Posted on 04/15/2016 10:15:18 AM PDT by i88schwartz
Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, says Donald Trump complaining about the way Colorado's delegates were chosen is "distracting." Priebus said it "really isn't something that most people give a darn about." Priebus said not moving past this is this gets in the way of unifying the party.
Priebus tried to distance himself from the controversial process, saying he doesn't write the rules for the Republican party, "the delegates at the convention write the rules." However, Priebus defended the process and said it's "pretty much the same system the Democrats use; delegates and voters choose the nominee."
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Americans don’t care about the right to vote, except for the 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th Amendments, along State constitutional right to vote provisions. Yeah, Americans don’t care about the right to vote.
Well, we can’t let it go this time.
If Trump doesn’t get the nod, not voting in Nov is not nearly enough of a response.
Voting for trump on 3rd party ticket would make us feel better but not accomplish much.
someone much smarter than me has to come up with a plan of action that really takes them down.
“a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody’s part..!” :) couldn’t resist.
True, Democrats don’t care about Colorado and registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans; but the Republicans of Colorado sure do, and Trump’s supporters do also, and that is a lot of Republicans!
Was it corruption in South Carolina where 33% of the vote yielded 100% of the delegates. NO. It was the rules in that state.
well we know fair the dem process is ... Hillary loses and still gets delegates.
Rents Peanuts weighs in, clueless as usual.
Nice try Rince. Wanna bet?
Colorado and Cruz’s general overall delegate machinations are really causing backlash against the GOPe.
Was it corruption in South Carolina where 33% of the vote yielded 100% of the delegates. NO. It was the rules in that state.
At least it was an open contest. The winner got the majority of the votes.
Just like the RNC, Mc Turdle, and Ryan declared war on the Tea Party, and didn’t punish the IRS for their anti Tea Party tactics, Reindeer Penis hates and has contempt for the voter.
Its all a game to him. The foundation of democracy is the vote of the people.
Fire Reindeer Penis, send him back to Wisconsin.
No Trump = No GOP
The Colorado Tar-Baby is FIRMLY stuck to Kim Jong Cruz:
LOL! I never get tired of seeing Kim Jong Cruz's chubby little cheeks in that TOTALLY apropriate picture. :)
I can't wait till the Nebraska and Wyoming Kim Jong Cruz graphics come out.
Note to Santana’s adversaries.
Nobody gives a fig about the Alamo anyway!
Priebus, you’re in deep bud.
It is unfair, it is wrong, this is about the people of Wyoming who, like the people of Colorado are being disenfranchised, and not allowed to choose their candidates, and Trump is right to speak out about it.
It does not matter what tone of voice he uses, even if it sounds like “whining” to you. Shame on you for not being concerned about how corrupt this system is because it benefits your guy. Next time around, it won’t; as a matter of fact, I think you will be in for a very unpleasant surprise come convention time when when you find all you have done is keep country club/globalist/crony capitalist wing firmly in control of the Republican party, and you will have the Hobbsian choice in November of voting for Hillary or Jeb. You will wish you had done what you could to help Trump to do more “whine,” and certainly not diminishing what he is doing by calling it “whining” would be of some help!
German. Hmm. Figured it was from around those parts.
You say the SC people got to VOTE?
What the hell, how come those of us in CO didn’t get to vote?
If it were completely fair, then Donald Trump’s percentage of delegates wouldn’t be 8 points higher than the percentage of votes he has. But you don’t have an issue with that do you?
The people in South Carolina had a chance to vote, and more people in SC wanted Trump in than any other candidate. In Colorado they had no say whatsoever, we have no idea what the people in Colorado want. Here in Nevada, nearly 50% of us, wanted Trump, and Trump won. Colorado is probably not that much different. They should have a right to say where their delegates go, just like they did in South Carolina.
Of course you can’t wait. Grown people whining turns you on.
Because the national Republican party rigged it for Cruz last August when Jeb was still in the race.
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