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Trump supporters furious over 'collusion' at Arizona GOP convention
Arizona Daily Star ^ | April 30, 2016 | Joe Ferguson

Posted on 04/30/2016 10:13:15 PM PDT by Bratch

Upset that Donald Trump received just a handful of statewide delegates during an electronic vote, his Arizona campaign manager is threatening to sue the Arizona Republican Party.

"This stinks to high heaven!" Jeff DeWit shouted at reporters, decrying the results of the at-large delegates.

He suggested the website Arizona Republicans used to choose delegates for this summer's national GOP convention, NeverHillary.SimplyVoting.com, was rigged. He offered proof in terms of a screen shot that suggests statewide delegates clicked on a slate supporting Trump.

"People clicked the trump button more than any other and we got hosed," he said.

Former governor Jan Brewer, a national candidate who supports Trump, agreed with DeWit.

"This stinks to high heaven," she said.

State Party Chairman Robert Graham stood by the results, saying the combined Ted Cruz and John Kasich supporters simply did better in the second half of the convention, getting a majority of the support.

Graham dismissed the legal threats from DeWit, saying elections have winners and losers.

He said he was confident in the results, saying the party set up a national delegate election that is completely transparent.

 

(Excerpt) Read more at tucson.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; US: New York; US: Ohio; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; arizona; cruz; delegates; election2016; gop; janbrewer; jeffdewit; johnkasich; kasich; newyork; ohio; primary; robertgraham; tedcruz; texas; trump
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To: Kit cat

Vote Kelli Ward for McPain’s Senate seat in AZ. It is about time to throw him out.


21 posted on 04/30/2016 11:45:37 PM PDT by Slip18
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To: cpdiii
Gov Jan Brewer is on Twitter claiming that her name was left off the ballot, and she is pissed. I don't think she'll let this go quietly.

And I've got to say this. I am sick and tired of Ted Cruz and his supporters squawking about procedures, trying to convince themselves that enough backroom deals and shady maneuvers will justify denying the will of the voter.

Senator Cruz could have left this race an honorable man, and could have had a pretty good future. Now, Gallup is saying he is the completely underwater with GOP voters.

The man is a buffoon. A laughingstock. A miserable SOB. And people won't forget.

22 posted on 04/30/2016 11:57:13 PM PDT by TontoKowalski (You can call me "Dick.")
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To: AZHSer
I am disappointed at the lack of integrity in my fellow State Delegates. The people elected us to represent them, not our own interests.

When I was a delegate I was also disappointed at the lack of integrity of the state delegates. Those voting for state delegates at the county delegate eledtions also lack integrity.

23 posted on 04/30/2016 11:58:25 PM PDT by c-b 1 (Reporting from behind enemy lines, in occupied AZTLAN.)
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To: Bratch

Report from AZ

https://www.facebook.com/travis.angry/posts/10153412004461761


24 posted on 04/30/2016 11:59:20 PM PDT by niki
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To: niki

Great video. I sent it to my friends in CA.


25 posted on 05/01/2016 12:11:21 AM PDT by RedWulf (Defeat Hillery or kiss the republic goodbye.)
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To: SubMareener; Bratch

How Arizona Voted:
Those WERE the rules (below), did they change them for Ted?

Trump, Donald John, Sr.
286,743_______ 45.95%_________58___ 100.00% soft total delegates

Cruz, Rafael Edward “Ted”
172,294______ 27.61%

Rubio, Marco A.
72,304________ 11.59%

Delegate Selection: Winner-Take-All,
Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary
58 total delegates - 10 base at-large / 27 re: 9 congressional districts / 3 party / 18 bonus

Saturday 30 April 2016: The Arizona State Convention convenes. Delegates are elected according to the results of the primary.

27 district delegates to the Republican National Convention are chosen with 3 delegates selected in each of the 9 congressional districts.
The State Convention chooses 28 at-large delegates from Arizona to the Republican National Convention.
In addition, 3 party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the Arizona’s Republican Party, will attend the convention as bound delegates by virtue of their position.

... each delegate to the national convention shall vote for the party’s presidential nominee candidate who received the greatest number of votes in the presidential preference election ..., until the candidate releases the delegate from the delegate’s obligation, until a candidate withdraws from the race or until one convention nominating ballot has been taken. After a candidate is nominated, withdraws from the race, delegates are released or one ballot is taken, each delegate is free to vote as the delegate chooses .... [Arizona Revised Statutes 16-243]


26 posted on 05/01/2016 4:30:56 AM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
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To: cpdiii

“Trump knew the rules when he started this race. He does not have the luxury to decide which rules are fair or unfair to him, that is the province of the local state Republican parties which are also as corrupt as he.”

So, the guy representing the American people who are getting ripped off by unethical rules is corrupt? Sure, and we are not allowed an opinion of fairness? Sure, so in your ugly world what is just? What is moral? Bet you are part of the Cruz Cult...not a twit for reasoning, just blathering nonsense that makes you think your ruler would smile over. Get a life, get real...and get the hell out of the way of the Trump Train, we are going to run right over your sorry ass.


27 posted on 05/01/2016 4:47:09 AM PDT by Wpin ("I Have Sworn Upon the Altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny...")
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To: TontoKowalski

I hope the people in Texas won’t forget and overwhelmingly decide to make “Lyin’ Ted” a one-term senator. He deserves to be exiled and to go down as a fraudulent footnote in history!!!!


28 posted on 05/01/2016 5:00:59 AM PDT by edie1960
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To: Kit cat

McCain People were at the convention still collecting signatures to get on the ballot. I though he’d be done by now.


29 posted on 05/01/2016 5:48:50 AM PDT by Suz in AZ
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To: tennmountainman

Wow.

Ya mean them wunnderful computer things can be HACKED??

Well, gag me with a spoon.


30 posted on 05/01/2016 6:00:25 AM PDT by Flintlock (The ballot box STOLEN, our soapbox taken away--the BULLET BOX is left us.)
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To: Bratch

There were lots of older, non technical people who struggled using the computer system.

One woman told me that there were several complaints that people helping them were selecting the Cruz slate for them and not the Trump slate as they wanted.

It was very disorganized.

I got a really awesome Trump hat tho!! And I met some cool people.


31 posted on 05/01/2016 6:01:46 AM PDT by Suz in AZ
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To: TontoKowalski

Someone else’s name was left off as well. It was announced and they were trying to correct that one, so they could have fixed the Jan Brewer issue.


32 posted on 05/01/2016 6:06:26 AM PDT by Suz in AZ
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To: niki

I met Travis. He’s awesome!


33 posted on 05/01/2016 6:12:05 AM PDT by Suz in AZ
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To: Bratch

Backroom backstabbing got Hitler into power. Does Cruz’s conservatism sanction those kind of shenanigans? Or is he running “by any means necessary”. Oh wait, that would be a Marxist methodology or possibly taqiyya.


34 posted on 05/01/2016 6:12:29 AM PDT by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: King Moonracer

Lyin’ Ted practices “convenient conservatism” - saying & doing whatever will get him more power.

From the beginning, Lyin’ Ted & Goldman-Sachs Heidi were and still are Establishment Crony Socialists for the uni-Party.


35 posted on 05/01/2016 6:15:51 AM PDT by newfreep
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To: Bratch

Trump supporters have to organize, show up and do work.

Dont complain about being out worked. Just do the work, and quit whining.


36 posted on 05/01/2016 6:23:47 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (All Hail!)
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To: Uncle Miltie

The voting system was rigged. Has nothing to do with the delegate system at this point.

People were voting for Trump delegate slate yesterday and their vote didn’t get counted.

What’s not corrupt about that?


37 posted on 05/01/2016 6:28:31 AM PDT by freedomcrusader (Proudly wearing the politically incorrect label "crusader" since 1/29/2001)
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To: Bratch

Wow, I thought Arizona was a state that had its sh*t together.

Clearly, I was wrong.


38 posted on 05/01/2016 8:49:09 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: Bratch; All

Arizon clearly wants to operate AGAINST the CONSENT of the people. Therefore, if this is allowed to stand, then what is holding them back from anything else?


39 posted on 05/01/2016 9:00:08 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: freedomcrusader

People said, without evidence blah blah blah


40 posted on 05/02/2016 11:17:30 AM PDT by rmlew ("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers.")
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