Hey Cruz, err Hillery supporters try to defend this one.
Imagine if Cruz had won the South and was 300 delegates ahead of Trump and Trump tried to pull these shenanigans.
You johnny come lately Trump operatives should not be using terms like lying Ted etc...
It does not engender unity necessary for besting the Dem nominee later.
Any additional second Ted Cruz stays in the race, he hurts himself.
The only thing that can come out of it is people laughing at his stupidity.
But...but...but, Cruz is the only “principled conservative”, Rush Limbaugh told me so!
So obviously when it comes to voting in actual people to those spots, the majority will put in all (or most) of the delegates to support their guy. I think it was over 2000 people picking the 20 delegates out of a group of about 200 contenders.
I wonder if the Governor got anything in writing from Cruz or Kasich?
I think more and more states will be moving away from the unbound delegates. It may have been a wise course of action “back when” and the locals could elect someone that in the past they could trust to represent their best interests. A local politician, prominent businessman, etc. But the caucuses are well beyond that now.
More treachery by Cruz and his minions. Being a religious man, he should know that treachery is the 9th and most severe circle of Hell, because it’s the most insidious form of human deceit.
Who votes for this guy?
Clinton/Cruz 2016
The problem is these Cruz delegates were sent forward from their counties all over the country, to the state conventions.
There were few to none TRUMP supporters who bothered with attending their precinct meeting, which sends them as delegates to county conventions, which sends them on to state conventions, where they hope to be elected to the National Convention as a delegate.
Voters have learned that their is much more to coughing up your ballot on primary day and returning to the golf course or the mall by late afternoon.
We have to participate, or those who do will hand us our head.
THAT is what is going on.
.... If I ever find out that Mr. Trump has prevaricated during his campaign ...... Then that is it!!!!!
.... It will be proof that he has been inducted into the ranks of what is known as the T-SOP .... "The Secret Order of Politicians."
..... THAT!!!! .... Will be intolerable!
And now we know why Ted should just go back to his day job as a career government employee
Once I might have supported Trump but I’ll never do it now after witnessing the cowardice of his attacks on Ted and Heidi Cruz.
And those of his fans.
All Trump has is the smear while he cowers in fear of any one on one debate with Cruz.
Never vote for such a coward so lacking in integrity.
Here’s an excellent article on Trump’s tactics. Anything but debate the issues.
http://www.redstate.com/diary/blbennett/2016/04/23/trump-camp%E2%80%99s-cyber-war-ted-cruz/
“Team Cruz manipulated the delegate selection to gain 19 of the 2o delegates.”
Pure garbage.
The State Delegates at the Assembly elect the Delegates to the National Convention.
The Cruz National Campaign has no say in who those Delegates are.
In fact, the State Delegates Elect National Delegates specifically because there are more Cruz backers in the Assembly.
It would require a manufactured result to assign proportional delegates.
“Team Cruz manipulated the delegate selection to gain 19 of the 2o delegates.”
Pure garbage.
The State Delegates at the Assembly elect the Delegates to the National Convention.
The Cruz National Campaign has no say in who those Delegates are.
In fact, the State Delegates Elect National Delegates specifically because there are more Cruz backers in the Assembly.
It would require a manufactured result to assign proportional delegates.
No worries. Hasn’t DT said that there will only be the first vote? The delegates are bound to vote for him in the first round. DT will win that, right? Get all the northeast states?
“A Cruz aide, however, said that while the campaign had worked to develop a “unity slate” of delegates with the other campaigns and LePage, no deal was ever formally agreed to.”
So will the Governor who blamed Sawyer, not Cruz, and expects Cruz to give DT the SECOND convention vote, tell the whole truth about there not being a “formal” agreement? Just wondering.
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