Cruz is desperately trying to prevent the popular vote winner from winning
Cruz is desperately trying to prevent the popular vote winner from winning
And to this day i still want to thank Bush!
You can add Cruz's bash-Trump marathon to the list of his flops.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3421614/posts
2016 Republican Delegate Allocation: WYOMING/ 66% less voted than 2012!
FHQ Frontloading Headquarters blogspot ^ | December 27, 2015 | Josh Putnam U. of GA professor
The Bottom line is that a much smaller number are now choosing representatives blindly without a straw poll to select future delegates. The Bottom line is that .03% of the voters will select the POTUS nominee. This is 66% less than voted in 2012.
The Wyoming Republican Party delegate selection plan is more like Colorado’s than anything else. Registered Republicans, with lots of time and means are able to follow each step of the lengthy process. They are more likely to be activists within the state party than ordinary republicans interested in the presidential race. That has an impact on turnout and eventually the outcome of the delegate selection process. This grants the state party much more control over the selection process. Republicans are being represented by committeemen at the local precinct level. Blindly, you have chosen someone, you have no certainty as to how they may select a delegate who will then vote on your behalf to nominate a candidate.
By doing away with the early straw poll, the election is now blind. Later, Wyoming delegates will eventually be bound to the presidential candidate to whom they have pledged heading into the conventions where those delegates are chosen.
By having only an approved committee vote for the delegates, the party is ensured their choice wins.
Note: Another state that has changed their rules to exclude a lot of voters: The last polling (summer) in Wyoming had Jeb Bush in the lead. Bush=Cheney= Wyoming! ... Wyoming party officials realize they could have lost (perhaps they did) 2012 to Rick Santorum. For 2016, they tightened the party reins and were able to cut out lots of pesky voters, about 2/3 of them.
2012 Primary Election results with 270,000 Wyoming Republicans
Mitt Romney.........822.......38.99%.... 11
Rick Santorum......679.......31.93%...... 8
Ron Paul...............439.......20.83%...... 6
Newt Gingrich.......165.........7.83%...... 2
Others.....................9..........0.43%...... 0
2016 Caucus with 272,000 Registered republican voters .03 % of voters choose the President
980 Committeemen choose the delegates. 66% less than the 2012 Primary election