Posted on 04/24/2016 7:15:14 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The group could be pivotal
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has a clear early lead in the Republican race for unbound delegates who can vote their personal preference on the first ballot at the Cleveland convention, according to a TIME survey, presenting an obstacle for frontrunner Donald Trump if he falls just short of the 1,237 bound delegates needed to clinch the nomination.
Of the 63 unbound delegates who have already been named, 26 have told TIME or other news outlets that they are either committed to support Cruz, lean towards supporting Cruz or refuse to support Trump on the first ballot. By contrast Trump has the public support of only one delegate in North Dakota. Another delegate in American Samoa is Trump’s local campaign chair, but he declined to confirm to TIME that he will support Trump on the first ballot. Fifteen others declined to tell TIME their preference, and 15 more could not be reached for comment....
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“..The only thing Trump did first was to mention Ted’s natural born ..”
Aw c’mon, it was NOT the only thing Trump did, it was one of the first things Trump did.
Did you know that Trump said Cruz WAS a Natural Born Citizen?
Then when Cruz’s polls numbers went up, Trump tried to put doubts in people’s minds, and now we have Trump supporters repeating Trump’s disingenuous remark.
Don’t Trump supporters have a mind of their own?
Natural born was Trump’s first hit. He actually liked Cruz before he heard the taped meeting with sponsors. That turned him off and there was no looking back.
>Then when Cruz’s polls numbers went up, Trump tried to put doubts in people’s minds, and now we have Trump supporters repeating Trump’s disingenuous remark.
From a Trump supporter: Cruz is exactly as much a Natural Born Citizen as is Obama.
Of the 63 unbound delegates who have already been named, 26 have told TIME or other news outlets that they are either committed to support Cruz, lean towards supporting Cruz or refuse to support Trump on the first ballot.
Now refute the facts reported in the article.
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