For so long we heard how righteous and conservative people like Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz were, and now the time has come to “put your money where your mouth is” and they have done nothing but quibble about delegates, rules, and regulations. And if they don’t – and they probably won’t – Sanders should simply declare victory for his message and keep on the pressure to win the message race, but while reverting to the early-Bernie, no-personal-attacks mode.
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Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner, has criticized the delegate process as “rigged” and “crooked”.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Stephen Decatur High School, Wednesday, April 20, 2016 in Berlin, Md.
Trump holds an 8 point lead over Cruz, according to a poll from Fox News. “I think that’s a factor”. And I don’t like the dirty tactics. “So now I’m going to say, ‘She’s not qualified.’ OK?”
Trump is increasingly optimistic about his chances in five states holding primary contests Tuesday: Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. That night, 172 Republican National Convention delegates will be up for grabs.
Superdelegates are influential individuals in the Democratic Party that are free to choose their candidates regardless of primary results in their respective states.
Democrats are also doing math.
Citing Bernie Sanders, who first questioned Clinton’s qualifications, Trump noted that the Vermont senator has “been tough on her”.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. However, few influences will be more powerful for Mr. Trump than his frontrunner status and delegates wanting to align with the ultimate victor. California awards its delegates on a winner-take-most basis, where the victor of each congressional district takes three delegates.
Some delegate hopefuls have chosen to run with the consent of the candidates they endorse.
If Trump captures IN and wins most of its delegates, he will be well positioned to secure, or get very close to, the 1,237 delegates he needs to win the nomination on the first ballot at the RNC convention. They must ballot at the national convention for the statewide victor of the presidential primary.
But with the possibility of a contested Republican convention, Trump’s final two opponents, Texas Sen.
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In this case, superdelegates may opt to switch to Bernie Sanders mainly due to his odds in winning against eventual Republican nominees Donald Trump and Ted Cruz. “I don’t think any Democrat’s ever won saying, ‘We can’t think that big – we ought to really downsize here because it’s not realistic.’ C’mon man, this is the Democratic Party!”
