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. It’s 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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But, you do, riiiight?
Yes I do. If you bother to read my posts you will see that I do not indulge in name-calling and focus on the candidate’s abilities and flaws. I raise questions about Trump’s fitness to do the job.
Yes I do. If you bother to read my posts you will see that I do not indulge in name-calling and focus on the candidate’s abilities and flaws. I raise questions about Trump’s fitness to do the job.
You’re a legend in your own mind.
>I prefer a caucus over a primary, so you should be happy for Colorado is doing the one vote, one count. Caucus is more like the republic that our country was designed to be.
Yes, the will of the people be damned. I can see how invitational elections will be under big Ted “Castro” Cruz.
btt
So true wardaddy, but I’m quite certain this reality that you’d laid out so clearly, has fallen on deaf ears.
They can’t accept that Ted has been thoroughly co-opted regardless of the mountain of evidence.
Personally, Cruz disgusts me, he knows he’s being used and slyly believes he’ll emerge a winner. Not sure what universe this works in. The GOPe either won’t advance him or, if they do, he gets crushed - absolutely crushed.
It seems too many people here don’t leave their couch and socialize much. Or have no interaction with voters 18-30ish. He won’t get those votes, that I can guarantee.
The whole system is flawed and to witness cruzbots championing this ‘brilliance’ of gaming the system, well that tells me everything I need to know about certain posters.
Thanks dear
Try to stay optimistic even if it looks gloomy
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