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Trump’s ‘voterless’ election myth
Washington Post ^
| April 18, 2016
| Marc A. Thiessen
Posted on 04/18/2016 8:36:31 AM PDT by reaganaut1
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To: reaganaut1
This is dead wrong. In both Colorado and Wyoming, all registered Republican voters in the state had the chance to vote and participate in the delegate selection process. A 'chance' to vote? Sounds like a lottery.
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posted on
04/18/2016 8:47:33 AM PDT
by
Just mythoughts
(Jesus said Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
To: reaganaut1
Anything The Donald says is true.
To: nathanbedford
I don’t see anyone complaining about Wyoming
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posted on
04/18/2016 8:48:39 AM PDT
by
Fai Mao
To: reaganaut1
So what am I supposed to believe? The lies this guy is spouting, or what I've been seeing with my own eyes here in Colorado for years?
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posted on
04/18/2016 8:48:44 AM PDT
by
snarkpup
(I want a government small enough that my main concern in life doesn't need to be who's running it.)
To: reaganaut1
Marc A. Thiessen, MEgyn's toadie or water carrier who hasn't had an original thought in months.
Sorry, Mark ooops, I mean Marc VOTERS across America now view Colorado and Wyoming as "rigged, voterless primaries."
Perception is everything and the "winner," Ted Cruz sealed it with his utterly arrogant statement in Wyoming: "This is how elections are won!"
Yikes!
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posted on
04/18/2016 8:49:10 AM PDT
by
onyx
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To: reaganaut1
The Colorado Innocculation
Trump cleverly used the Colorado rules change situation that denied him any delegates as a warning to the party for the convention. Trumps Wall Street Journal article about Colorado was perfect because it primed voters to be touchy about any future shenanigans. The party has been warned.
The Colorado situation is a perfect fit for Trumps story. Trump is trying to break the system at the same time the system is acting rigged right in front of our eyes.
http://blog.dilbert.com/post/143006237056/the-trump-chess-board
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posted on
04/18/2016 8:49:11 AM PDT
by
SubMareener
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To: reaganaut1
In both Colorado and Wyoming, all registered Republican voters in the state had the chance to vote and participate in the delegate selection process.This is what Scott Adams described as "ritualistic placebo voting." Its function is to fool caucus attendees into believing that they're actually deciding something.
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posted on
04/18/2016 8:51:35 AM PDT
by
snarkpup
(I want a government small enough that my main concern in life doesn't need to be who's running it.)
To: nathanbedford
The Wyoming Republican Party website explains the process clearly: Delegates to the state convention are elected by the county conventions. Delegates to the county convention are elected by precinct caucuses in their respective counties. Any person registered to vote Republican as of the call for precinct caucuses in a given precinct may vote in that precincts caucus Translation: The party activists, a relatively small number of insiders, will decide who the nominee is. As someone who has been engaged at the local level in GOP politics, including being a delegate at several state conventions, this is the way the GOPe maintains control over the process. We can debate the pros and cons of doing so, but to assert that these are the results of some sort of democratic process is nonsense. The rules are made to ensure GOPe control over the process.
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posted on
04/18/2016 8:51:54 AM PDT
by
kabar
To: SubMareener
Nailed it. Had Trump “played by the rules” in CO and WY, no one would be talking about the rigging of voterless elections. GOPe is being hoisted on their own petard. Cruz is winning battles but losing the war.
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posted on
04/18/2016 8:52:12 AM PDT
by
proust
(Texans for Trump!)
To: reaganaut1; SunkenCiv
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posted on
04/18/2016 8:53:10 AM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: silverleaf
The people voted. They elected representatives to choose delegates. Trump’s campaign botched the conventions.
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posted on
04/18/2016 8:54:42 AM PDT
by
mak5
To: rdl6989
It may give him a majority!
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posted on
04/18/2016 8:55:18 AM PDT
by
gusopol3
To: reaganaut1
The Cheap Labor Express has had an amnesty candidate nominated in every election since the last amnesty.
This time we are seeing how they have done that in the past.
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posted on
04/18/2016 8:55:19 AM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Know Islam, No peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
To: proust
Had Trump played by the rules in CO and WY, no one would be talking about the rigging of voterless elections. GOPe is being hoisted on their own petard. Cruz is winning battles but losing the war.
- - - - - -
Isn’t that something we would like for our Country? I mean really, why can’t the Tediban see how good Donald Trump will be for the country? Even if they are comfortable GOPee hacks, they have to have some feeling for the country at large, don’t they? Well, maybe not. ;-)
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posted on
04/18/2016 8:56:12 AM PDT
by
SubMareener
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To: Brilliant
Anything The Donald says is true.
Thanks.....I forgot.....
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posted on
04/18/2016 8:57:33 AM PDT
by
heshtesh
((New Yorker for Cruz))
To: dware
Establishment propaganda. = Bingo.
Their lies don't work anymore...
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posted on
04/18/2016 8:57:52 AM PDT
by
Trumpinator
("Are you Batman?" the boy asked. "I am Batman," Trump said.)
To: mak5
Whew! I am so happy to find out the the GOPe machine has absolutely no power in determining which delegate gets chosen to vote for a GOPe hack.
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posted on
04/18/2016 9:00:21 AM PDT
by
Chgogal
(Obama "hung the SEALs out to dry, basically exposed them like a set of dog balls..." CMH)
To: SunkenCiv
.... I don't have any problem with anybody using "Rules" for their own tactical advantage ....
.... However ..... If what he is doing is illegal then Cruz definitely must go. BUT .... If he is just playing a better ground game, then Trump has to step up his game and adapt his own strategies to counter the opposition.
.... Heck .... Judging by his business acumen .... I am sure Mr. Trump is a good chess player ...... so it's time for a few fancy ground game chess moves of his own.
... How can one compete effectively if that person doesn't understand the rules?
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posted on
04/18/2016 9:01:16 AM PDT
by
R_Kangel
( "A Nation of Sheep ..... Will Beget ..... a Nation Ruled by Wolves.")
To: nathanbedford; mak5
Hey nate, are you suggesting what occurred in Colorado was not tailor made for those motivated to manipulate elections?
Are you suggesting what occurred in Colorado’s caucus/delegate system a few days ago was principled, above board, legitimate and honorable? Really?
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posted on
04/18/2016 9:02:19 AM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: gusopol3
Still think there’s a big shoe to drop there. Think John Edwards.
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posted on
04/18/2016 9:02:46 AM PDT
by
LS
("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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