Posted on 05/24/2016 12:49:36 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Washington State holds its Republican primary on Tuesday, and with one candidate left in the race, there's not too much drama about the outcome. But in a twist — and what would the 2016 race be without a twist? — 40 of Washington's 41 delegates selected Saturday to attend the Republican National Convention in July are Ted Cruz partisans. Cruz supporters outnumbered Donald Trump supporters at the state GOP convention in Pasco, and they were better organized, pushing through the Cruz slate of delegates over occasional protests from Trump backers, who noted repeatedly that Cruz is no longer in the race.
Among the Trump supporters who did not get elected a national delegate is Trump state campaign chairman Don Benton, a Washington State senator. Benton predicted that the Cruz delegates will come around to supporting Trump — in fact, ACCORDING TO STATE PARTY RULES, they have to VOTE FOR TRUMP at the convention, assuming Trump wins the primary on Tuesday. But the Republicans in Washington State are not yet unified, The Seattle Times reports, and several candidates for statewide office are either studiously not saying if they will support Trump, like gubernatorial candidate Bill Bryant, or saying they won't. "Do you think I enjoy this? Not supporting the nominee?" said Chris Vance, a GOP candidate for U.S. Senate. "It's unpleasant."
Ted’s “superior ground game” didn’t help him win the south or the northeast did it? I’m sick of hearing about his so-called excellent ground game. His ground game consists of back-handed dirty deals and stealing. I detest the man.
I’m ashamed that I ever had him as my second choice. He’s turned out to be the poster boy for selfish, self centered, sore loser, butthurt creeps.
I don’t think Cruz will be denied the right to speak but he
won’t be the king maker he hoped to be. At some point
Cruz will release his delegates and call for support of
the nominee. JMO
SPOT ON !
I don’t doubt it...
Washington is not exactly a Conservative state...
Plus the convention would have been mostly Cruzoids..
Baghdad Momma = Ossama Momma. My mindfog bad.
The sociopaths get to let the monster come out and play.
How naive are you? Cruz IS the establishment - and has been all along. He’s a Bushie through and through. The stupidity of the electorate is a wonderment.
Ted’s “superior ground game” didn’t help him win the south or the northeast did it?
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Nope it didn’t as the voters weren’t for him. But he did have a strong game but the voters
weren’t interested. Trump hit the right cords with the voters and his rallies, etc offered
more than the other candidates. The voters replied accordingly.
More like a cockroach.
Thanks. Correction: Baghdad Momma Patty Murray = Ossama Momma Patty Murray. My mindfog bad.
Not a dirty trick, Cruz just knows the game better than Trump.
Why the need to bash when the race is already over?
Cruz who?
If he has stood done, then he should put a stop to this. He has not. Lyn’ Ted is still up to his tricks.
Cruz and his supporters need to just shut up, back Trump now, ENTHUSIASTICALLY, and finally see/accept reality.
Really? What is the objective of the game?
If the will of the voters is overturned in Cleveland, it will be boiled rope time.
We went through this twice here in Indiana, with McLame and Rombot. By the time the first week in May rolled around, the GOP had picked a looser for us.
Enough of that happy horse****. Ted Cruz, go away!
Because little Teddy is a POS, a liar, a fraud, all out for himself, delusional, and should have gotten behind Trump long ago. And his most rabid sycophants still "love" him and refuse to see what and who he is, after all of the masks have fallen off. He's his own worst enemy and his political career, such as it is, is now thankfully over.
Cruz just knows the game better than Trump.
Really? What is the objective of the game?
Yeah glasseye, I would like to hear the objective myself. Tell us.
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