67% of the voters in South Carolina did not vote for Trump. Why did he get all 50 delegates? Why were they disenfranchised?
67% of the voters in South Carolina did not vote for Trump. Why did he get all 50 delegates? Why were they disenfranchised?
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Afraid of winner takes all? Especially when voters actually vote?
South Carolina is one of the winner-take-all states. Read more here: The Green Papers. Winner-take-all states have a more forceful influence on the national convention than proportional states.
Notice also that in the general election for President, if the winning candidate gets only 50.00001% of the vote, he gets 100% of the presidency.
Look here Jerry Jones, your snark and self satisfaction are yours to enjoy presently. Ted has been too smart by half.
Smart ground game = political chicanery at it’s finest!
I rue the decision to donate and vote for Ted. If not for me and like minded Texans, you would have no discussion here.
He is not of the people, as was previously hoped and believed.
He was never a man of the people.
Colorado recalls the words of Yamamoto.
Logical Fallacy: Changing the subject.
You seem quite happy for an oligarchical government as long as YOUR guy is the one who benefits.
And here I thought we were a republic.
>67% of the voters in South Carolina did not vote for Trump. Why did he get all 50 delegates? Why were they disenfranchised?
At least they got to vote! Elected is always better than SelecTED.
In a field of six, Trump got 33% of South Carolina’s vote and also won a plurality of every district, resulting in winning all 50 delegates. Rubio, second and Cruz, third, running 10% behind, won no individual districts. Cruz has been active in South Carolina, though, in a backdoor drive to get turncoat delegates seated that are inclined switch their vote should there be a contested convention. And while it may be wasted effort, since Trump is on track to reach 1237, it’s an enlightening exercise for the future in identifying which delegates focused more on their own interests than those of the people they were selected to represent.