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Ted Cruz takes early lead in Kansas Republican caucus
The Week ^ | March 5, 2016

Posted on 03/05/2016 12:49:39 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

In the Kansas Republican caucus, very early returns have Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas in the lead. With 3 percent of the results in, Cruz has 53 percent of the vote, followed by Donald Trump with 21 percent, John Kasich with 15 percent, and Marco Rubio with 10 percent. The Kansas Republican Party released a statement earlier Saturday, saying turnout across the state was "incredible," with some locations reporting "four of five" times the number of voters who came out in 2012. Republicans are also caucusing today in Kentucky and Maine, and holding a primary in Louisiana.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Politics/Elections; US: Kansas
KEYWORDS: cruz; jis4justopenprimary; ks2016; rubio; tedcruz; trump
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To: napscoordinator
Unbelieable turnout is only due to Trump.

Is that a positive or a negative?

41 posted on 03/05/2016 1:07:31 PM PST by Starstruck (I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

Kansas caucus don’t all end until 8pm tonight. These are staggered results coming in.


42 posted on 03/05/2016 1:08:08 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: napscoordinator

11% Cruz has 49 to Trump 25%


43 posted on 03/05/2016 1:08:09 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: Red Steel

does WTA mean winner take all!!!!???

that’s not good.


44 posted on 03/05/2016 1:08:10 PM PST by dp0622
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

There are only two people I want winning any states—Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.

If Ted wins Kansas, I will be happy for him. I do think Trump will win the others, but these two men are fighting the GOPe, and I’m thankful for that.


45 posted on 03/05/2016 1:08:43 PM PST by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: dp0622

I believe they are all winner take all or winner take most, which is why the rules were changed to favor the GOP-e, where the more liberal states tend to vote for their candidate. Funny thing is, Trump is the most likely to win these liberal states this time.


46 posted on 03/05/2016 1:09:10 PM PST by Ingtar (29.5% del allocated. Trump 27.3%, Cruz 19.1% Rubio 9.1% of req for nomination 3/3)
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To: Red Steel

GOP caucus ended at 2pm. Dem caucus ends at 8pm.


47 posted on 03/05/2016 1:10:01 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: Paddy Irish

To my knowledge Reagan never won one poll against Jimmy Carter. Don’t let polls do your thinking for you.


48 posted on 03/05/2016 1:10:33 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: Ingtar

No, today’s votes are proportional mostly, except one my be take all.


49 posted on 03/05/2016 1:10:40 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: dp0622

Yes


50 posted on 03/05/2016 1:10:41 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: Paddy Irish

Crus will eviscerate Hillary in a debate-Trump will not be able to answer her well-prepared policy statements. Then he’ll attack her looks, clothing, husband and she wins.


51 posted on 03/05/2016 1:11:02 PM PST by austingirl (Cruz 2016)
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To: stars & stripes forever

Lets hope so, he gets caught with his hands in the cookie jar again... and it is over for his campaign.


52 posted on 03/05/2016 1:11:03 PM PST by fireman15 (The USA will be toast if the Democrats are able to take the Presidency in 2016)
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To: Red Steel

“Kansas caucus don’t all end until 8pm tonight.”

Are these early releases an attempt to affect outcome?


53 posted on 03/05/2016 1:11:11 PM PST by odawg
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To: Ingtar

I was concerned, because in NY I saw Bush, Rubio and the other RINOs leading a few weeks ago.

but most of them are gone now.

hmm.


54 posted on 03/05/2016 1:11:26 PM PST by dp0622
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To: dp0622

No. Almost all later states are wta. There are over 600 delegates to be determined the last week of April through June.


55 posted on 03/05/2016 1:11:44 PM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

Well I was told that on another thread.


56 posted on 03/05/2016 1:11:54 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: dp0622
In KS we are proportionate, i. e., 3/4% of a congressional district could give that district, 37 delegates. Less than 3/4%, the delegates are divided according to percentage of voters!

IMHO, all states should be that way!

57 posted on 03/05/2016 1:12:07 PM PST by zerosix (Native Sunflower)
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

I was talking about the list of states in the post I responded to.


58 posted on 03/05/2016 1:12:22 PM PST by Ingtar (29.5% del allocated. Trump 27.3%, Cruz 19.1% Rubio 9.1% of req for nomination 3/3)
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To: odawg

They are not early releases. The GOP KS caucus ended at 2pm. It is the Democrat caucus that ends at 8pm. Both parties vote on the same day, but GOP is in the afternoon and Democrats are in the evening.


59 posted on 03/05/2016 1:12:50 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: Ingtar

OK. Sorry.


60 posted on 03/05/2016 1:13:11 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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