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Donald Trump, Losing Ground, Tries to Blame the System
www.nytimes.com ^ | Apr. 13, 2016 | Jeremy W. Peters & Jonathan Martin

Posted on 04/13/2016 3:24:53 AM PDT by King of Florida

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To: CodeJockey

I don’t know why you’re asking me, but,

somewhere around 2008-12 (well before 2016, anyway), the state of Colorado changed the law there so that party primaries no longer would be held in taxpayer-funded general election facilities. The parties either had to pay — or set up their own, party-only facilities. They did the latter, or, at least, the GOP did.

My understanding is that the CO GOP selects delegates based on ... follow me here:

- a state delegate vote, among delegates chosen by
- votes in every county, by delegates chosen (within each county) by
- votes by precincts in each county, by registered party members.

Nothing secret or sneaky, although it is more complex than a simultaneous statewide vote.


41 posted on 04/13/2016 6:53:56 AM PDT by pogo101
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To: mkjessup

You have no honor, comparing Trump’s serial adultery, about which he bragged, to the doings of Cruz’s parents before he was even born. You are lower than dirt and are anathema to me.


42 posted on 04/13/2016 6:54:58 AM PDT by pogo101
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To: pogo101

The truth hurts, eh?

Your case of butt hurt is duly noted.


43 posted on 04/13/2016 6:55:58 AM PDT by mkjessup (We Don't Know. Where Heidi Went. But She Won't Be Married. To The President. Burma Shave)
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To: pogo101

See my post #31 re; your adored Cruz!!!


44 posted on 04/13/2016 7:30:09 AM PDT by patriot08 (5th generation Texan ...(girl type))
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To: stockpirate
This makes me laugh out loud: some are saying Paul Manafort was incapable of coming up with answers and that The Donald offers only bombast w/ no evidence.

NEWS FLASH: this is how the pros play the game.

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The infantile Cruz is always shooting off his mouth .... blasting Donald.....never telling voters what his positions are.

That's b/c Cruz has no positions....he will do whatever the GOPeers tell him to do.

45 posted on 04/13/2016 7:56:31 AM PDT by Liz (SAFE PLACE? A liberal's mind. Nothing's there. Nothing can penetrate it.)
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To: nathanbedford
The average GOP voter has very little say in the workings of the Colorado State GOP political system.

The rules are made to discourage grassroots participation.

46 posted on 04/13/2016 12:33:42 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: King of Florida

The man is ahead in all the polls, and these basta*ds say his campaign is fading.


47 posted on 04/13/2016 1:33:22 PM PDT by nikos1121 (Think of how stupid the average person is; realize half of them are stupider than that. Geo Carlin.)
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To: mkjessup

No, lies hurt. Your lack of honor and conservatism is duly noted.


48 posted on 04/18/2016 9:07:12 PM PDT by pogo101
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To: pogo101
So King Cruz' daddy was NOT a bigamist with two wives and two families, his mommy did NOT agree to move to Calgary Alberta with him to further their adulterous tryst?

It's all about families, and Cruz' dysfunctional behavior is rooted in how he was raised and you know that.

Here ya go, you already know the words, pogie:

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49 posted on 04/19/2016 1:01:05 AM PDT by mkjessup (CruzBot MADNESS!! It's like Reefer Madness without the fumes! But it still stinks!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

>Mr. Trump inspires many, but he’s clueless about how to run an effective primary campaign. I doubt he has started putting together his general election strategy.

He’s winning voters and states left and right. If there someone who doesn’t know how to run a campaign it’s Cruz with his endless stream stupid statements like NY values and continually losing with the voters.


50 posted on 04/19/2016 1:27:14 AM PDT by RedWulf ((Trump supporter))
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To: CodeJockey

>Just curious. Did Colorado have a repug primary or caucus in 2012? Or was it a convention like 2016?

>If they did have a caucus/primary in prior years, why did they change it this year? Help me understand?

In 2012 they held the primary and had a Straw poll of which candidate the voters wanted. The results were Santorum winning with 60% in the poll but Romney getting 80-90% of the delegates due to CO GOP corruption. This looked bad to the RNC and to voters everywhere, so they told CO to make the straw poll binding similar to how Iowa works. The corrupt CO GOP hated giving up their power, so they ended the straw poll but kept the delegate selection system.

Once again they selected entirely without the will of the people but this time gave all the delegates to Cruz.


51 posted on 04/19/2016 1:34:57 AM PDT by RedWulf ((Trump supporter))
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To: nathanbedford
Rino operativeM

What do you know about RINOs? You don't even live in this hemisphere. Butt out and take care of your German problems.

55 posted on 04/20/2016 6:02:42 AM PDT by jpsb (Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. Otto von Bismark)
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To: nathanbedford
Are you having another spasm?

My reply which was not even addressed to you was posted a week ago.

Your personal insults are gratuitous, irrelevant, and quite revealing of your psychological state.


60 posted on 04/20/2016 7:45:37 AM PDT by nathanbedford ("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)
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