Posted on 03/18/2016 5:23:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
NASHVILLE, Tennessee-- Many of the 49 delegates in Tennessee who are pledged to either Donald Trump or Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) will reportedly meet this month to seal a grassroots alliance in which they pledge their votes during any contested convention only to Trump or Cruz.
"My concern is that whether you are a Cruz delegate or a Trump delegate the establishment wants to nominate somebody like John Kasich who has no mathematical chance or moral authority to become the nominee because he has received so few votes in the primaries," former State Rep. Joe Carr, an at-large Cruz delegate, tells Breitbart News. He adds:
As a result of this flagrant attempt at hijacking the process, I have contacted several of the Tennessee Trump and Cruz delegates in an effort to band together with the goal of making sure that the duly elected delegates have their voices heard according to current RNC Convention Rules. If the establishment persists in their recklessness attempt to steal the nomination from either Donald Trump or Senator Cruz, the Republican Party may not recover for a generation.
Others are also speaking out. "I am concerned about the future of our country and I believe a brokered convention will only mean that Hillary will win," State Senator Mae Beavers (R-Mt. Juliet), an at-large Trump delegate, tells Breitbart News....
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Amen!
Go Tennessee!
Good idea for other states ... and campaigns.
You are prob right, Cruz takes the orders then directs you to do what they want him to do.
There’s that ‘will of the people’ again. Just who are you referring to?
Listening to Ted IS like having your eardrums stabbed.
Can you imagine if he were to debate Hillary? Screech, whine, screech, whine...
People voting for a candidate that can actually reach 1237 not a candidate that is only staying in to game the system. Only a career politician would think that is right. A principled conservative of course would know that.
Hillary has a deeper voice
I see this happening in many more states. This alliance and hopefully many like it destroys any chance of convention shenanigans.
It must be very frustrating when exactly what you want doesn’t happen the way you want it to.
He could have had someone run a roto-rooter through his nasal cavities, but the poor guy lost his health insurance.
No frustration just stating the obvious.
It is time for Trump and Cruz to join forces and put an end to this anarchy by the GOP establishment.
If Trump and Cruz care about the voters, that is what they will do SOON.
Cruz dropping out, by not being able to get to 1237, would also show that he cares more about all of us the anti-Hillary voters that apparently the GOP establishment is willing to concede to.
You’ve made that clear on a number of threads now....
You should stop.
I never attacked you but apparently the truth bothers you. Have a great weekend pal.
Good. The delegates have the right idea
Absolutely. Both are good, sound, anti-establishment candidates. I prefer Cruz for his debating skills and tested mettle in dealing with the establishment, but would support Trump in turn over their precious apple cart in a big way.
Maybe we are seeing the beginning of The Art of the Deal.
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