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To: DugwayDuke

The GOP allowed the “straw” poll...It was non-binding per Colorado...It was cancelled.

Did Colorado have a democratic “straw” poll? If so, you tell me why they cancelled the republican equivalent...

It was not a “conspiracy” to block anyone...The people of Colorado could’ve supported Cruz or Kasich...But we’ll never know because the people were silenced.

As far as state government selecting the delegates, that didn’t happen...It was the GOPe leaders in Colorado who selected the delegates, not the state government...

At any rate, the PEOPLE did NOT have the opportunity to voice who THEY preferred...

If you cannot see this, then you need to open your eyes...


44 posted on 04/14/2016 11:27:51 AM PDT by JBW1949
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To: JBW1949

“The GOP allowed the “straw” poll...It was non-binding per Colorado...It was cancelled.”

Straw polls are by definition non-binding. The GOP said any polls have to be binding. Do you see the problem?

“Did Colorado have a democratic “straw” poll? If so, you tell me why they cancelled the republican equivalent...”

The state of Colorado did not have a democrat ‘straw poll’. The Colorado democrat party had a straw poll. You’re the one who said straw polls were required by Colorado state law. I’m just curious as to how that law required a straw poll for one party but not the other.

“It was not a “conspiracy” to block anyone...The people of Colorado could’ve supported Cruz or Kasich...But we’ll never know because the people were silenced. As far as state government selecting the delegates, that didn’t happen...It was the GOPe leaders in Colorado who selected the delegates, not the state government...At any rate, the PEOPLE did NOT have the opportunity to voice who THEY preferred...”

The PEOPLE did select the delegates by meeting in caucus and electing their chosen delegates. The fact that there was no ‘straw poll’ is irrelevant to that fact.

It’s no different than the process we use to select a president. Technically, you don’t vote for a person to be president. You vote to chose an delegate (elector) to the electoral college who vote for the person to be president.

“If you cannot see this, then you need to open your eyes...”

When are you going to provide the cite for the Colorado law that required a straw poll?


46 posted on 04/14/2016 12:25:39 PM PDT by DugwayDuke
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