That said, Ohio’s Republican delegation, starting with Gov. John Kasich, is giving Donald Trump the cold shoulder at the convention.
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“His message to the American people has been right on target”. Ted Cruz and eight for Trump. It acknowledges the fact that trade agreements have undercut U.S.jobs and created huge, unacceptable trade deficits, and that’s a shift.
“Support means I’m going to vote for him (Trump) over Hillary Clinton”, Pearce added.
“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.
Many of New York’s delegates – largely a mix of party donors, elected officials, insiders and activists – say they’re hopeful the big stage of the national conventions can help bring them together within their respective parties.
Deutsch also said she is coming around and is beginning to embrace Trump’s straight-talking style that she suggested brings political dialogue down to a level most people can understand. “I enjoy the chaos, the excitement and drama of a big event and being part of the action”, Welch said. “The question is can he be helpful to the Trump campaign while also maintaining his own sort of political independence ideologically?”
“So when you have that kind of encouragement you start to consider it. So I’d say we’re in a deep consideration as a family”. “We need an immigration policy that’s humane and respects the rule of law”.
Those speeches will also provide plenty of opportunity for people to address platform planks they feel are important.
“I think what occurs on the floor will be no different than any other convention”, he said.
Miller will attend the convention with some of the state’s most powerful Republicans: Gov. Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, and Martin County Sen.
Chuck Petterson, a retired consultant from Persia, Iowa, said he’ll be voting for Trump in November.
“He took a presidential tone, with a little less belligerency”, Dunn said.
During a call with reporters last week, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley said he’s seen Trump’s tone change over a long period of time.
“This is his moment”. “He laid out every trade deal we had and what was wrong with them”, Rankin said.
More people will be watching Trump now than during “all of his television shows”, Cole said. After Reagan came the presidency of George H.W. Bush, which saw an end to the Cold War but foundered domestically. Clark said California will be one of the most supportive contingents in Cleveland.
So the New Yorker who has generally been a social liberal will helm a party that maintains firm opposition to same-sex marriage and transgender rights in a country where polls show a majority of people favor gay marriage and think people should use whatever bathroom they choose. “But I think he absolutely must think before he speaks and must learn to take the advice of his advisers and campaign managers”.
Even more upsetting to some renegade delegates was the behavior of Trump supporters.
“Build the wall”, he wrote in an email.
He noted that Trump drew an enthusiastic, overflow crowd in a visit this month to the northern Cincinnati suburb of Sharonville, and he said Trump has cross-over appeal that can augment the Republican vote. More than 170 permits for demonstrations have been issued.
Juan Hernandez, an alternate delegate for Donald Trump, poses for a portrait outside of Salon Blu in San Jose on Thursday, July 14, 2016. Marco Rubio. “Not just vague soundbites”. It won’t be boring in that I get to meet with Republicans from all over the country.
On the other side, there’s outspoken conservative state Rep. Andy Holt, R-Dresden, who had harsh words for Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. “I helped go door-to-door to do a lot of the behind the scenes work”. “This is nothing but an assault and an affront on the delegates, who are the true grassroots of the party”.
When political pundits assess how Donald Trump rose above a crowded field of candidates to seize the Republican presidential nomination, a common theme emerges.
The convention’s rules committee, dominated by Trump backers and top national and state GOP officials, used a voice vote late Thursday to reject Unruh’s proposal.
Part-time Palm Beach resident Trump railed against the GOP establishment and its “rigged” primary system throughout his ascent to the Republican nomination.
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“It doesn’t matter who his VP pick is, it doesn’t matter what speech he gives, it doesn’t matter what he says”, he said. That could change if a dissident group of Republicans are successful in changing the rules on the convention floor, allowing delegates to vote their conscience, but that prospect is considered unlikely.
