I agree the state rules were followed here. But stacking the deck is going on all over the country and Cruz supporters are very proud of this. Most of us that show up to vote are expecting the process to be fair and that if Trump wins the state, he will be represented by our delegates. I was surprised to see how it is really done. I didn’t lie and say I was a Cruz supporter, but I sure wanted to see what would happen. Were the superPACS helping these people out? Where did the list of people to vote for come from, etc.
My reason for posting this is to let the Trump people know what goes on in the local conventions. It is not too late for him to get organized. Even in this state the majority of delegates will not be selected until the state convention.
When you are an outsider, the insiders do not give you much information. I couldn’t find out how the process worked and had to go back and request a form when I finally found out how the delegate selection worked. I had told the woman I wanted to be a delegate already, and expected to have everything I needed. But was missing a form. I really think they can throw up barriers for the outsider that you don’t even know exist. Legal but not fair in this case.
thank you for the reply. I guess my point was that you used the word “steal” and when pressed for further explanation you said this: “But stacking the deck is going on all over the country and Cruz supporters are very proud of this”. The stacking of the deck is HOW THE PROCESS IS DONE.
I completely understand the Trumpeters being unhappy about their candidate losing these delegates but their disapproval should not fall on Cruz who is merely campaigning according to the rules that have been in place, state by state, for years. Part of running for president is knowing this terrain. Rather, their anger should be directed at their own candidates campaign for not caring enough to follow through. There have been articles for the better part of a year about the ground game that Cruz was putting in place in every state. It seems that a prudent candidate would at least investigate why his opponent was doing that.
Cheers to you.