Cruz snaring Trump's Arizona delegates | Washington Examiner
Is Ted Cruz beating Trump at the Delegate Allocation Game in Arizona, Too? | RedState
One suspects, given the Republican party establishment's overwhelming support for Trump in Arizona, that a significant percentage of Cruz delegates must come from avid former Ron Paul backers who have both matured and learned the system very well.
Sen. Ted Cruz is out-hustling Donald Trump and looks set to ensure many Arizona delegates will defect to him in a convention floor fight.
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The New York businessman easily won last month's Arizona primary taking 47 percent to Cruz's 25 percent, scooping up all 58 of the state's delegates. That's nearly 5 percent of the 1,237 Trump needs for the nomination, and they're tied are to him on the first ballot.
But Cruz, exploiting deep opposition to Trump among grassroots Republicans, has been far more active in Arizona than Trump, insiders say.
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The Phoenix-area Republican indicated that he would be thrilled with Cruz candidates winning 55 percent of the available delegate slots, but said the final results might be closer to splitting the delegation 50-50 with Trump. Flipping 29 of delegates out of 58, Livingston suggested, would be a major victory for Cruz.
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The New York businessman easily won last month's Arizona primary taking 47 percent to Cruz's 25 percent, scooping up all 58 of the state's delegates. That's nearly 5 percent of the 1,237 Trump needs for the nomination, and they're tied are to him on the first ballot.
But Cruz, exploiting deep opposition to Trump among grassroots Republicans, has been far more active in Arizona than Trump, insiders say.
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The Phoenix-area Republican indicated that he would be thrilled with Cruz candidates winning 55 percent of the available delegate slots, but said the final results might be closer to splitting the delegation 50-50 with Trump. Flipping 29 of delegates out of 58, Livingston suggested, would be a major victory for Cruz.
Is Ted Cruz beating Trump at the Delegate Allocation Game in Arizona, Too? | RedState
If this Examiner report is correct, the Donald Trump campaign may soon have another petulant, yet ultimately unjustified, grievance against Ted Cruz.
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This, of course, will predictably result in screams of ‘stolen’ delegates and whatnot. To which the only proper response is: much like cricket, there are actually rules to this game. It really is not just being made up as people go along. It’s not Ted Cruz’s fault if nobody else left in the Republican race really seems to understand that.
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This, of course, will predictably result in screams of ‘stolen’ delegates and whatnot. To which the only proper response is: much like cricket, there are actually rules to this game. It really is not just being made up as people go along. It’s not Ted Cruz’s fault if nobody else left in the Republican race really seems to understand that.
One suspects, given the Republican party establishment's overwhelming support for Trump in Arizona, that a significant percentage of Cruz delegates must come from avid former Ron Paul backers who have both matured and learned the system very well.
