Utah Senator Mike Lee has says he is not a part of the #nevertrump movement, but he thinks Donald Trump is alienating the grassroots of the Republican Party by enforcing a rule that says delegates must vote for the person chosen in their states’ respective primaries.
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Lacy, who sits on numerous party’s boards and committees locally, statewide and nationally, has attended previous national conventions as a spectator, but this will be her first time as a voting delegate.
The “conscience clause” amendment would have freed delegates from the results of primaries and caucuses.
“We get the Republican vote out”, he said.
In short, the conservatives’ victory in the platform committee is perhaps less significant than it may seem: The platform only ended up so far to the right because Trump needed to draw support from evangelical leaders. Ted Cruz may be the most high-profile – and Trump does not appear to be backing down from his tough immigration rhetoric.
Bush, once seen as the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, remains one of the most prominent anti-Trump holdouts in the GOP.
“I think that all the neighboring counties will get some residual benefit from it”, he said.
Officials with the Republican National Convention released a list of speakers on Thursday – later than usual and only partially complete.
“My son said to me the other day, ‘You know mom, Donald Trump didn’t have to run for office, I mean why would he put himself through all of this he certainly didn’t need the aggravation, ‘” Young said.
Republicans in North Carolina are preparing to head to the GOP Convention in Cleveland as that city is preparing for the potential of protests. All three will be going to their first national convention and are certain it will mark history. He believes the US should retake Mosul, Iraq.
“I think if somebody stood out with a great sense of humility, it would take me in a second”, Dunn said.
While on a path to near-certain victory, Trump has drawn bitter opposition from Republicans who say he’s not conservative and is an inept campaigner whose harsh statements will cause his defeat and losses by GOP candidates for Congress and elsewhere.
More Republicans are getting excited about Trump and his prospects of winning the presidential election the closer it gets to November, Smith said. At press time, Trump has yet to address the apparent change in programming.
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“He did very, very well in our district and even in my little small community where I grew up, ” said Letflow, chief of staff for GOP Rep. Ralph Abraham. “What I am hoping is that all of us will be able to come together for the party”. Also absent will be the party’s two past presidential nominees, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and U.S. Sen. “That’s what we are anticipating is Donald Trump…will be the nominee”, Grana said.
