his act together.
I was disappointed (again) that Trump didn’t make the minimal effort that would have earned him the Wyoming delegates and the larger effort that would have brought him loyal delegates in NC instead of unwilling delegates bound only on the first ballot. Does anyone think Trump could not have found 1,000 registered Republican supporters in Wyoming who would have attended the Wyoming Caucuses if he had tried? Anyone? Does anyone think Trump could not have found many thousands of supporters to pack these NC meetings if he had tried? I don’t like caucus rules, but I blame Trump for not learning the rules and at least trying.
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