Posted on 04/09/2016 8:53:34 PM PDT by sickoflibs
While Donald Trump continues to lead in delegate count, this week has not been his in terms of momentum. The GOP frontrunner was handed a resounding defeat in Wisconsin, where rival Ted Cruz beat him 48.2% to 35.1%. Now all eyes have turned to New York, the next primary in the nominating contest, with 95 delegates at stake — where Trump currently enjoys a commanding 56% to 22% lead over Cruz in the latest poll.
But even before the New York primary in a couple weeks, Trump may be precluded from reaching the required 1,237 delegates before the Republican National Convention, given what’s rather quietly happening in Colorado as we speak. As The Washington Post wrote of the Colorado delegates:
But if the Republican presidential race between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz is decided by just a handful of delegates, what happens in Colorado this weekend might matter most of all.
Nate Silver goes so far as to suggest that if Trump gets shut out in Colorado this weekend, he will definitely fall short of the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the nomination before the convention. And that, of course, would leave him vulnerable to the workings of the GOP convention, which many — including Trump supporters — fear could quash his chances of walking away as the nominee.
Many observers — and the Trump campaign itself — don’t expect Trump to do well in Colorado.
Based on what happened in the first two district contests, it is expected that Ted Cruz will sweep the 34 Colorado delegates being selected at the district and state assemblies. The remaining three delegates are the members of the Republican National Committee from Colorado and can remain unbound.
As of Friday afternoon, Cruz has dominated the first five contests in Colorado, while Trump and Kasich remain empty-handed. While neither candidate will make the trip to Colorado this weekend, both Trump and Kasich are putting more focus on the state convention’s weekend proceedings, in an attempt to nab some delegates before it’s over.
While this contest is likely to garner a small fraction of the coverage the upcoming New York primary will get, it’s on its way to quietly tipping the scales further toward a contested convention.
[Note: This article was written by Michelle Jesse, Associate Editor]
Trump, and you apparently, have no clue how a caucus system works.
Get invloved. Learn. Don’t be stupid...
Trump is winning elections, then getting ROBBED.
This is not right. Not at all.
“Trump is winning elections, then getting ROBBED.
This is not right. Not at all.”
Don’t panic. Everything is lovely.
Trump is ... The CheckerMaster!
As I understand it, Colorado does not have a Republican primary. So there was no “winner” for the state. (So no delegates “to steal”. The nominee is chosen during the state convention. Probably similar to what a contested national convention would look like. With supporters of the various candidates debating, arguing, and persuading the delegates to pledge their support for a certain candidate.
I believe that is a little more similar to the way the nominees were chosen in the early days of our nation. State primaries only came about in the early 1900’s.
My state (Washington State) has both a Republican caucus, a Convention, AND a primary. I was at our district caucus and more than 95% of the delegates elected said they would vote for Cruz if they had the chance. However, if Trump is voted the winner in the primary, then the delegates have to vote for him on the first ballot. But if there is a second ballot, they can vote for whoever they want to.
Trump is no dummy and I truly wonder if he has a plan that will take Cruz and others by surprise.
“Yeah, following the rules is cheating”
Using Party Hack Delegates to subvert the will of the voters is SLEAZY...But we expect that of Cruz.
:)
Presidential politics involves multiple skill sets. So does the presidency. Ted Cruz is proving adept and adaptable. Trump, not so much.
Great graphic.
Well said. You have to know the rules of the game your are playing.
Is that what Twitter looks like ??
:)
Trump AND Manafort WILL be holding delegate gain VERY CLOSE to the vest!!! Trump has ALWAYS said you NEVER tell the enemy your strategy, he and Manafort are going to bitch slap Cruz and he won’t EVEN KNOW what hit him!!!! Cruz WILL receive the KARMA he so deserves!!! I trust Manafort completely, I trust Trump to give him WHATEVER he NEEDS to WIN these delegates !!! If these delegates are supposedly bound to Cruz who in the hell can say they STAY there !!! Trumps delegates are supposedly bound to Trump yet Cruz is out there trying to take them SO why NOT the reverse, why does Cruz THINK for a minute his delegates are so bound and firm with him???
Trump Supporters Attempt To Send Clear Message To RNC – There’s Just One TINY Problem…
http://rightwingnews.com/republicans/trump-supporters-attempt-send-clear-message-rnc-theres-just-one-tiny-problem/
I think it shows that Cruz is more prepared to run for president. He seems more prepared.
what’s this rule that you talk about? Win election but then have delegates taken away via backhanded channels. This violates the spirit of an election and the will of the people
Trump supporters wanted a candidate with no political experience. Essentially they want to hire the most inexperienced person they can find for the most important job of all time. Cruz is working the system cause he knows how it works, just like Trump worked the bankruptcy laws. Trump supporters are getting what they want, what’s the problem?
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