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Trump Campaign Alleges ‘Theft’ as Tenn. GOP Picks Delegates
Threats, passionate protests and accusations of theft were all on tap at Saturday’s Tennessee Republican Party Executive Committee meeting, where Donald Trump backers protested what they said was an attempt to “steal” rightful delegates from the GOP front-runner.
At issue were the state’s remaining 14 at-large delegates. From the results of the primary, which Trump won by 14 points, he was due to receive 7 delegates from the 14.
Read More >>Cruz allies prevail in North Dakota delegate race
Ted Cruz claimed a majority of delegates in North Dakota on Sunday — though the delegates are not bound to him, so their loyalty remains uncertain.
Trump, Cruz Declare Victory in First State Delegate Test
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s delegate team sought to portray strength and legitimacy following state party conventions in North Dakota and Tennessee this weekend. But so did Trump’s rivals.
Party officials in both states held contests to elect delegates whose votes have become all-important heading into July’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
Read More >>Cruz Win In Wisconsin Predicted
Next week’s Wisconsin primary is likely to be a win for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, according to Politico‘s survey of political insiders:
Insiders: Ted Cruz will capture Wisconsin
In the Republican race, insiders said Cruz has surged ahead of Trump in Wisconsin thanks to GOP Gov. Scott Walker’s endorsement and an electorate that isn’t as favorable to Trump as those in other states.
“Governor Walker’s endorsement will help Cruz,” said one Wisconsin Republican, who, like all respondents, completed the survey this week anonymously. ... Read More >>
Why Wisconsin Is Different For Trump
On its face, Wisconsin seems like an ideal for Donald Trump. Exit polls showed that the state’s GOP electorate was heavy on voters without college degrees (nearly 60 percent) and light on evangelicals (less than 40 percent) in the 2012 presidential primary.
But below the surface, it’s a different story: Wisconsin voters are much more resistant to the Republican front-runner than in other states that fit a similar demographic profile.
Read More >>Cruz holds 10-point lead in second Wisconsin poll
Ted Cruz leads his Republican presidential rival Donald Trump by 10 points in a second poll ahead of Tuesday’s primary in Wisconsin.
Trump, Clinton dominate New York primaries in new poll
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are leading their respective fields in New York’s presidential primaries, according to a new poll out Thursday.
The Quinnipiac University poll shows Clinton with a 12-point lead over Bernie Sanders, the Brooklyn-born Vermont senator, 54 percent to 42 percent.
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