As New York Times data journalist Nate Cohn illustrated, the larger the proportion of Mormons in a given county, the worse Trump has generally performed in the primary contest there.
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“Ted Cruz is my friend not only because he tells the truth to me and he does what has told me he would do, but he does that for all the people of Texas”.
He then added; ‘Are you sure he’s a Mormon? Any candidate who gets more than 50 percent of the vote collects all of Utah’s 40 delegates. “With one vacancy and possibly more on the U.S. Supreme Court, it is essential we have a president who will nominate a strong conservative to the court who will use the Constitution as his or her guide”.
Utah’s unique political character may offer special insights into the 2016 Republican race, however.
Romney also cited the ongoing battle between Trump and the GOP, which he referred to as the “contest between Trumpism and Republicanism”.
Trump campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks declined to discuss the campaign’s strategy but pointed out that they have devoted very few resources to Utah. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, waves as he is introduced at a campaign rally for Sen. Ted Cruz because “the only path that remains to nominate a Republican rather than Mr. Trump” is to give another candidate enough votes to force an open convention.
Cruz said Lee was like an “immediate brother”, when they met in 2010, shortly after the Utah senator was carried into office on a wave of tea party support.
“We’re just excited, that we could have a close race here in Utah this year, not only on the Republican side but on the Democratic side”, Corroon said.
Kasich told reporters Friday in Orem that Romney is entitled to his opinion that voting for Cruz could deny Donald Trump the GOP nomination.
Donald Trump is trying to win over the Mormon community by questioning the faith of former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
Failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the man who “choked” and let us all down, is now endorsing Lyin’ Ted Cruz. “They say they don’t want to be tempted by keeping the money”.
According to Politico, Trump stood before his Friday night rally in the heart the Church of Latter Day Saints territory and trashed Romney.
But Oscanyan cautions against believing Trump will receive only voters who do not identify as Mormons. He said he was “making an exception” to his promise not to campaign negatively, saying it was a necessary evil because of the gravity of Trump’s rise.
Mr Trump responded swiftly to Mr Romney, whom he blamed for leading a lacklustre campaign against President Barack Obama four years ago. “Everyone knows Romney’s a great Mormon – of course he is”.
Anti-Trump protesters faced off with Trump supporters and police outside of Donald Trump’s rally in Salt Lake City Friday.
Dennis Anderson from Farmington, Utah, called Trump’s comment a “funny joke”. “In fact I never even went to one of his weddings”. “I wouldn’t say this a place where we are expected to perform exceptionally well”, Hicks said. “But not on that”.
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Mr. Romney’s vote in Utah, where he owns a house in Holladay, is not an endorsement, his allies stressed.
