The four most recent national polls have Trump up by an average of 18 points over Cruz.
http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2016-national-gop-primary
http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2016-national-gop-primary
Another clean sweep: Ted Cruz takes all 14 delegates at Wyoming convention on top of the nine he won at the state caucus
By CHRIS PLEASANCE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 02:11, 17 April 2016 | UPDATED: 03:03, 17 April 2016
Ted Cruz has once again out-hustled Donald Trump in the scramble for delegates by completing a clean-sweep at the Republican convention in Wyoming.
The Texas senator had 12 delegates from his proposed slate put forward, while another two signed a pledge to back him at any future convention, Cruz’s state chairman Ed Buchanan said.
Saturday's victory compounds the damage Cruz did to Trump in the state last month where he won the caucus, taking nine of the possible 12 delegates up for grabs.
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Ted Cruz's superior ground game notched up another win over Donald Trump on Saturday when he took all 14 delegates up for grabs at the Wyoming Republican convention, where he personally appeared (pictured)
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Cruz put forward a slate of 14 nominees, 12 of whom were accepted, and secured the pledge of the remaining two. Trump managed a slate of just six candidates, none of whom were nominated
Just one delegate pledged to Trump, another to Senator Marco Rubio, and one remained undecided after that contest, which took place on March 12.
Elsewhere on Saturday, Cruz supporters won delegate slots at conventions in Virginia, Georgia and South Carolina, some in congressional districts that had voted for Trump and others at earlier primaries, the Washington Post reports.
Trump still leads the overall delegate race, 744 to Cruz's 559, but a series of wins for the established politician in small-scale conventions has exposed a weakness in the bombastic frontrunner's campaign.
In Colorado, which hands out all of its delegates via convention, Trump's campaign was ridiculed for putting forward a slate riddled with spelling mistakes and wrong information.
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Just one delegate pledged to Trump, another to Senator Marco Rubio, and one remained undecided after that contest, which took place on March 12.
Elsewhere on Saturday, Cruz supporters won delegate slots at conventions in Virginia, Georgia and South Carolina, some in congressional districts that had voted for Trump and others at earlier primaries, the Washington Post reports.
Trump still leads the overall delegate race, 744 to Cruz's 559, but a series of wins for the established politician in small-scale conventions has exposed a weakness in the bombastic frontrunner's campaign.
In Colorado, which hands out all of its delegates via convention, Trump's campaign was ridiculed for putting forward a slate riddled with spelling mistakes and wrong information.
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Meanwhile those involved in the voting process recalled receiving dozens of emails and phone calls from the Cruz campaign, while team Trump was notably absent.
Cruz's impressive grassroots organization therefore managed to take all of Colorado's 34 open Republican National Convention delegates, leading to allegations of a 'rigged system' from Trump.
The situation in Wyoming seems to have followed the same pattern, with Cruz's ground game simply outmatching that put in place by Trump.
Cruz put in a personal appearance at the state's convention promising to reverse Obama's 'war on coal' if elected, a strong pitch in the nation's most coal-rich state.
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Trump has lashed out at the Republican nominating process, calling it 'rigged' and 'crooked' as his campaign has seemed to struggle with the fine details of the contest
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Trump still leads the overall delegate count by 744 to Cruz's 559, but each victory for Cruz makes it harder for 'The Donald' to reach the 1,237 needed to win the Republican nomination outright
Putting forward his 14 candidates, Cruz said: 'If you don't want to see Donald Trump as the nominee, if you don't want to hand the general (election) to Hillary Clinton, which is what a Trump nomination does, then I ask you to please support the men and women on this slate.'
Meanwhile the Trump campaign managed to put forward a slate of just six individuals, despite any registered Republican in the state being eligible with the support of just one of the almost 500 state-level delegates, ABC reports.
Trump opted not to travel to the state in person, saying he had no intention of paying millions of dollars to 'wine and dine' the state delegates in what he described as a 'pay off.'
Instead Sarah Palin was supposed to travel to speak to the convention, but was replaced at the last minute by Trump-preferred delegate Claire Powers.
Powers began her speech by reading a poem that started with the line, 'Who do we want, Cruz or Trump?' To which the crowd shouted 'Cruz!'
After his speech to the convention, Cruz attacked Trump's decision not to appear in the state, saying: 'The reason he decided not to show up is he recognized he couldn't win, he couldn't earn the support of conservatives in Wyoming.'
In advance of the nominating process Paul Manafort, Trump's convention adviser who was brought on board to give the billionaire a better handle on the fine details of the process, admitted: 'We know how Wyoming is going to go.'
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- Cruz made appearance at convention that was largely ignored by Trump
- His team secured all 14 delegates up for grabs, 12 from his own slate
- Trump's team managed to put forward a slate of six, who were all rejected
- Comes after Cruz took all 34 delegates from Colorado in similar process
By CHRIS PLEASANCE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 02:11, 17 April 2016 | UPDATED: 03:03, 17 April 2016
Ted Cruz has once again out-hustled Donald Trump in the scramble for delegates by completing a clean-sweep at the Republican convention in Wyoming.
The Texas senator had 12 delegates from his proposed slate put forward, while another two signed a pledge to back him at any future convention, Cruz’s state chairman Ed Buchanan said.
Saturday's victory compounds the damage Cruz did to Trump in the state last month where he won the caucus, taking nine of the possible 12 delegates up for grabs.
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Ted Cruz's superior ground game notched up another win over Donald Trump on Saturday when he took all 14 delegates up for grabs at the Wyoming Republican convention, where he personally appeared (pictured)
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Cruz put forward a slate of 14 nominees, 12 of whom were accepted, and secured the pledge of the remaining two. Trump managed a slate of just six candidates, none of whom were nominated
Just one delegate pledged to Trump, another to Senator Marco Rubio, and one remained undecided after that contest, which took place on March 12.
Elsewhere on Saturday, Cruz supporters won delegate slots at conventions in Virginia, Georgia and South Carolina, some in congressional districts that had voted for Trump and others at earlier primaries, the Washington Post reports.
Trump still leads the overall delegate race, 744 to Cruz's 559, but a series of wins for the established politician in small-scale conventions has exposed a weakness in the bombastic frontrunner's campaign.
In Colorado, which hands out all of its delegates via convention, Trump's campaign was ridiculed for putting forward a slate riddled with spelling mistakes and wrong information.
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Just one delegate pledged to Trump, another to Senator Marco Rubio, and one remained undecided after that contest, which took place on March 12.
Elsewhere on Saturday, Cruz supporters won delegate slots at conventions in Virginia, Georgia and South Carolina, some in congressional districts that had voted for Trump and others at earlier primaries, the Washington Post reports.
Trump still leads the overall delegate race, 744 to Cruz's 559, but a series of wins for the established politician in small-scale conventions has exposed a weakness in the bombastic frontrunner's campaign.
In Colorado, which hands out all of its delegates via convention, Trump's campaign was ridiculed for putting forward a slate riddled with spelling mistakes and wrong information.
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Meanwhile those involved in the voting process recalled receiving dozens of emails and phone calls from the Cruz campaign, while team Trump was notably absent.
Cruz's impressive grassroots organization therefore managed to take all of Colorado's 34 open Republican National Convention delegates, leading to allegations of a 'rigged system' from Trump.
The situation in Wyoming seems to have followed the same pattern, with Cruz's ground game simply outmatching that put in place by Trump.
Cruz put in a personal appearance at the state's convention promising to reverse Obama's 'war on coal' if elected, a strong pitch in the nation's most coal-rich state.
+4
Trump has lashed out at the Republican nominating process, calling it 'rigged' and 'crooked' as his campaign has seemed to struggle with the fine details of the contest
+4
Trump still leads the overall delegate count by 744 to Cruz's 559, but each victory for Cruz makes it harder for 'The Donald' to reach the 1,237 needed to win the Republican nomination outright
Putting forward his 14 candidates, Cruz said: 'If you don't want to see Donald Trump as the nominee, if you don't want to hand the general (election) to Hillary Clinton, which is what a Trump nomination does, then I ask you to please support the men and women on this slate.'
Meanwhile the Trump campaign managed to put forward a slate of just six individuals, despite any registered Republican in the state being eligible with the support of just one of the almost 500 state-level delegates, ABC reports.
Trump opted not to travel to the state in person, saying he had no intention of paying millions of dollars to 'wine and dine' the state delegates in what he described as a 'pay off.'
Instead Sarah Palin was supposed to travel to speak to the convention, but was replaced at the last minute by Trump-preferred delegate Claire Powers.
Powers began her speech by reading a poem that started with the line, 'Who do we want, Cruz or Trump?' To which the crowd shouted 'Cruz!'
After his speech to the convention, Cruz attacked Trump's decision not to appear in the state, saying: 'The reason he decided not to show up is he recognized he couldn't win, he couldn't earn the support of conservatives in Wyoming.'
In advance of the nominating process Paul Manafort, Trump's convention adviser who was brought on board to give the billionaire a better handle on the fine details of the process, admitted: 'We know how Wyoming is going to go.'
Read more:
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Finally Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, appears on the CNN show.
In what’s become a weekly ritual the host asks him about the rules of the Republican primary process, and Donald Trump’s accusation that the election is “rigged”.
Priebus says it doesn’t bother him at all. “Because I know what the truth is I don’t really worry about it, because I know what is right and I know what is wrong.”
“It’s a state by state process,” he says. “There’s nothing the RNC can do to alter the rules between now and the convention.”
Then Priebus invokes Gertrude Stein (perhaps unwittingly) when pressed about Trump’s charges: “There’s no there there.”
He cannot stress enough how unconcerned he is. “I find it to be rhetoric and hyperbole. I think everyone understands these rules have been in place for years.”
As for Trump’s recent losses, “there are a few states that pick delegates by convention. It’s been going on for a month in each of these states.”
Priebus says that Trump’s stated preference, that the candidate with the most delegates should win the nomination, rather than the candidate with at least 1,237 delegates (a majority of all available delegates), is downright un-American.
“By majority the delegates decide,” he says. “It’s not a matter of party insiders, it’s a matter of 2,400-plus grassroots activists and no matter what they want to do they can do.
“The majority of delegates is the goal and you need to be able to play within the confines of the rules to make sure that you get there.”
He notes that the electoral college and Democratic National Committee also use majority and not plurality systems. “The majority rules and that is an American concept that I can’t imagine us turning our backs on.”
Priebus concedes, however, that he recently asked his colleagues not to even recommend any new rule changes to delegates. “I think it’s too complicated, I think the RNC rules committee with making rules amendment suggestions, it is not a good idea.”
“The recommendations I think just confuse people,” he says. “I think it’s a bad idea and the environment I think is not conducive to that.”
Finally Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, appears on the CNN show.
In what’s become a weekly ritual the host asks him about the rules of the Republican primary process, and Donald Trump’s accusation that the election is “rigged”.
Priebus says it doesn’t bother him at all. “Because I know what the truth is I don’t really worry about it, because I know what is right and I know what is wrong.”
“It’s a state by state process,” he says. “There’s nothing the RNC can do to alter the rules between now and the convention.”
Then Priebus invokes Gertrude Stein (perhaps unwittingly) when pressed about Trump’s charges: “There’s no there there.”
He cannot stress enough how unconcerned he is. “I find it to be rhetoric and hyperbole. I think everyone understands these rules have been in place for years.”
As for Trump’s recent losses, “there are a few states that pick delegates by convention. It’s been going on for a month in each of these states.”
Priebus says that Trump’s stated preference, that the candidate with the most delegates should win the nomination, rather than the candidate with at least 1,237 delegates (a majority of all available delegates), is downright un-American.
“By majority the delegates decide,” he says. “It’s not a matter of party insiders, it’s a matter of 2,400-plus grassroots activists and no matter what they want to do they can do.
“The majority of delegates is the goal and you need to be able to play within the confines of the rules to make sure that you get there.”
He notes that the electoral college and Democratic National Committee also use majority and not plurality systems. “The majority rules and that is an American concept that I can’t imagine us turning our backs on.”
Priebus concedes, however, that he recently asked his colleagues not to even recommend any new rule changes to delegates. “I think it’s too complicated, I think the RNC rules committee with making rules amendment suggestions, it is not a good idea.”
“The recommendations I think just confuse people,” he says. “I think it’s a bad idea and the environment I think is not conducive to that.”
C'mon Mantis. His posts are only useless 94.2% of the time.
This one is funny:
http://www.therxforum.com/showthread.php?t=1020327&p=11568907&viewfull=1#post11568907
This one is funny:
http://www.therxforum.com/showthread.php?t=1020327&p=11568907&viewfull=1#post11568907
