Ted Cruz’s announcement of his preferred running mate has enhanced the nomination process by giving voters pertinent information.
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In a setback for Donald Trump, Indiana’s governor endorsed the front-runner’s chief rival, Ted Cruz, on Friday, injecting new drama into the state’s critical Republican primary contest just days before voters head to the polls. “Ted Cruz is the winning candidate we need”, said Wilson during his speech.
Cruz also continued his attacks Friday on Trump, blasting him for praising former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, who announced his support for the Republican front-runner.
“This is basic common sense”, said Cruz.
A canvass of the winners by The Associated Press after Tuesday’s primary found that 40 of the 54 intend to vote for Trump, propelling him closer to the support he needs to win the nomination on the first vote at the convention in July. Trump has won most of the states, and under current GOP rules, delegates’ votes must match primary results on the first ballot. “This country has been great when people come together, they can accept one another’s differences, and at the end of the day they do something to help their children and their grandchildren have a better life, and even help themselves at the same time”. Still, she won more votes in this overwhelmingly Democratic state than other Republican candidates for statewide office that year and displayed a hard-charging campaign style that endeared her to many Republicans.
He promised to compete for all 172 delegates in all 53 congressional districts in his quest to prevent Donald Trump from clinching the GOP nomination. Trump won the March 1 presidential primary, running ahead of Sen.
“Trump’s is more serious”, she added, pointing to his high unfavorable ratings with women, who make up a larger share of the electorate than do men.
“You just never know”, said Fauquier County’s James E. Rich, one of about 80 people vying for 13 slots.
But Marcia Gilchrist of north Tustin, who has been coming to state GOP conventions since 1957, isn’t so keen on the Republican front-runner. And as Cruz and Fiorina told us this week: She’s all in. Trump holds a wide lead in recent polling by Fox News. “He has been an incredible leader for the state of Indiana”.
“I have tremendous respect for Gov. Mike Pence”.
I can’t help thinking that, if Donald Trump could scurry across the country and personally leave every toilet seat in America up, he would. “If that doesn’t take me to the road to victory so be it. Because I’m not going to lower the bar”.
Cruz is focused on the possibility of a brokered convention. Cruz now talks about unifying the party and presenting a positive agenda.
“There has to be unity in our party”, he said.
But 13% of Hoosier voters surveyed said voluntarily that they didn’t know who they would vote for – and, paired with a 4.9% margin of error, that could still put the candidates in a neck-and-neck race. His slate of delegates is expected to include Jan Brewer, the former Republican governor, and Joe Arpaio, the Republican sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, known globally for his staunch anti-immigration stance. On Thursday, Trump picked up endorsements from House committee chairmen: Bill Shuster of Pennsylvania, who chairs the Transportation Committee, and Jeff Miller of Florida, who chairs Veterans Affairs.
Trump remained bullish, relishing that he has passed the 1,000-delegate mark, with 10 of the 50 U.S. states yet to vote.
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In Alaska, Republicans plan to pick their 28 delegates Saturday.
