Posted on 04/17/2016 5:26:43 PM PDT by gg188
The process in CO was a total setup and tailor made for those motivated to manipulate elections. Such as this case.
Or are you suggesting what occurred in CO, where there was no vote of the people, was above board, legitimate and honorable?
Get real.
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."
Oh, stuff it. I’m quite familiar with his record. In fact, it’s his record that has caused me to stop supporting him.
Dude, I think this is the breaking point. Trump has essentially accused every Republican activist and elected official who supports Cruz delegates - or is one themselves - of only doing so because of bribery. If I was one of those people, I wouldn’t cast a vote for Trump if he’s the nominee if he was running against Mao himself.
The idea that nobody voted in Colorado is a gargantuan lie. But it’s been repeated enough that a lot of folks believe it.
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
If Trump does it, it's okay. If he doesn't, then those who do are cheating.
I just wish someone could find the rock from which that guy crawled out. Belongs in the Smithsonian.
Why wouldn’t we believe it, that’s what Colorado told us?
Colorado will not vote for a Republican candidate for president at its 2016 caucus after party leaders approved a little-noticed shift that may diminish the state’s clout in the most open nomination contest in the modern era.
The GOP executive committee has voted to cancel the traditional presidential preference poll after the national party changed its rules to require a state’s delegates to support the candidate who wins the caucus vote.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_28700919/colorado-republicans-cancel-2016-presidential-caucus-vote
Sweetheart, I got the email. They are not offering to pay travel or hotel costs.
Give me a break. The process was a mockery of two travesties of a sham, and was setup last August, specifically to exclude "outsiders" like Trump and Cruz.
Since Jeb Bush got squashed like an insect by Donald Trump, the GOPe had no choice but to choose another darling. Ted Cruz was the only one left standing, and thus became the beneficiary of their "greased skids" process.
Rush Limbaugh admitted as much a few days ago on his radio show: Cruz's success had nothing to do with a superior ground game, and everything to do with the fact that he's the new GOPe designated "NeverTrump" candidate.
It's impossible to be so naive as to deny that, and the American People are quite aware of the situation. That is why the optics have hurt Ted Cruz so much on the past couple of weeks. He's tanking in both national and state polls, and there's simply no other reason for it than his perceived delegate theft in Colorado.
If there's some additional reason Ted Cruz is fading so fast, I'd like to hear it...
Honeybunch, I guess his Nevada director was lying then.
Do you live in Nevada? Did the Trump Nevada Director email you? Perhaps you are on a different, select email list from the one I am on?
I only know what I read on Free Republic. Is that quote false?
What?? So he didn’t compete there because he’s too darn cheap?
They are doing the same thing they did for the caucus. Arranging carpooling opportunities if necessary, addresses and times for the training and close by lodging and prices.
That's a key phrase..... it is King Trumpy Worship for a lot of his followers.....
“Oh, stuff it. I’m quite familiar with his record.”
For everyone who is not as familiar as perfect_rovian_storm with what Cruz actually stands for politically, here is an unbiased summary of his statements and record on four key issues (no cherry picking, just http://www.ontheissues.org/Ted_Cruz.htm verbatim)
Abortion:
- Planned Parenthood sells body parts of unborn human beings. (Sep 2015)
- Allow vote to end Planned Parenthood’s funding. (Aug 2015)
- Prosecute Planned Parenthood for criminal violations. (Aug 2015)
- Ban taxpayer funding of abortion & partial birth abortion. (Mar 2015)
- Companies can deny insuring birth control. (Apr 2012)
- Protect innocent human life with partial-birth ban. (Jul 2011)
- Opposes public abortion funding. (Oct 2012)
- Opposes churches providing birth control. (Oct 2012)
Education:
- Race-to-the-Top is blackmail against the states. (Mar 2016)
- Abolish the U.S. Department of Education. (Apr 2015)
- The rich already have school choice; give it to the poor. (Apr 2015)
- Supports ending racial preferences for college admissions. (Apr 2015)
- Right to education: public, private, charter, or homeschool. (Mar 2015)
- We should thank parents who homeschool. (Mar 2015)
- Local control of education instead of Common Core. (Mar 2015)
- Facilitate school choice for poor Americans. (Jan 2014)
- Education decisions best made at local level. (Jun 2012)
- Denounce the Common Core State Standards. (Feb 2014)
- Block funding for Common Core; it’s too heavy-handed. (Apr 2014)
Gun control:
- Lack of individual right to guns leads to confiscation. (Jan 2016)
- Obama is coming for our guns. (Oct 2015)
- 2nd Amendment is ultimate check against government tyranny. (Jun 2015)
- Opposes unreasonable and burdensome gun restrictions. (Jul 2011)
- Voted NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets. (Apr 2013)
- Opposes restricting the Second Amendment. (Oct 2012)
- Oppose the United Nations’ Arms Trade Treaty. (Sep 2013)
Immigration:
- Bar refugees from terrorist-ridden regions. (Mar 2016)
- Children deported with parents can come back, if citizens. (Feb 2016)
- I led the fight to defeat the Reid-Schumer amnesty bill. (Feb 2016)
- FactCheck: Yes, Bill Clinton deported 12M illegal aliens. (Dec 2015)
- Build a wall instead of massive amnesty plan. (Dec 2015)
- Enforce the law against millions of illegals currently here. (Dec 2015)
- Illegals are an economic calamity for low-wage Americans. (Nov 2015)
- Support Kate’s Law: oppose our leaders who won’t enforce. (Aug 2015)
- Path to citizenship is profoundly unfair to legal immigrants. (Feb 2015)
- End Obama’s illegal amnesty via Congress’ checks & balances. (Nov 2014)
- Defund amnesty; and refuse any nominees until rescinded. (Nov 2014)
- No path to citizenship for 1.65 million illegals in Texas. (Oct 2012)
- Give police more power to ask about immigration status. (Jun 2012)
- Boots on the ground, plus a wall. (Apr 2012)
- Triple the size of the Border Patrol. (Mar 2012)
- Strengthen border security and increase enforcement. (Jul 2011)
I’ll be voting Trump because I want a non-establishment first round victory at the convention, and Cruz cannot earn that victory, but Cruz would be an excellent President, Vice President, or Supreme Court Justice. I’m trying with incomplete success to discourage the personal attacks against Trump, Cruz, and their supporters because I want a conservative victory in November. Alienating even a few percent of voters will lead to a Hillary presidency. Even if I enjoyed personal attacks (I don’t), I would deny myself the pleasure to avoid a national disaster of that magnitude.
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.
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