– Donald J. Trump, April 17, 2016 -
Rules for primaries, from Washington Post, 4/11/2016 (Yes, there are FEC rules for party primaries)
Under regulations established in the 1980s, delegates cannot take money from corporations, labor unions, federal contractors or foreign nationals. But an individual donor is permitted to give a delegate unlimited sums to support his or her efforts to get selected to go to the convention , including money to defray the costs of travel and lodging.
This is so sad. The scruz people blame the rape in the victim— the robbery on the robbed. I’ am sick of this. This s disdain for the people. This is why Cruz in plummeting in the national poll. 27%of his supporters LEFT him LAST WEEK!! HE is finished. Maybe he can rally on Tuesday and re-instill confidence?
I was just watching that. GOPe is losing this battle, big time. And are too stupid to realize it. Trump is controlling the narrative. Trump is KILLING Cruz and the establishment he’s in bed with using what’s happening in CO, WY and elsewhere.
Let Me Ask America a Question - Donald J Trump
http://www.wsj.com/articles/let-me-ask-america-a-question-1460675882
Plus Trump is talking about it in every rally speech, interview and press conference. His RSBN youtube rally videos have been viewed 1.6 million times since Colorado. His tweets reach 7 million, his facebook posts 7 million.
Pretty much what I predicted;
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3420085/posts?page=17#17
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3420112/posts?page=9#9
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3420112/posts#20
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3420112/posts?page=102#102
“But it’s the RULES! It’s the RULES! King’s time out! You’re on double-secret probation! It’s our club, and we get to make the RULES and you DON”T! WAAAAAHHHHH!!!!”
You Trump supporters actually believe Cruz paid these people off? You don’t believe they did this because they want to see Cruz elected? Seriously?
Trump has admitted to paying off politicians in the past. It’s the price of doing business. I don’t remember if he admitted working with the mafia.
But he’s above buying off delegates.
I strongly disagree with Trump’s decision. If he doesn’t like the system, he should change it once he is the nominee, and thus the leader of the party. However, he has an obligation to win under the rules of the game, particularly if he wants those rules changed. He didn’t have to fly delegates to a resort to win Wyoming (although it would be smart to do that with his pledged delegates to keep them loyal at the convention). He just had to get more supporters to the caucus sites than Cruz did. That doesn’t even take big numbers.
If Trump had set a rather mild goal of 1,000 supporters spread over the Wyoming Caucuses, he could have swept the state. I don’t mind a lot that Cruz did it with the 644 supporters who showed up, since that limited Kasich to one delegate, but I would have preferred to see Trump make the effort to beat both rivals at that game.
I blame Trump for not playing the game under the rules he knows and for not doing his very best. Or does anyone believe Trump really could not have gathered more than 70 total supporters in that state - without “spreading bribes”?
Amazing how the great deal maker can’t make a deal. He can’t get anyone to work with him except the leftists and unions.
Trump making crap up again.
The argument that Republicans “owe” it to the public to choose the candidate based on individual candidate preferences OR preferences of the general electorate is a red herring.
The constitution says nothing about “parties.” In fact the founders initially argued against what they called “factions” - today’s “parties.”
Parties are no more an extension of the government than are the Lions Clubs.
They are organizations formed by activists to put forward candidates who support their values.
The populist argument from a republican is more akin to the progressive argument from a democrat than an appeal to the “base” of the party.
Trump to Nevada delegates: I'll pay your travel, hotel costs
"With overwhelming success throughout each county, we're in a strong position going into the state convention being held in Reno on May 14th and 15th," Charles Munoz, Trump's Nevada state director, wrote in an email to the billionaire's grassroots supporters. "We'll also be announcing training's, lodging and transportation opportunities for delegates within the next couple days."
Why didn’t he tell us beforehand what his idiotic strategy was....you people will believe anything this shyster tells you......any other voters would be mad at someone that ran an inept campaign like trumpy
What?? So he didn’t compete there because he’s too darn cheap?
Trump got outplayed and his ego can't deal with it so he hurls prevarications at Cruz, and the party, to distract from the fact that he didn't make the effort necessary to win here. It must be hard to accept such flagrant losses when non-stop winning is your brand identity and promise.
Trump is a pathetic asshole.
Trump for President.
And the “Cruz or Lose”ers don’t seem to be able to grasp that he has sold his soul and alienated a large section of his original base as he works steadily to insure Hillary gets the WH.