Posted on 03/25/2016 8:16:55 AM PDT by GodGunsGuts
Despite a daunting lead in the polls’
Donald Trump ekes out a narrow win in the popular vote and splits the delegates evenly with Ted Cruz, ten and ten:
But the fight is not over. According to the Wall Street Journal (hidden behind a paywall) Ted Cruz now has at least ten more delegates from Louisiana than does Trump. Via Daily Caller: ...
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
Thus spake Trump’s spokesperson.
Do mindless sheephesians who parrot chants of bloviating narcissists feel numb?
“She lost her delegate position in a 22-5 vote to Kim Fralick, a Cruz supporter with no experience in a major political campaign.”
ya....cuz experience in a major political campaign is so important when you’re a committed delegate????
Didn’t the Rob Paul folks manage to do this in 2012? Get the delegates to the convention from some state despite losing there (and everywhere else) to Romney or Santorum?
Of course in that case it wasn’t so relevant since it didn’t affect the eventual nominee’s chances of getting to a majority of convention delegates.
That is how the game has always been played, if you want to win you have to play the entire field.
It’s only 10 delegates, the majority of delegates still come from voting and caucasus.
Smart. Now Trump is in the clear here on this when the other shoe drops on the guy who is not denying it.
LOL... that would be Katrina Pierson.. Donald Trump’s Spokesperson...
Trump won areas with open caucuses where Democrats could choose the GOP candidate.
Which liberal will the Democrats choose in the general election?
He’s winning alright.
You old enough to remember Gary Hart?
That’s a big problem. Cruz has No path to nomination.All he is doing is wounding Trump. He is intent on ruining the election st this point.
That’s a big problem. Cruz has No path to nomination.All he is doing is wounding Trump. He is intent on ruining the election at this point.
“What’s worse? People who actually believe the trash in tabloids, or the ones who know it’s false & spread it anyway? #stupidity on all level”
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Thus spake Trump’s spokesperson as she describes the two varieties of Trump supporters.
Only Cruz supporters think stealing an election from the voters is hilarious.
Only Cruz supporters think stealing an election from the voters is hilarious.
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Date
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State
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D Del.
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R Del.
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Type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Mar 26 | Alaska Caucus (D) | 20 | Closed | ||
| Sat, Mar 26 | Hawaii Caucus (D) | 34 | Closed | ||
| Sat, Mar 26 | Washington Caucus (D) | 118 | Closed | ||
| Tue, Apr 5 | Wisconsin | 96 | 42 (WTA) | Open | |
| Sat, Apr 9 | Wyoming Caucus (D) | 18 | Closed | ||
| Tue, Apr 19 | New York | 291 | 95 (P) | Closed | |
| Tue, Apr 26 | Connecticut | 70 | 28 (P) | Closed | |
| Tue, Apr 26 | Delaware | 31 | 16 (WTA) | Closed | |
| Tue, Apr 26 | Maryland | 118 | 38 (WTA) | Closed | |
| Tue, Apr 26 | Pennsylvania | 210 | 71 (P, WTA) | Closed | |
| Tue, Apr 26 | Rhode Island | 33 | 19 (P) | Mixed | |
| Tue, May 3 | Indiana | 92 | 57 (WTA) | Open | |
| Sat, May 7 | Guam (D) | 12 | Closed | ||
| Tue, May 10 | Nebraska (R) | 36 | Closed | ||
| Tue, May 10 | West Virginia | 34 | 37 | Mixed | |
| Tue, May 17 | Kentucky (D) | 61 | Closed | ||
| Tue, May 17 | Oregon | 73 | 28 (P) | Closed | |
| Tue, May 24 | Washington (R)* | 44 (P) | Closed | ||
| Sat, Jun 4 | Virgin Islands Caucus (D) | 12 | Open | ||
| Sun, Jun 5 | Puerto Rico Caucus (D) | 67 | Open | ||
| Tue, Jun 7 | California | 546 | 172 (P) | Mixed | |
| Tue, Jun 7 | Montana | 27 | 27 (WTA) | Open | |
| Tue, Jun 7 | New Jersey | 142 | 51 (WTA) | Closed | |
| Tue, Jun 7 | New Mexico | 43 | 24 (P) | Closed | |
| Tue, Jun 7 | North Dakota Caucus (D) | 23 | Closed | ||
| Tue, Jun 7 | South Dakota | 25 | 29 (WTA) | Closed | |
| Tue, Jun 14 | District of Columbia (D) | 46 | Closed |
Allocation – All Democratic primary/caucus delegates are proportionally allocated. Republican primaries/caucuses are listed as Proportional (P), Winner-Take-All (WTA), or Winner-Take-Most (WTM).
Proportional – Delegates are awarded based on the percentage of the vote received by candidates, or some formulation of dividing up the delegates
Winner Take All – All delegates are given to the winner of the contest
Winner Take Most – Some delegates are reserved for the winner, some may be divided proportionally
Unbound – Delegates are not bound to a specific candidate and can support any candidate of their choosing, varies by state party
Type
Open– Voters may vote in either party primary but can choose only one
Closed – Only voters registered in their respective party may vote in the party primary
Mixed – A semi-open or semi-closed environment, unaffiliated voters can choose to vote in either primary or can switch registration the day of voting
Delegates 739 Trump 465 Cruz 166 Rubio 143 Kasich 024 Others 1237 Needed to win
How is working within the system and its rules stealing?
Not sure I agree 100% with you that, “But the real problem is the media.”
I have been growing more and more dissatisfied with the Republican party for damn near 30 years.
Just wondering, but do you think those long voting lies in Phoenix were just an isolated incident? Maricopa County went from over 200 polling sites to 60?. Even with voter registration up? No this was designed to shut down Trump and Sanders. I think they succeeded. Sanders was beat bad and Trump was held to under 50%.
Now the Republican party is doing the “Super Delegate” thing. As I said, We vote - They decide.
It looks to me like the Soap Box and the Ballot Box have failed.
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