Posted on 04/24/2016 7:15:14 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The group could be pivotal
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has a clear early lead in the Republican race for unbound delegates who can vote their personal preference on the first ballot at the Cleveland convention, according to a TIME survey, presenting an obstacle for frontrunner Donald Trump if he falls just short of the 1,237 bound delegates needed to clinch the nomination.
Of the 63 unbound delegates who have already been named, 26 have told TIME or other news outlets that they are either committed to support Cruz, lean towards supporting Cruz or refuse to support Trump on the first ballot. By contrast Trump has the public support of only one delegate in North Dakota. Another delegate in American Samoa is Trump’s local campaign chair, but he declined to confirm to TIME that he will support Trump on the first ballot. Fifteen others declined to tell TIME their preference, and 15 more could not be reached for comment....
(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...
Cruz does great where the voters have no say.
Oh here we go again, more anti Trump crap...
You’d have to be a complete moron to buy into this gibberish.
Calling all cucks!
Cruz’s plan is to steal it on the first ballot, and if he succeeds, he is a traitor, and should be dealt with as one.
File this under “Winning the battle, but losing the war,” pyhric-victory division.
You still posting your incessant crap about contested conventions? I cannot wait until Trump gets to 1237 so i dont have to see you every time i come to this site.
Does Cruz even understand the political implication of stealing an election? Do it the properly and not by gaming the system
Well, if Time is good enough for DT, it’s good enough for Free Republic.
Why even the most delusional Cruzbot would buy into this transparent nonsense, well, I don't know.
I cannot wait until Cruz gets beaten so badly that 2nd Div Vet finally takes his Division and goes away. THAT will be almost as rewarding as Trump winning it all.
Fatima reports she just saw on TV in PA that DT said he and Ted would be friends in 5 weeks. Had to go chew some meds on that report.
Cruz has NO pathway to the nomination, so to keep the meme alive, there has to be a bastardization of the system. Fortunately, the last 24 hours have seen several "pledged" delegates to Cruz come to their senses and decide to abide by the will of the voters (I predicted this on Friday, that it would begin within 72 hours). I think the next 72 hours will be the final nail in the coffin. As delegates see themselves standing more and more alone, their dishonesty exposed, they will run for cover under the Trump tree. Remember every delegate that Cruz has won over from Trump was the result of bribery.
The good thing is all the money being wasted by Cruz and his Cruzbot Super Pac's. Drain 'em dry.
Any uncommitted delegates Trump gets is just gravy. Cruz is Texas toast on the first ballot.
You’re getting really boring 2DV, Time magazine?
This is all Kabuki theatre.
Now refute the facts reported in the article.
I know it is. Why I let it torque me up is beyond me.
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