Post by Logan on Apr 22, 2016 20:52:06 GMT -6
BANGOR, Maine — Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz think they can storm the party’s state convention on Saturday, which could leave Gov. Paul LePage off the list of delegates to the national convention in July.
The behind-the-scenes tension involving the governor — a supporter of Republican front-runner Donald Trump — belied a quiet start to the convention on Friday at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, where delegates voted on platform changes and national committee members.
Their move angered the governor, who told conservative talk radio host Howie Carr that the Cruz campaign rejected his proposal for a “unity ticket.”
“I’m disappointed that they’re so arrogant that they’re going to go against the will of the Maine people,” he said.
Read more: www.sunjournal.com/news/0001/11/30/cruz-backers-try-block-lepage-national-convention/1912074
The behind-the-scenes tension involving the governor — a supporter of Republican front-runner Donald Trump — belied a quiet start to the convention on Friday at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, where delegates voted on platform changes and national committee members.
Their move angered the governor, who told conservative talk radio host Howie Carr that the Cruz campaign rejected his proposal for a “unity ticket.”
“I’m disappointed that they’re so arrogant that they’re going to go against the will of the Maine people,” he said.
Read more: www.sunjournal.com/news/0001/11/30/cruz-backers-try-block-lepage-national-convention/1912074