Cruz certainly is a slime ball. It is unethical for someone loyal to Cruz to stand for election as a Trump delegate. That is just plain wrong. Dirty politics is Cruzs' specialty. Before this is over Cruz will be the most despised politician in the republican party.
It is gross negligence by a candidate to run a campaign and not let his supporters be represented by a delegate.
If you and I know Trump needs to get delegates in Oregon to support him, it is fair to say Trump knows. Why is he sitting on his butt complaining instead of getting the delegates?
“...and has already made a big push to get as many supporters as possible elected as delegates – even if they wind up being pledged to rivals Donald Trump or John Kasich”
Oh but you see, this is “brilliant strategy” and “out maneuvering”.
Because actual voting has become “problematic”.
You clearly don’t know a damned thing about the primary/caucus process, which is controlled by the parties and always has been. This idiocy has been going on since the advent of political parties in the US and it happens every four years. Yeah, it sucks, but whining about “fairness” in defense of a Manhattan real estate tycoon is just a little on the silly side.
If Trump is going to win the nomination, he has to quit whining, set his ego aside and accept the fact that he cannot win the nomination on the basis of his personality, his business acumen and the fact that he’s an outsider. He has to get his campaign organized and play by the same rules as the other candidates or the party apparatus will run him over.
FYI - Oregon