Cruz wins in Idaho

TheHill ^ | 03/09/2016 | By Ben Kamisar and Jonathan Swan

[kik5150]

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is projected to win the Idaho primary.

NBC News called the race for Cruz just before midnight Eastern — less than an hour after polls closed in the state. Fox News called it moments later.

The state’s result was in great doubt leading into Tuesday's primary because of a lack of polling in the state. Most pundits had shied away from making a prediction.

The Texas senator was endorsed by Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho), an influential member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus.

Idaho awards 32 delegates on a proportional basis.

[arl295]

Wasn’t to you, it was to CA conservative

Sorry

Just read the Idaho Manual

[fortheDeclaration]

So, tell me what other State you think Cruz is going to win?

[kiryandil]

Dude.

[caww]

...."Name the 3 billsCruz sponsored and got passed into law".....

Name those he prevented from passing....here's a taste on just the second ammendment...

[kik5150]

it is 50% of the vote, not delegates

You are wrong. it is 50% or more of the delegates. Cruz may take all the delegates and beat Trump overall for the day, just as he did last week!

[sruleoflaw]

Are you really so blind that you don’t understand the Bible at all — ALL OF THE PEOPLE YOU CITE ADMITTED THEIR SIN AND REPENTED?

Donald Trump has dumped two wives for mistresses, been a serial adulterer, owned a strip club — BUT HE SAYS HE NEEDS LITTLE FORGIVENESS FROM GOD. Wow, what a prideful man.

He says he’s a strong Christian and reads the Bible more than anyone. Anyone who reads the Bible much would not talk the way he does, but you apparently are blinded by Trump. I suppose it would be OK for him to murder a man, too — and you and the folks would stick with him.

[kiryandil]

Cruz victory thread.

I suggest we congratulate, and make ourselves scarce.

But that's just me. :)

[napscoordinator]

Oh my gosh. Really? And he is bragging? Lord that even makes me dislike Cruz even more. I thought he won all 9 and was bragging. If I had those stats I would never mention them. He is a fraud at the highest order. I despise him. I understand now why his colleagues hate him.

[CA Conservative]

Thanks, I went and read it myself just now.

(You mean just because I read something on the internet doesn’t mean it’s true???)

:-)

[Shortstop7]

Yes, he did. But...did it really DO anything? No. It didn’t do a darned thing.

We got Obamacare. It was all theatrics. If you don’t actually get any results, what is the point?

I know you love your guy, more power to you, but Cruz just isn’t going to change a thing.

And now that he is taking the GOP money, it shows what a sellout he is. Sorry, but it is just the truth.

[arl295]

Just read and quoted the January 2016 Idaho Republican manual

“(c) If any candidate receives more than fifty percent (50%) of the total vote cast for all

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candidates in the Republican presidential primary, all delegates available to Idaho under the

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Rules of the Republican National Committee shall be apportioned to that candidate. “

[Shortstop7]

Oh crap. Sorry. Good point. Thanks.

[Catsrus]

Who are you calling a dude?

[sruleoflaw]

We are all sinners - each and every one of us. so, get off your holier-than-thou horse.

You want to get mouthy, fine, pal. You’re choosing a low-character man devoid of integrity. Thanks for making a lousy choice for your fellow Americans.

If we have to endure the curse of Trump, I hope you enjoy seeing him come off the campaign trail this summer to testify in his federal fraud case in San Diego. Slime will follow Trump wherever he goes.

[arl295]

I am just going by the January 2016 Idaho Republican manual

If you have a newer version to reference then maybe you are correct

But they did hold a caucus in 2012 which would probably use the wording delegate instead of votes, since caucuses can work differently

[Patriot Babe]

Amen! Your right God has used a murderer, an executioner, a prostitute, non believers, etc. for his plan.

[grey_whiskers]

We're not voting for a church elder.

We're looking for someone to clean the dead raccoons out of the basement.

[sruleoflaw]

Thank you for your graciousness. Have a good evening.

[Fai Mao]

“But how many of those 175K are Republicans ? “

If they legally voted in a Republican primary then all of them.

You make not like that but it is true

[tinamina]

And Rubio used to be a Mormon. A Mormon/Catholic/Baptist can’t win in Idaho. Probably can’t win anywhere.