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He fights. He fights hard....that’s one reason most folks not on his side are upset with him.

If you can't understand the reason why his "non supporters" don't like him it's because you don't want to.

The delegates Cruz acquired in Colorado and Wyoming were obtained not by the results of an open primary election or caucus, but by the election of delegates by GOP party activists who favor your candidate Cruz at the party conventions of the two states in question.

Anyone not blinded to supporting Ted Cruz with the "by any means necessary" mindset can see the difference in how those delegates were obtained.

You can keep making your brave face if you want, but if you don't already know, or do know but won't admit it, you'll soon find out that those 48 delegates Cruz obtained at those two conventions where the people of Colorado and Wyoming didn't get to cast their vote for the candidate of their choice will end up being the most costly delegates in election history.

but by the election of delegates by GOP party activists who favor your candidate Cruz at the party conventions of the two states in question.

I think if you look back through the discussions on Free Republic you'll discover that no one supported Donald Trump any stronger than I did. I probably posted as many threads, argued as many arguments, dealt with as many insults as did just about anyone.

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The delegates Cruz acquired in Colorado and Wyoming were obtained not by the results of an open primary election or caucus, but by the election of delegates by GOP party activists who favor your candidate Cruz at the party conventions of the two states in question.

The states of Colorado and Wyoming (and North Dakota) picked their process. Cruz was in single digits in summer and likely had no choice in the process chosen. In past years Colorado had a "beauty contest" election that had no correalation to the delegate selection and was non-binding. The RNC did away with the combination, so Colorado did away with the Beauty Contest. Trump's protest of the system came AFTER the loss. He should have made his protest ealier, if he wanted to make one.

Trump didn't even bother visiting Colorado. In fact, he spent more time in New York over the last week (and MUCH more than Cruz spent in Texas before the primary), a state he already had sewn up, rather than venturing into less friendly territory to face the delegates at the convention who would be voting. That's okay. He knew he had a chance to run up the score in New York, and that was likely to his best political advantage.

But the problem remains, SOMEONE is going to get those delegates. If Trump didn't want them, of COURSE Cruz would make his pitch.