Posted on 04/06/2016 5:08:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
DENVER (AP) While the focus of the Republican presidential campaign shifts eastward to the New York primary, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is pivoting west, where he is quietly trying to chip away at Donald Trump's lead in the race for convention delegates.
Cruz won six pledged delegates during a pair of obscure, congressional-level Colorado GOP assemblies on Saturday. He is also poised to make gains in several other western Republican contests, including a possible sweep of Colorado's remaining assemblies, due to conclude Saturday. Cruz's success in the complex delegate game is helping him counter Trump's headline-grabbing wins in big states and would give the Texas senator a tactical advantage should the party's presidential nomination come down to a rare contested convention.
"Cruz is ahead of everyone on this," Republican election lawyer Ben Ginsberg said, describing Cruz's aggressive but quiet delegate strategy as "equally important" to the actual votes....
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Mathematically eliminated in two weeks.
Cruz bots versus Strumpets. This primary season has been fun so far.
Cruz seems to do very well in winning elections where no one is allowed to vote.....
Not sure that is the image your team wants to project
English not your native language?
TRUMP WRAPS IN BETHPAGE NY!!!!! 12,000+ PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING! #MAGA #Trump2016
Another state where the delegates are picked by the establishment and then vote with out any input form the voters.
Yep no corruption here sarc
They need to fix this. The candidates should get to pick their own delegates. And the delegates should be allocated based on the primary votes.
The idea that the GOPe gets to pick a lot of the delegates even if they are assigned to a candidate for the first vote, leaves me feeling like we are in a totalitarian system.
No other parties are big enough to have primaries though.
They need to fix this. The candidates should get to pick their own delegates. And the delegates should be allocated based on the primary votes.
The idea that the GOPe gets to pick a lot of the delegates even if they are assigned to a candidate for the first vote, leaves me feeling like we are in a totalitarian system.
No other parties are big enough to have primaries though.
How many delegates did he win at that rally?
Terd Cruz is the foil to get Hillary elected.
Trump supporters turned away from rally stay to protest. "Build a wall!" #TrumponLI
Deal with it ... or you could do the math yourself and wake up from your slumber.
So Cruz is stealing unelected delegates? Like Hillary? And you’re proud of him? That says quite a bit about both you and your candidate.
The rules for the caucuses and primaries were set last year and available to all candidates. Cruz is smarter and better organized than the egoist, Trump, and is using the system to his advantage as any intelligent candidate would do. Epic fail for Trump.
Persuading is stealing? I’m sorry my candidate is smarter and a harder worker than yours.
Nothing is settled until the convention. Not a thing.
Not a 100% scientifically accurate response but based on forecasts, polling extrapolations and my amazing record with razor sharp predictions I'd say 'lots and lots.'
That is one happy group of people.
You’re going to be a lot sorrier when Cruz flames out.
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