Oh wow! Amazing, the people chose just Cruz delegates. Democracy in action.
Next cycle we will save time and just have them hand in a sealed envelope with the delegate they pick. Voters are not allowed to open the envelope...its a secret ballot you know...
“Do you wish to vote for a Cruz delegate, another Cruz delegate, or this other Cruz delegate? No, that Trump number was skipped because he was a Trump delegate. Which Cruz delegate do you wish to vote for?”
Andy, I was at one of the assemblies where Cruz swept in Colorado. There were plenty of Trump delegates to vote for and it was easy to know who they were. They had signs saying “Trump” and the like and hats with Trump’s name and they gave speeches about how Ted Cruz is a bad man and his wife is controlled by Goldman so vote for me as a delegate to the national convention.
Kasich also had folks there running for delegate and making speeches and holding up signs saying “Kasich.”
I heard those speeches by the Trump candidates with my own ears. The trouble was that the Trump and Kasich candidates for national delegate didn’t get enough votes. Why not? Because the delegates at the assembly (who were elected at caucus) voted for people who gave speeches in which they declared for Cruz. It’s that simple. Cruz had way more support in Colorado than Trump or Kasich. Trump has way more support in, say, NY. So he will win NY.