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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We are thinking about it in Illinois. Have to weigh the Pros and cons!!
And people actually are surprised when I tell them we just moved from SoCal to TN. ‘Why’, they always ask.
I trust the delegates from Tennessee, most of them. I wonder if we can trust the rest of the states if this catches on. If all Trump/Cruz delegates would agree on this, I would be thrilled, but I would also be very skeptical. I don’t trust the establishment, especially on this question.
Good move but could still end up throwing the election to the Dems if they decide to pool their votes one way even if that candidate is trailing by 20% or so. I still like Cruz, but he’s made what I consider to be a couple disturbing statements and seems willing to play “spoiler” even when it will cause more contention than deciding to get on the team and push for a “Republican” victory. Hope he doesn’t see himself as “the only one who needs to be in the WH”, despite what voters seem to be saying, and become part of the “Cruz or Lose” faction.
Wow!
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