Cruz dominates, Trump falls short again as more states pick delegates
Source: Washingt
Ted Cruz dominated the race for delegate seats at weekend Republican meetings nationwide, further positioning the senator from Texas to overtake Donald Trump in the race for the GOP presidential nomination if the contest is decided on later ballots at the Republican National Convention.
In some instances, Cruz supporters won delegate seats in states that Trump won, meaning that in most cases they will be required to vote for the businessman on a first ballot. But if Trump fails to win the nomination in the first round, those Cruz supporters could switch to the senator on subsequent ballots.
The Trump campaign has assured supporters that it would begin performing better in such settings, but it still seems more focused on winning most of the remaining 15 contests through June and securing the 1,237 delegates needed before the Cleveland convention.
Trump still has a commanding lead in delegates — 845 compared with 559 for Cruz, according to the latest tally. That is likely to be padded on Tuesday, when Trump is poised to win primaries in New England and the Mid-Atlantic. Given Cruz's struggles to find traction in "Acela Primary" states, he has shifted his focus to Indiana, which votes next month and is seen as the last best chance for the "Stop Trump" campaign to stop the front-runner.
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This is funny how Cruz is scheming to win the Presidency through a lawyerly strategy. Even though Trump wins the State, scheme to have the actual delegate be a Cruz supporter, so once it goes to second ballot, the delegate can switch.
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