Perhaps that’s unsurprising, given the GOP establishment’s well-documented discomfort with the man who stands on the cusp of becoming their presidential standard-bearer. “He’s just said ‘I am voting for Mr. Trump, ‘” Kozanecki said. For others, the reality is more basic – regardless of party, opponent or anything else, Donald Trump should not be president. Ted Cruz – who was one of the last rivals standing after a lengthy, raucous and crowded GOP primary battle – will get 27 votes.
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But if political calculations are driving some GOP candidates to avoid Cleveland, other Republicans are taking flak for staying home. “It provides everyone a chance to come together behind him”. Brady says he had hoped that the RNC Rules Committee would allow at-large delegates to “vote their conscience” and decide on a candidate other than Trump.
Unruh encountered overwhelming opposition from delegates arguing that it would be unthinkable for the party to abandon Trump after he overwhelmingly won GOP primaries and caucuses and garnered more than 13 million votes. “He can’t seem to help it, for anyone not kowtowing to him”.
“I’m really not emotional about it”, Sparks said.
“Usually conventions try to be as tiresome as possible and let the candidates steal the show at the end”, said Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford). “I’m not too anxious, but of course you don’t know what kind of crazies are going to be there”.
The former Virginia attorney general told Politico that he thinks there will be “an extensive set of proposals that push the power of the Republican Party toward grass-roots conservatives” during the rules committee meeting. Hough is a Republican National Committeeman as well and regularly attends the nominating convention every four years.
“He needs to shut off his Twitter account”, Simpson said. “We have winners, we have people that aren’t only political people”, he said Tuesday on Fox News.
On Tuesday, oldest son Donald, Jr. and youngest daughter, 22-year-old Tiffany Trump, will speak.
“The enthusiasm that has built up is far larger than anything I’ve seen in the 23 years that I have been actively participating in good governance”, said Beruff, who is not a delegate this year but who is going to Cleveland.
The “acceptance speech is critical”, Simpson said. That means going beyond a white backlash core to reach college-educated whites, African-Americans and Latinos. Also, Duncan said, it’s important that Pence formerly supported Cruz.
Trump and his adult children spent time with Gov. Pence at the governor’s residence on Wednesday. Proposals floating around include closing GOP primaries to independent voters, with whom Trump performed well, or making some changes that would not take effect until after this convention. “The only way to advance the conservative cause is through a strong Republican Party that is united to defeat Hillary Clinton and the Democrats this fall”. “At this point in the campaign, what a presidential candidate should be doing is looking ahead to the election”.
Before they arrive in Cleveland, there was already drama unfolding. “I love Tim, but I think it’s time for him to call it a day”. The state party’s rules require its delegates to back their candidates until the candidates formally release them.
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The convention provides a global stage for fresh attacks on Clinton after the Federal Bureau of Investigation this month reported she was “extremely careless” in her use of a private server to handle confidential emails as secretary of state, yet recommended no prosecution.
