Posted on 04/09/2016 4:32:53 PM PDT by McGruff
The St. Louis County Republican Caucus was held today at the Missouri River Township Caucus at the Westminster Christian Academy near highways 40 and 270 this afternoon.
Lloyd Sloan was at the conference today.
Here is his firsthand account:
There were two slates that were voted on today at the convention. One was called Cruz and the other Trump. So there was no confusion there. The vote took place by a public count. Its when there is a standing vote and everybody is counted off. It is pretty above board. The vote was tied, 27-27. But a few people in the center of the room did not vote. One guy got up and voted for Trump. So Trump won the standing vote.
I proposed a motion to combine the two slates. The chair chose to ignore my motion. It was seconded but the chair, Mark Dunn, decided to ignore the motion.
At that point the chair entertained a motion to do a secret ballot because he was a Cruzer and the wrong guy won. The motion was presented by the head of the Cruz delegation who put together and submitted the Cruz slate. It was seconded and voted on.
And, surprise! Cruz won the secret ballot!
At that point I led a small group of Trump people from the room, saying, You wanted a divided party. You got one.
The delegates plan to contest the results. We are collecting evidence to show what exactly happened.
I saw what I saw. I walked out. It was highly irregular.
Ted Cruz lost Missouri to Donald Trump.
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I don’t dish out juvenile names. I have been on the receiving end from plenty of Trump supporters. It is just not necessary or civil.
The rules were broken they had a vote in the caucus and rump won the vote. The moderator then changed the rules called for another vote. That is cheating
What is this Party of Trump? Why should they concern themselves with the Republican Party?
Teb Cruz and his Cruzilums no honor, no ethics, no integrity. Gonna be a war at convention.
I don't like liars and if this guy Lloyd Sloan is lying, then everybody who reads this thread needs to read your rebuttal.
In my opinion, it’s a reckless game they’re playing.
PRICELESS!
>> Politics is a blood sport
Poor choice of words.
You sound like a leftist ...
“Cruz won the secret ballot!”
Well, then he won.
Period.
How can Cruz supporters defend the stealing of primary votes? Disenfranchising the Base is unheard of in the General let alone the Primary which Cruz is attempting to do. This will be Cruz's biggest down fall. Voters do not like a slick lawyer stealing their primary votes. Cruz supporters are so gullible to think this is a winning strategy. Why did not one person in the Cruz camp raise their hand when this evil scheme was concocted and say, "Er, Uh, I don't think this strategy of disenfranchising the base will help us in any scenario"
OTOH...when Trump get 1237 and probably over that, unless the committee has changed the rules aghain, it's Trump who gets the nomination!
I find it amazing how you can condone such dirty underhanded tactics as described here being performed by Cruz. And your solution is to suggest that Trump should be just as dirty and underhanded. Incredible.
Can hardly wait to see Martini’s video.
I want to know if it can up-end the TRUMP LIVE video taken of this Cruz crap fest in MO.
Post THAT, or forgeddabout it. Spare us the oratory.
Cruz gets slimier and slimier.
Cruz is just doing what he is told to do by his GOPE handlers. He’s been weaponized into a “Cruz missile”. He is in the process of acquiring his target in a robotic machine like way. To bad he will fall way short of his target.
I sure as h*ll hope so...I am really tired of reading EVERYDAY THAT CRUZ IS STEALING VOTES FROM TRUMP.
I find it fascinating the the Cruz people think it is a big yawn to use the rules to cheat the public out of their voted candidate. No wonder Cruz is so disliked by so many—he plays dirty—real dirty.
I probably would have voted for Cruz if he had been the nominee, but at this point, I just don’t think I can...He is in league with Bush and Bush/GOPe operatives using their rules and money. He is in no way an outsider in any sense of the word.
As Hillz says, What difference does it make...Cruz and GOPe are acting one and the same.
Eh, if Cruz should cheat h is way to the nomination and be the GOPe backkup candidate, the Dems will probably just pull the same crap anyway and so we will have Hillary. Will be interesting to see how the Cruz supporters react to someone stealing their votes tho.
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