U.S. Sen. John Hoeven agreed.
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As far as Minnesota Republican Party Chairman Keith Downey is concerned, there shouldn’t be any debate among the state’s delegates over whether they are bound to vote for a specific candidate. I think that’s kind of what the problem is now.
Like him? Then this list of convention speakers is a reflection of his ability to bring together all sorts of high-profile people that typical Republican politicians would have no chance at persuading to speak. The delegation also includes 40 alternates, two pages and assorted spouses, guests and family members. None of them have endorsed Trump.
When they were chosen as delegates months ago, there was still talk of a contested convention and becoming “unbound” after the first three votes, allowing them to vote for anyone.
The Secret Service and Cleveland police won’t give specifics, but say they’ll be ready for anything and everything at the Republican National Convention. At the same time, it should be noted that delegates are appointed in a rather opaque process, and that they are very often members of the party establishment.
Delegate Alex Triantafilou, chairman of the Hamilton County Republican Party, said as soon as Kasich suspended his campaign, he started focusing on helping organize his county for Trump. “This is my ninth convention”. And even if a Minnesota delegate chose to go rogue and vote for someone else, Downey said the state will submit the previously agreed upon delegate totals, which were determined as part of the state’s binding agreement with the national party. Jim Inhofe and James Lankford, and Congressmen Frank Lucas and Tom Cole are expected to attend at least some of the convention.
“What’s at stake here is the long-term future of the Republican Party”, Crotty said. “If Cruz was the (nominee), I wouldn’t want Trump supporters to do what some Cruz supporters are trying to do”. Instead, the convention will honor the tally of delegates won by Trump throughout state primaries that he needed to win the nomination on the first ballot.
“There is a little “Stop Trump” movement … but it’s barely a blip on the screen anymore”, Cramer said.
Portman said he supports Trump, but has a busy schedule of outside events, including kayaking with wounded veterans and working in a Habitat for Humanity project.
In addition, congressmen including U.S. Reps. I was a delegate for Bill Clinton that year. John Barrasso, R-Wyo.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott and state Attorney General Pam Bondi were also reportedly scheduled as speakers, though former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow denied reports he would speak. It’s created to showcase the candidate and the candidate’s party. Several roads were already closed off, while others are lined with concrete barriers.
As Rauner and his fellow Republicans seek to cut into the Democrats’ supermajorities in the Illinois House and Senate this fall, what impact, if any, Trump’s presence at the top of the ticket will have on races down the ballot remains a major question.
“I’ve seen a lot of concern – in a good way – about putting things behind us and moving on, ” he said. Oliver said. “The half-life of the memory of the average voter is about three weeks”. They barely know each other. And enthusiasm is important when it comes to actually winning elections, he added. High-end donors included investor and early Trump endorser Carl Icahn and his wife, venture capitalist Stephen Feinberg and Texas investor Darwin Deason, who earlier had been a big contributor to a superPAC backing Ted Cruz.
The Republican Party released its final platform draft for the forthcoming presidential election, with a temporary ban on Muslims entering the country among the issues. “And that’s not the intensity you need to win”.
Carter will be returning to the national convention, but the Bell County representatives will experience the unique opportunity to rub elbows with party leaders from across the country for the first time. But he was optimistic – to a point.
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“He was very persuasive”, Byler said.
