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Trump the Sore Loser (Again)
National Review ^ | April 11, 2016 | The Editors

Posted on 04/11/2016 7:54:01 PM PDT by reaganaut1

Donald Trump is right: The system is rigged. It’s rigged in favor of front-runners. That’s why Trump, who is leading the Republican nominating contest, has a larger percentage of delegates (46 percent) than of votes (37 percent). Unsurprisingly, Trump never mentions when the rules have helped him. He much prefers to whine and peddle conspiracy theories when they don’t.

Trump’s latest tantrum is over Colorado, where Ted Cruz just swept all 34 of the state’s available delegates. Trump is calling the results “totally unfair” and on Twitter he asked: “How is it possible that the people of the great State of Colorado never got to vote in the Republican Primary?” If Trump is so concerned about states’ not holding primaries, perhaps he should renounce his victory at Nevada’s caucuses.

Colorado is one of ten states and four territories that opted for caucuses or state conventions over primaries. That does not make it undemocratic. In fact, on March 1, in community centers, gymnasiums, and churches across the state, 60,000 Colorado Republicans attended 2,917 precinct caucuses to elect delegates to the county assemblies and congressional-district conventions that convened during the following weeks. The district conventions send 21 delegates to Cleveland; and at this weekend’s state convention, more than 600 people chosen by the county assemblies competed to be one of Colorado’s 13 statewide delegates. Nothing was “stolen.” This is how Colorado’s delegate-selection process works.

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To: Gene Eric

Lots of Alinsky name-calling in an attempt to humiliate. Pretty transparent these days though.


21 posted on 04/11/2016 8:06:00 PM PDT by Kenny (e)
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To: dynoman

If you are consistent in your position, you would complain about the one in six Trump delegates due to disenfranchised primary voters.

Yes?


22 posted on 04/11/2016 8:06:48 PM PDT by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: jospehm20

60,000 people voted in the caucuses. If you don’t care enough to get off your keister and go, you’ve got no room to complain.


23 posted on 04/11/2016 8:07:37 PM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: reaganaut1

How many illegal things is Obama doing right now?

And Republicans are lecturing us, their voters about the rules - all while they let our President get away with it.

(*here’s my middle finger*)


24 posted on 04/11/2016 8:08:53 PM PDT by Tzimisce
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To: reaganaut1

At least the Trump bashing has given National Review something to do other than continue its surrender on gay marriage.


25 posted on 04/11/2016 8:11:10 PM PDT by cdcdawg
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To: reaganaut1

National Review Sucks


26 posted on 04/11/2016 8:11:13 PM PDT by Mamzelle
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To: reaganaut1

The Truth About The Colorado Delegate Controversy | Donald Trump vs. Ted Cruz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDiZ5HW2wqU


27 posted on 04/11/2016 8:11:25 PM PDT by Lopeover (2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: reaganaut1

Whiner crybaby Trump


29 posted on 04/11/2016 8:11:43 PM PDT by Moorings
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To: enduserindy

this is correct why are so many Republicans in Colorado so pissed off? Why are so many that weren’t going to vote for Trump pissed off? National Review can **** ***. Rich Lowery I hope you read this. I will never read anymore than an excerpt on FR of your rag again.


Because trump told them to be mad...this is theater. Trump screwed up and lost.


30 posted on 04/11/2016 8:12:25 PM PDT by SPRINK
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To: Cicero

“More lies from the National Revew. Who reads that rag?”
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To a certain breed of Trumpster, the TRUTH = LIES ...IF that truth conflicts with the MYTHOLOGY put out by Donald Trump.

I feel sorrow & pity for that breed of Trumpster. I hope that most of that breed will recover their senses with time but fear that many are hopelessly permanently lost in that unreality.


31 posted on 04/11/2016 8:12:32 PM PDT by House Atreides (TRUMP or CRUZ --- The 1st one to get to 1237 gets the Nomination Brass Ring...PERIOD)
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To: D-fendr

No. There are too many variables left off the table to make that case. For one the race started out with many more than the remaining three so the actual vote counts would be smaller in the early primaries. Take some time to process that and you will understand.


32 posted on 04/11/2016 8:13:01 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: Hoodat

The people of Colorado never got to choose between Trump and Cruz. They had no say. They were marginalized.

The BS that this is all ok because they voted in some county elections back in March is beyond laughable. That vote had nothing to do with the republican primary.


33 posted on 04/11/2016 8:13:27 PM PDT by Helicondelta
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

Spoken like a true GOPer. 60,000 out of how many republicans in that state? That is my point, the statement I quoted from the article is a lie. The process is purposely designed to make it as difficult as possible for normal, non political hack people to participate. It is geared to letting party bosses have a disproportionate influence in the process and is therefore not democratic. It is also easier to cheat in those types of events. Small wonder that these are the states in which a GOPe hack and long time Bush sycophant like Cruz excels in.


34 posted on 04/11/2016 8:14:13 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: Cicero

We need an in house FR ad blocker for serial spammers like Reaganaut.


35 posted on 04/11/2016 8:14:25 PM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie (It's them or us.)
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To: reaganaut1

Maybe the National Review should consider what the voters care about: their individual vote.

It’s the only one we’ve got.


36 posted on 04/11/2016 8:16:19 PM PDT by donna (Radicalized Christians become missionaries; then, they tell everyone that Jesus loves them!)
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To: Helicondelta
It's Reaganaut. Sad little SJW, don't waste time reasoning with her:


37 posted on 04/11/2016 8:17:11 PM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie (It's them or us.)
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To: Tzimisce
Watching CNN now. Most of the panel are spinning this crap of “well, it's the rules’. They're also pushing the line that Trump has more delegates proportionally than votes.

Is it a coincidence that Cruz. his GOPe and the Media are all using the same talking points?

38 posted on 04/11/2016 8:17:42 PM PDT by Rational Thought
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To: Rational Thought
They're also pushing the line that Trump has more delegates proportionally than votes.

Well, it's not just "a line". It's the truth.

39 posted on 04/11/2016 8:18:59 PM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: House Atreides

6 days


40 posted on 04/11/2016 8:20:03 PM PDT by Flick Lives (One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. -- Heinlein)
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