“And I started talking to him about the World Trade Center, the bravery, the incredible bravery of everybody, our police, our firemen, our everybody”, said Trump.
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Prior Trump events have been marred with reports of clashes between supporters and protesters, and an event in Chicago last month had to be canceled after the event devolved into chaos.
Mr Trump’s defeat makes his ascent to the Republican nomination steeper, increasing the likelihood of a contested convention in July that could throw the party’s nod to someone more to the liking of the establishment.
Mr Trump ignored his drubbing by evangelical Senator Cruz in the Wisconsin state primary and mocked his main rival for denigrating NY values and reportedly pulling in a far smaller crowd earlier on Wednesday. Because Ted Cruz and Donald Trump have both been gathering up delegates, the count has gotten closer, but the total delegate count doesn’t actually seem to be moving in any specific direction.
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is strengthening his top team and refocusing on NY after recent tactical failures raised doubts about his campaign.
MI delegates to the national convention have to vote for who they’re allocated to on the first round of voting, but if there is more than one ballot they’re released to vote for whoever they want. “If we had a primary, yes, we would have done very well here”, said Trump senior adviser Alan Cobb. His campaign has also been uncharacteristically quiet since losing in Wisconsin on Tuesday, and we have yet to see what will happen to his vote share if he can’t command media attention. And I say that because it’s going to go on for weeks. Ted Cruz’s campaign of using “Gestapo tactics” to win delegates during an appearance on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” with host Chuck Todd.
Similar proportionality rules hold for remaining statewide delegates, meaning Mr. Cruz and Mr. Kasich will likely be hoping to pick off delegates where they can and hold Mr. Trump to under 50 percent of the vote wherever possible to head off the winner-take-all triggers.
“Coloradans, naturally having that pioneer spirit, gravitate toward someone like Cruz”, said state Rep. Justin Everett, one of Cruz’s pledged delegates.
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“It’s not my style, and it’s not Donald Trump’s style”. Trump said he plans to open a Washington office next week. Police told CBS2 just under 10,000 people showed up to the rally, though Trump made mention of 17,000. Trump has 743, Cruz 517 and 882 are still up for grabs in upcoming contests.
