The premise that is that Trump decided to run as a Republican
No one forced him too.
The fact that he and his campaign were so incompetent that they didn't know the rules is not Ted's fault.
They didnt change the rules for Trump, Trump lost and now its suddenly 'unfair, cheating, stealing,...bla-bla-bla'
Trump theme :”If I get my way then it must be OK”
Yes, as a matter of fact he did decide to run as a Republican. Why shouldn’t he have? There isn’t one platform issue that was in Reagan’s platform that isn’t in Trump’s. And yet you obtuse folks still can’t grasp that after ten months.
The state in focus here was Pennsylvania. I noticed how quick you changed it to Colorado, thinking you’d have a better footing. You don’t. Even today the truth is oozing out about Colorado’s corrupted process.
But no, this was Pennsylvania, involved a clearly defined corrupted process, and you approved gleefully as long as it benefited Ted Cruz.
Good luck wiggling out of that.
PA fellow here.
The basic point is that it looks likely Trump will win big here in the popular vote, his stances seem popular here.
The biggest point in his favor is the economic plan. He is the one most folks here, right or wrong, seem to think has some concern for the middle and working class jobs. Ted Cruz is seen as lacking those interests. Yes Ted Cruz is for smaller government, less regulation and many other good things, but on the issues that seem to matter to folks here, Trump seems to have the advantage.
Further Cruz and his attempt to raise the retirement age to 70 does not go over well here. Very few manual labor folks can do that, it is effectively a way to reduce their social security benefits. Put forward by a man who has worked his entire life in governmental circles, becoming a millionaire by age 41 (only 15 years of paid work). Call it tone deaf.
Now PA has a long tradition of political corruption, going back to the late 1860s. Remember the Molly Maquires were a reaction to corrupt political interests in the coal fields in the 1870s. So folks here are not exactly trusting of the powers that be doing the right thing when directed to do otherwise by the powers that be.
Now if Trump wins the popular vote by say 10 to 15 %, but gets only the ~17 delegates, while 40 others end up voting for Cruz in July...well it will not be pretty. You can kiss goodbye any chance of Cruz winning this state.
Right now what this fellow sees is PA should be competitive for the republicans, as long as the republican stance is anti-illegal, anti H1B visa, anti-Obama care, anti-war, Pro vet, pro US nationalist policy with a strong emphasis on trying to bring back industrial/value-added jobs. Cruz could be # 1 on the ticket and trump # 2, but a deal where Cruz takes it alone at the convention by a lawyer method and not by getting the most votes (while according to the rules) will mean this states goes democratic.