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Cruz Could Block Trump on Second Ballot at Convention
« on: April 13, 2016, 04:41:09 pm »
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Cruz Could Block Trump on Second Ballot at Convention
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 11:09 AM

 

Ted Cruz has a good chance of winning enough delegates to deny Donald Trump the GOP presidential nomination on a second ballot during July's Republican convention, The Washington Post reports.

That means it's essential for Trump, the Republican presidential front-runner, to amass the 1,237 delegates he needs to clinch the nomination straight out, according to the newspaper.

Trump senior advisor Paul Manafort said he's confident the billionaire developer will win before the July convention.

"There's not going to be a second ballot," Manafort said.

But the newspaper says Trump's quest to get the needed number of delegates "has only gotten narrower after losing to Cruz in Wisconsin and other recent contests, and would require him to perform better in the remaining states than he has to this point."

At the moment, the delegate count is:

    Donald Trump: 743
    Ted Cruz: 545
    John Kasich: 143

Trump has been on the warpath against the Republican National Committee after rule changes the party implemented in Colorado last year allowed Cruz to scoop up all the state's delegates without a popular vote.

The next major primary is in New York next Tuesday. Trump is expected to win The Empire State's GOP contest by a large margin.
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Re: Cruz Could Block Trump on Second Ballot at Convention
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2016, 04:47:01 pm »
The count shown doesn't reflect delegates pledged to other candidates who dropped out.  Where will they go?
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Re: Cruz Could Block Trump on Second Ballot at Convention
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2016, 05:02:13 pm »
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Trump senior advisor Paul Manafort said he's confident the billionaire developer will win before the July convention.

"There's not going to be a second ballot," Manafort said.
Says the guy who failed to do his job and got blatantly schooled in Colorado.
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Re: Cruz Could Block Trump on Second Ballot at Convention
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2016, 05:09:17 pm »
Quote from: jmyrlefuller on April 13, 2016, 05:02:13 pm
Says the guy who failed to do his job and got blatantly schooled in Colorado.

Hey, he is, after all, one of those "Best People" very savvy people Trump hires.  So Manfart has that going for himself
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Re: Cruz Could Block Trump on Second Ballot at Convention
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2016, 05:10:19 pm »
Quote from: jmyrlefuller on April 13, 2016, 05:02:13 pm
Says the guy who failed to do his job and got blatantly schooled in Colorado.

Interesting how Trump doesn't know even the basics about how the system works and then whines that it's not fair.

I'm hoping enough delegates go to Cruz so we have a chance of beating Hillary Clinton in November.
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Re: Cruz Could Block Trump on Second Ballot at Convention
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2016, 05:13:13 pm »
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