Posted on 04/11/2016 6:54:35 PM PDT by Lakewood
You see, contrary to the impression that many people have been left with over the past couple of days, Colorado’s traditional caucus-night poll had never been a binding, primary-like election. That’s not how it worked. It was a simple straw-poll — nothing more, nothing less. It wasn’t the process used to distribute delegates to the candidates.
The nomination procedure in this state has been driven by the election of representatives for over a hundred years (except for from 1992 to 2002). It starts with grassroots caucus attendees from local precincts voting on congressional-district delegates (their neighbors) to represent them, and ends at the state convention a few weeks later when the representatives finish selecting national delegates to back a candidate at the national convention.
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You are so right! The GOPe would have shut it all down if Jeb was in Trumps position several primaries ago. Declaring Jeb the winner! So they decided not to involve the electorate since it would have been over by the time it got to Colorado. Because the oligarchy miscalculated the CO party has got major butt hurt!
Not ignorance. The local GOPe miscalculated! Big time!
The overwhelming number of TRUMP popular voters ditching Ted, in November, will be the far greater loss than TRUMP losing Cruz voters.
Cruz, in November, can not hope to put states in play nor has he a prayer for the cross over voter numbers that TRUMP collects.
In one finely organized union hit, Cruz cracks up the Republican Party, kills the idea of democratic elections, and loses to boot.
So. What is his pay off, do you know yet? A mule hacking for the Washington Cartel and its return to power ought to be worth plenty.
Nope. This was all back room crap. GOPe did not plan on Trump or Cruz upsetting their selection of Jeb! They miscalculated, and had to select Cruz as their party guy, because Trump is only owned by his supporters, the voters!
Major butt hurt when in Colorado!
4 just 4 primary states where the people have voted and cruz has won, just 4 and one of those is his own state TX with less than 50% of the vote and OK which is a neighbor.
All the other delegates are from the insiders and establishment.
I just saw cruz gloating about how he won CO, the man is a delusional at best.
I keep hearing the term whining as it pertains to Trump from those who do not support him. I keep hearing Cruz use the term. Just to be correct, whining is when someone complains for the sake of complaining. Trump complains when there is something not fair or flat out corrupt. That is not whining. Speaking truth about problems with the intent of solving them is showing courage. That never gets old!
LOL. Come back to earth. Trump is hundreds of delegates ahead of Cruz.
Cruzers need to understand that Ted Cruz has no chance of winning the nomination on the first ballot of the convention. No chance. This is simple math.
So all these delegates that Cruz is “winning” in Colorado are worthless to Cruz because they can vote for anyone on the second ballot. Cruz is a dumbass. He is getting all this bad press for nothing. He is now behind the son of the mailman in NY and NJ. And Trump is winning.
cruz has shot his self in the foot, he actually believes his own hype as do his handful of usual supporters on here who seem to be here day and night. Hell every time I log on I see the handful of people at 6am, to 10,00 pm and always spouting the same talking points.
The little boy who cried wolf: The tale concerns a shepherd boy who repeatedly tricks nearby villagers into thinking a wolf is attacking his flock. When one actually does appear and the boy again calls for help, the villagers believe that it is another false alarm and the sheep are eaten by the wolf.
I am not a party hack you jacka, and I took part in the CO caucuses.
yep paying off delegates or should I say “influencing “ delegates to go against what the voters want . Yep that is something cruz can be proud of.
How the establishment must be proud of their boy and what happened to those people on here and they know who they are as I do who said they hated the establishment and now spout and protect the establishment.
just wait if cruz is given it off the establishment and millions stay at home because they look at cruz as another lying sack of crap, who is sleazy and an ivy league lawyer who will say and do anything .
Hell the man can’t finish his first term
If the popular vote doesn’t directly correlate with the delegate assignement, they we have a problem, and it WILL be fixed. One way or another.
LOL! It’s the Establishment Union Party now. LOL! They live on FR, night and day. (Of course, I’m able to be around too, most of the time.)
To avoid them you go over to the Trump Rally threads and exchange receipes. Yawn.
Nice to see ya’, manc.
PS: Hey. You did know that LibbyLu got banned AGAIN, right? LOL! Last night. She did another “opus”. Condemned us all to Hell, AGAIN.
But then he will need someone to instruct him that we don't elect Presidents by popular vote.
It is done State by State and then voted by an Electoral College system of those State representatives, representing the people's vote per state.
He doesn't understand the various State primary election systems - So, He literally may not realize that. He needs to hire someone that studied Government in Middle or High School.
Everyone I hear defending this joke of an ‘election’ in CO can’t tell me why it wouldn’t have been better to have had a primary (even a closed primary) to boost voter participation. No, it was just a circus in favor of Cruz.
LOL speaks volumes about some who support him. Might have been Beck or that MS pastor for all we know
It Trump wises up and hires people (GOPe - gasp)that understand the election process, he might be able to secure the nomination still.
But then he will need someone to instruct him that we don’t elect Presidents by popular vote.
Nope. It’s clear now the delegate process is completely corrupted by the GOPe at the state level. Doing it at the state level gives the RNC deniability. Cruz is happy to have their assistance.
Trump will have to push through his nomination by brute force with a hand grenade in hand. With his fingers on the pin. This is cold, dead hands stuff. The GOPe is not giving up the ship (gravy train) alive.
Then there’s the parable of the tortoise v. the 757 hare.
All States should follow Colorado’s led, the GOP should decide our candidates. signed teddy
NEVERCRUZ
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