Posted on 04/24/2016 4:56:54 PM PDT by Innovative
Nineteen of Cruz's slate of 20 delegates were picked for the Republican national convention, meaning that at least 19 out of the 23 delegates Maine will send to the convention in Cleveland will be Cruz supporters — which would benefit the Texas senator if the Republican presidential-selection process goes to multiple ballots.
Back in March, Cruz won Maine's caucus contest, grabbing 12 pledged delegates — versus nine for Donald Trump and two for John Kasich. The delegates who were chosen in Maine are bound to reflect that allocation on the first ballot of voting.
But if no presidential candidate wins a majority of the 2,472 delegates, then many of these reps would be free to support the candidate of their choice after a first round of voting at the convention.
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Filed under the heading “winning the battle but losing the war.”
Trump said today he doesn’t care about Cruz’s thievery.
Trump only cares about the first vote, ‘cuz that’s all there is going to be.
Trump takes it.
Cruz is a better sneak-thief, I must have to vote for him.
Cruz = sleaze
LOL!
Most of the want-to-be delegate types are overly political people. They’re GOPe types that don’t care about what voters think.
The media knows full well that these delegates are bound on the first ballot, and there will not be a second. They put out these headlines for the low-information crowd, as drama and intrigue over a close, in-doubt race is better for clicks.
That’s what I want to hear!
Conservatives don’t whine.
THEY WIN!
Maine is a boosh establishment state. Not to mention home of the boosh compound.
And ted cruzinsky is the unaparty.
‘Nuf said.
More deceit by the sleazy Cruz campaign in Maine.
Screw you TED...
I don’t think Cruz is exactly out maneuvering Trump in these states. The establishment in these states is letting Cruz have his delegates as part of an attempt to stop Trump on a second ballot. I doubt Cruz is that strong in a place like Maine without the party bosses’ help. I’m sure the Maine GOP had not been planning to back Ted Cruz until a last minute plan.
Ted reminds me of some poor miserable old lady rummaging around through trash receptacles to find aluminum cans.
As many years as she does it, she never has enough to be a real winner.
Poor thing...
Trump for President.
Ted Cruz has no honor...
Are you stupid enough to believe that crap.
Trump for President.
We just gotta make it where 2nd ballot doesn’t matter.
Fear not. There will be NO Multiple ballot. If you count delegates this is NOT A STORY. I have Trump at 1290. All this crap is phych warfare. Trump had 9——9——9-— . Nobody is going to nominate this bible raising LIAR to any thing!!
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