He mentioned the 9/11 terrorist attacks several times. “Absolutely”, said Shorb, who is uncommitted.
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Cruz, meanwhile, had only kind words for NY and instead went after his favorite target: Washington, D.C.
“Look Donald, I love New York City”, Cruz blathered, hoping to at least win second. His supporters say that alone should make him the de facto choice to win the nomination. Although there is no current polling, Trump is reportedly expected to be competitive in the state’s primary. Senator Ted Cruz I knew of mostly for his read of Green Eggs and Ham, vocal opposition to big government, and fervent defense of constitutional principles.
He then offered to ask Cruz some practice questions for his Tonight Show appearance, for example, how did he win all those delegates in Colorado without anyone even voting?
Kasich, who on Thursday evening secured the endorsement of former New York Gov. George Pataki, spent most of his speech touting his electability and countering Trump’s message. He told Republicans here that both of his rivals are too divisive to succeed in a general election.
Cruz is the only candidate set to attend the convention in person. “Or you can walk into that same room and you can recognize the problems and the struggles and the anxieties that people have and you can talk to them about how we can solve those problems”.
Overall, it felt like Trump’s night.
“It turned out to be a great business, No. 1, and it turned out to be a great, great success as a hotel”, he said.
The Trump campaign got some good news when a Florida prosecutor announced that Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, would not be prosecuted on a misdemeanor battery charge involving a reporter he was accused of grabbing at an event last month.
“I, for one, am not interested in defending a system that for decades has served the interest of political parties at the expense of the people”, wrote Trump. “But I was saying it backwards, the way Yoda would say it”. He is by far the GOP candidate seen as inspiring by Republican voters (far outpacing Cruz and Kasich). It was not clear if the threats came from Trump supporters.
Erin Behrens, 28, said she and her husband were in Precinct 120, and an informal poll of attendees that showed a majority supported Trump.
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IN party leaders selected their delegates Wednesday morning, but made a decision to send the names of each delegate to the Republican National Committee for certification before releasing those names, said Craig Dunn, chairman of Indiana’s 4th District.
