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Related: About this forumCruz’s scheme to sink Trump in California (xpost from GD)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/unconventional-no-1-the-gops-veep-problem-183429119.htmlWhy is Schroeder so confident? First of all, only Republicans can cast ballots on June 7. No independents or Democrats. Thats good for Cruz (who does best with conservatives) and bad for Trump (who does best with moderates).
Secondly, California is winner-take-all by congressional district (plus three unpledged delegates and an additional 10 that will be awarded to the statewide champ). Not only is this a boon for the most organized candidate; it also blunts the impact of expensive ad buys (contrary to the conventional wisdom about California campaigns).
It requires a great deal more organization to conduct 53 elections than it does to conduct one statewide and just buy a lot of TV, Schroeder said. This is very blue state. So well have some districts with only 5,000 Republican voters. I call them empty districts: maybe 2,000 voters will decide the result. Thats not even a good-size city council race. And yet you still get the same number of delegates three that you would in a district with 240,000 Republicans.
The Cruz campaign has been organizing in California for a year. They have thousands of volunteers statewide. And an estimated 65 percent of primary participants are expected to vote early by mail a process that begins in three weeks. Were going to talk to all of these people personally, Schroeder said. We can pour calls into those empty districts.
Secondly, California is winner-take-all by congressional district (plus three unpledged delegates and an additional 10 that will be awarded to the statewide champ). Not only is this a boon for the most organized candidate; it also blunts the impact of expensive ad buys (contrary to the conventional wisdom about California campaigns).
It requires a great deal more organization to conduct 53 elections than it does to conduct one statewide and just buy a lot of TV, Schroeder said. This is very blue state. So well have some districts with only 5,000 Republican voters. I call them empty districts: maybe 2,000 voters will decide the result. Thats not even a good-size city council race. And yet you still get the same number of delegates three that you would in a district with 240,000 Republicans.
The Cruz campaign has been organizing in California for a year. They have thousands of volunteers statewide. And an estimated 65 percent of primary participants are expected to vote early by mail a process that begins in three weeks. Were going to talk to all of these people personally, Schroeder said. We can pour calls into those empty districts.
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Cruz’s scheme to sink Trump in California (xpost from GD) (Original Post)
KamaAina
Apr 2016
OP
I half agree, except that if Alaska has the same two Senators that California has...
TreasonousBastard
Apr 2016
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TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)1. Well, this is obviously "unfair".
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)2. Actually, it kind of is
the "empty districts" would seem to violate the principle of one person, one vote that was just reaffirmed by SCOTUS, especially since it's a closed primary.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)3. I half agree, except that if Alaska has the same two Senators that California has...
such unfairness is fundamental to our system.
This is about the will of the Republicans, not the will fo the people.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)4. That is written into the Constitution
Parties themselves, let alone party primaries, are not.
edit: In a caucus state, I would agree with you. But these are actual elections run by our Secretary of State's office.