IN party leaders said they were threatened over the weekend after telling Politico they saw no reason to help Donald Trump supporters win those delegate spots. A recent Quinnipiac University poll places Trump in the lead with 55% support, followed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich with 20% support and Cruz with 19%. Kasich was second at 25 percent, while Sen.
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Trump’s is strongest in the rural areas of the state, from the northeast corner into central Pennsylvania, where he gets 48 percent of the vote compared with 24 percent for Cruz and 20 percent for Kasich.
In a brief statement, Trump said as president he would boost California’s economy to its full potential.
Fallon successfully brought out the comedian in Ted Cruz as the presidential candidate poked fun at his political adversary as well as his “New York Values” gaffe. First, a candidate needs to get the required 1,237 delegate majority to be guaranteed the party nomination.
“Bad news for Donald Trump supporters and good news for ‘No One but Trump” advocates who want to turn Georgia’s delegates, most of whom will be forced to vote for Trump in the first round of voting at the national convention by party rule. Because, as a new Washington Post/ABC News poll shows, both of them are very unpopular with the American public at large.
Harmeet Dhillon, vice chairwoman of the state party, said the prospect of having all three remaining candidates make their pitch at the convention is driving enthusiasm among Republican voters to new heights. Not only are they unpopular, they are also getting more unpopular as time goes on.
The Cruz campaign has been focused on filling the Rubio slots with Cruz supporters.
The Cruz campaign believes it can energize a Republican base, hiring additional paid staffers and rolling out endorsements from local and state officials, the Post reports.
Trump has been complaining lately that the Republican National Committee is rigging the process to prevent him of reaching the number of delegates needed to capture the nomination.
“How has the “system” been working for you and your family?” the billionaire businessman and former Atlantic City casino tycoon wrote.
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Early reports out of Nebraska suggest the Ted Cruz campaign will continue to utterly dominate the delegate game, boosting the Texas senator’s chances for a win at a contested convention.
