The only thing in Colorado that was different in 2016 was that the non-binding straw poll was eliminated. How does someone voting in a non-binding poll make a difference anyway? It’s just a waste of money.
The public’s opinion is shown...THAT makes a difference...
The Colorado GOPe didn’t want the public’s opinion out there for everyone to see....
The reason the non binding straw poll was abandoned was because the RNC had ruled that this election cycle states had to allocate delegates on the basis of a straw poll or primary.
I got this from Rush Limbaugh in his first hour Friday.
Apparently Colorado didn’t want Jeb! to be missing out on all those establishment delegate votes.
Because if Trump had won the non-binding straw poll (anti-democratic from the start) then there is no way that the GOP could have been able to give ALL of the delegates to Cruz. I also don't think that the GOO did it just to stop Trump, they have these gates places throughout the primary calendar in order to "guide" the herd to the "correct". If political parties are going to continue the will have to be more transparent and the rules have to be set befor the beginning of the primary.