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Trump’s ‘voterless’ election myth
Washington Post ^ | April 18, 2016 | Marc A. Thiessen

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.

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To: kevao
No matter who ultimately wins in November, I suspect a lot of these rules are going to be changed. The voters will insist.

Voters have had the power to insist for a long time now. I raised a family, paid taxes, and took time to understand the rules.

It wasn't a lack of time that led to ignorance of the rules, it was apathy and indifference.

221 posted on 04/20/2016 7:40:42 PM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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To: BuckeyeTexan

Given your high level of aggression and hostility, I was presuming that you are a male.


222 posted on 04/20/2016 11:07:36 PM PDT by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: dsc

Aggression and hostility? No, sir. You are reading tone where none is implied. I’m a chick. I’m also very analytical. Sometimes that’s a strength. Sometimes it’s a weakness.

When I am in analytical mode researching assertions and examining the facts in evidence, I can tend to be matter-of-fact in my responses, which others take as aggression, hostility, rudeness, indifference, etc. I will make more of an effort to communicate instead of just citing facts mixed with an expressive interjection or two.


223 posted on 04/20/2016 11:43:21 PM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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