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04-10-2016, 09:31 AM
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No outrage here,either
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04-10-2016, 10:09 AM
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I see a lot of videos on FB. Most of them are either outright false or very misleading.
So Larry Wayne Lindsey makes a claim some mean ole lady took his name off the voting role.
I call horse manure with his claim. Mainly because he claims the reason she did so is because he voted for Trump.
On what ballot and in which election? Colorado hasn't had a primary election in which he could have voted for Trump!
Instead they had a state convention this weekend where delegates spoke for less than a minute and then people voted for the delegate. The delegates could either state their candidate preference or remain uncommitted.
Also, the decision to do it this way was made back in August of last year. So this isn't GOP conspiracy against Trump.
Sounds like Mr Lindsey just didn't register to vote in the new system.
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04-10-2016, 11:09 AM
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Re: No outrage here,either
The CO model is supposed to go nationwide, so I hear. The GOP is imploding.
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04-10-2016, 12:25 PM
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The CO model is supposed to go nationwide, so I hear. The GOP is imploding.
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Nothing wrong with the CO model if you educated yourself on it. People voted in the March 1 Caucus for delegates who then are voted by the party at the convention.
One important thing to note, this way of choosing delegates requires the candidates to have a good grassroots campaign plan.
That is why Trump failed miserably. Up until Wisconsin, Trump ignored grassroots and the delegate game. For a guy who claims to have the best brain and be the greatest deal maker and businessman, his delegate losses are embarrassing.
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04-10-2016, 12:31 PM
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Also, the change was made by an executive board comprised of a mix of tea party and establishment reps. It was a unanimous vote taken back in August.
Trump should have known each State's rules and primary types. But it appears he hoped to give some speeches and ride the anti-establishment vote to win the nomination.
Trump has only himself to blame if he blows this and doesn't win the nomination.
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04-10-2016, 12:47 PM
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The argument could be made that Trump isn't a politician and didn't know. Okay. Then he should have hired people, the best people who do know each State's primary process.
Instead, he hired Lewandowski who lost two races for Congress and was the campaign manager of an incumbent who ended up losing.
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04-10-2016, 01:36 PM
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Re: No outrage here,either
Trump's failure delegate wise is interesting. Paul had a similar problem BOTH times around: His campaign offered little or no support to us on the ground as far as training and education in the whole delegate process. Plus, the party machinery played lots of neat tricks to keep Paul delegates out of influence.
Seems this is a redux of 2012.
Which tells me two things: One, the party sucks and is more concerned about itself than the country. And two, no candidate is a serious contender against the establishment.
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04-10-2016, 01:55 PM
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It's crazy how the GOP now openly admits rule 40 was specifically passed to keep Paul out of the convention. Back then it was a dirty secret which they did not openly state.
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04-10-2016, 06:13 PM
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Re: No outrage here,either
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Originally Posted by Esaias
Trump's failure delegate wise is interesting. Paul had a similar problem BOTH times around: His campaign offered little or no support to us on the ground as far as training and education in the whole delegate process. Plus, the party machinery played lots of neat tricks to keep Paul delegates out of influence.
Seems this is a redux of 2012.
Which tells me two things: One, the party sucks and is more concerned about itself than the country. And two, no candidate is a serious contender against the establishment.
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Yet the purists on here aplaud what is happening. Oh how they will wail when Cruz is shut out of the convention.
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04-10-2016, 06:21 PM
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Re: No outrage here,either
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It's crazy how the GOP now openly admits rule 40 was specifically passed to keep Paul out of the convention. Back then it was a dirty secret which they did not openly state.
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Because they know you won't do a thing to stop them.
It's done my man, they are going to do whatever they want, whenever they want. Saying "what are you going to do about it?"
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