Post by Logan on Apr 17, 2016 5:16:23 GMT -6
Pro-Ted Cruz slate of GOP convention delegates elected in Charleston
Donald Trump’s road to the Republican presidential nomination at this summer’s convention took another hit Saturday when South Carolina Republicans in the 1st Congressional District elected Ted Cruz supporters as delegates.
Sure, if Trump — the front-runner — continues to win primaries for the next two months and reaches the magic 1,237 national delegate threshold, it may not be an issue at the July convention in Cleveland. But if there’s an open or contested convention and the selection goes beyond a first ballot, the six picked Saturday — which includes three voting delegates and three alternates — are likely to support Cruz, who most Republicans are siding with as the anti-Trump White House candidate.
“It’s just you’ve got to make a choice,” said former state lawmaker Mike Rose of Summerville, the leading vote-getter Saturday.
Under S.C. Republican Party rules, Rose is legally bound to vote for Trump on a first ballot since he was the winner of February’s South Carolina GOP primary. But after that, Rose said he will back Cruz, the U.S. senator from Texas, who finished third in the primary behind Marco Rubio.
Read more: www.postandcourier.com/20160416/160419445/pro-ted-cruz-slate-of-gop-convention-delegates-elected-in-charleston
Donald Trump’s road to the Republican presidential nomination at this summer’s convention took another hit Saturday when South Carolina Republicans in the 1st Congressional District elected Ted Cruz supporters as delegates.
Sure, if Trump — the front-runner — continues to win primaries for the next two months and reaches the magic 1,237 national delegate threshold, it may not be an issue at the July convention in Cleveland. But if there’s an open or contested convention and the selection goes beyond a first ballot, the six picked Saturday — which includes three voting delegates and three alternates — are likely to support Cruz, who most Republicans are siding with as the anti-Trump White House candidate.
“It’s just you’ve got to make a choice,” said former state lawmaker Mike Rose of Summerville, the leading vote-getter Saturday.
Under S.C. Republican Party rules, Rose is legally bound to vote for Trump on a first ballot since he was the winner of February’s South Carolina GOP primary. But after that, Rose said he will back Cruz, the U.S. senator from Texas, who finished third in the primary behind Marco Rubio.
Read more: www.postandcourier.com/20160416/160419445/pro-ted-cruz-slate-of-gop-convention-delegates-elected-in-charleston