Posted on 03/08/2016 9:14:13 PM PST by kik5150
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is projected to win the Idaho primary.
NBC News called the race for Cruz just before midnight Eastern — less than an hour after polls closed in the state. Fox News called it moments later.
The state’s result was in great doubt leading into Tuesday's primary because of a lack of polling in the state. Most pundits had shied away from making a prediction.
The Texas senator was endorsed by Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho), an influential member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus.
Idaho awards 32 delegates on a proportional basis.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
And yet Donald Trump is doing very well with evangelicals, winning a plurality in most of his victories.
All have sinned. Donald Trump has doubtless done so more than some and less than others.
At some point, rather than keeping a score sheet of every person's sins, Christians judge a person by the totality of who they are. They are willing to forgive as God forgives.
And many of them, including myself, have come to the conclusion that Donald Trump is not some kind of satanic monster sent from Hell to destroy America.
Quite the contrary. As opposed to hysterical caricatures, many people realize that Donald Trump is a decent red-blooded American who loves his country, has reasonable, pro-American policy positions, sharp executive skills and who, as President, will work tirelessly, alongside We the People, to make America great again.
It's that simple.
And all the savage, hateful, disingenuous and misguided demonization of Donald Trump, driven by the Establishment and their dupes, will not destroy him nor discourage his supporters.
Donald Trump is in this fight until the end, and he is in it to win it, and the Voice of angry Americans (from all walks of life) who support him will be heard...
You really don’t get it either. But every single person cited REPENTED OF THEIR SINS and asked God’s forgiveness...and was used of God.
Trump has essentially said he needs little forgiveness from God. Whoa. This guy is too much.
Not so fast....I’m in CA and I am for Trump...: )
You are correct!
How many states did Jeb win?
I was actually in Idaho once, back in the 1980s. Went hiking off in some area, there was a lot of wildlife and I found these huge antlers just laying there in a field. Took them all the way back by hand to the rent a car. And I still have them tuday. Beautiful place, Idaho.
Not sure why I am telling you all this or what it has to do with this post, other than I recall mostly not seeing other humans much, like low population. So I don’t get the delegate total count unless a lot of people moved there during the oil boom.
Now it’s an oil bust per barrel, and a lot of job losses.
So I think folks are now leaving Idaho due to the bust, though potatoes are still big there and there is some gold. So I think the population is dropping again.
So doesn’t Idaho award too many delegates in proportion to the population? I mean 32 seems too high to me.
I would think the total vote count would be so low that Cruz and Trump would just split the delegates, even if Cruz wins by 10 but Rubio is under 20%. Meaning like 14 to 10. Sort of funny. I think if Idaho has 32, Michigan should have more than 59 or Idaho less than 32.
“you would read Roger Stone’s book...”
I read about Stone. He’s kind of psycho.
I’d never really heard of him before.
I just do not believe Cruz will do anything regarding the border, or those here - other than the dialogue he spoke of, which is total bull***
Idaho, that there is kinda funny. Romney country, go figure.
Ted Cruz voted against TPA. Yet here you are still lying about it.
You got that right.
Cruz carrying most Idaho counties like Kootenai where he held the big campaign rally with 3,000 people on Saturday.
Also Cruz carrying the Mormon counties in the East.
A good omen for Utah’s caucus participation in the process on March 22nd unless Mitt wants to keep pitching Marco at that point.
With 65% reporting it’s 14 Cruz. 10 Trump. Rubio is not going to reach 20%. So I guess when the voting is done the other 8 delegates can be awarded. Mississippi 24-13 Trump, 3 to be awarded. Kasich and Rubio were shut out. Michigan
25 Trump, 17 Cruz, 17 Kasich, Rubio 0.
So the total delegate count so far for the night is.
Trump 59
Cruz 44
Kasich 17
Rubio 0
There’s still 8 more outstanding from Idaho and 3 more from Mississippi.Tonight was basically a wash. Right now with 74% reporting Cruz has 43.9%. If he were to get to 50%, he might get all of them and Trump get 0. Can’t figure that one out.
It's their victory thread. Give them a chance to bask in the glow.
Your FR home page shows no info, and other than you being a fellow FR Trump supporter, I had no info. :)
Not so, it’s a majority of the popular votes.
“Finally, Idaho also has a true winner-take-all trigger as well. Should one candidate win a majority of the vote statewide, that candidate would also be entitled to all of the delegates from the state. This may or may not be likely in a less crowded field. The last two winners in Idaho received more than 50% of the vote.”
http://frontloading.blogspot.com/2016/01/2016-republican-delegate-allocation_25.html
Are you forgetting states 51 to 57 that Obama spoke about?
(I think that after his initial embarrassment about his faulty state count, Obama ended up creating those last seven states by executive orders, and their names are Obamastan, Barackistan, Husseinistan, Insaneistan, Moochelleistan, GOPeeistan, and Gaymanistan.) :-)
Congrats to Ted!
And a big slap cross the face to Little Marco.
It’s their victory thread. I suggest we be gracious, sargon. :)
As to what Trump has done..... Translation: Blown smoke up his loyal fans' you-know-what regarding illegals, Islam, vets, and guns.
“...Cruz wins Idaho...”
BFD. That’s the equivalent of winning the World Championship in “Tiddley Winks” or “Marbles”.
(No offense intended to FReepers of the great state of Idaho.)
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