Vote Trump Got Fewer Votes in New York Than Cruz Got in Wisconsin

WalknTrot

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http://www.weeklystandard.com/trump...rk-than-cruz-got-in-wisconsin/article/2002046

7:46 AM, Apr 21, 2016 | By Jeffrey H. Anderson


There is no denying the dominance of Donald Trump’s performance in his home state of New York, in which he got 60 percent of the vote. Still, it is perhaps interesting to note that, with more than 99 percent of the vote counted in the Empire State, Ted Cruz got more votes in Wisconsin (a state with 10 electoral votes) than Trump got in New York (a state with 29 electoral votes)—531,129 to 524,932. That's a reminder that New York isn't exactly a Republican hotbed.

By far the highest vote tally that any GOP candidate has gotten in a single state during this primary season is Cruz's tally in Texas, where he got 1,239,370 votes—easily more than double the number that Trump got in New York. The second-highest vote tally is Trump's in Florida, where he got 1,075,094 votes. Third is John Kasich's in Ohio, where he got 956,859 votes. (Indeed, fully 30 percent of Kasich's votes to date have come from Ohio, compared with 19 percent for Cruz in Texas and 6 percent for Trump in New York.)

Nor was Trump's 60 percent of the vote in New York the highest percentage so far. That honor goes to Cruz in Utah, where he got 69 percent of the vote (winning by 52 percentage points).

Overall, Trump has gotten 38 percent of the vote to date, a far cry from a majority. In fact, Cruz, with 28 percent of the vote to date, is closer to Trump (10 points off the pace) than Trump is to a majority (12 points off the pace). (Kasich has gotten only 14 percent of the vote.) In all, 62 percent of those who have voted to date in the GOP race have voted against Trump. In 33 states, a majority have voted against him. All of this is perhaps worth remembering when Trump talks about the will of the voters.
 

naturallysweet

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Trump has 4 million more votes than Cruz. But Cruz thinks that he can take the election based on legal technicality that strips the will of the voters and gives it to his ill-gotten Trojan delegates.

If that happens, the Republican party is dead and Hillary Clinton wins 8 years.

If Cruz was a real Republican, he'd drop out of the race now to prevent that from happening. But he was chosen to lose to Hillary Clinton, so he's going to do his best to see that, that happens.
 

bethshaya

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Neither Wisconsin nor New York are Republican "hot beds". They are both democratic states and normally vote democratic in the Presidential elections anyway.
 

Troke

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...In all, 62 percent of those who have voted to date in the GOP race have voted against Trump. In 33 states, a majority have voted against him. All of this is perhaps worth remembering when Trump talks about the will of the voters. ...

Which is why I maintain that if Trump goes, so does Cruz. Trump has lock up the first ballot, Cruz has to lock up the 2nd. There will be no 3rd for him and I think he knows it.
 

shinerbock

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http://www.weeklystandard.com/trump...rk-than-cruz-got-in-wisconsin/article/2002046

7:46 AM, Apr 21, 2016 | By Jeffrey H. Anderson


There is no denying the dominance of Donald Trump’s performance in his home state of New York, in which he got 60 percent of the vote. Still, it is perhaps interesting to note that, with more than 99 percent of the vote counted in the Empire State, Ted Cruz got more votes in Wisconsin (a state with 10 electoral votes) than Trump got in New York (a state with 29 electoral votes)—531,129 to 524,932. That's a reminder that New York isn't exactly a Republican hotbed.

By far the highest vote tally that any GOP candidate has gotten in a single state during this primary season is Cruz's tally in Texas, where he got 1,239,370 votes—easily more than double the number that Trump got in New York. The second-highest vote tally is Trump's in Florida, where he got 1,075,094 votes. Third is John Kasich's in Ohio, where he got 956,859 votes. (Indeed, fully 30 percent of Kasich's votes to date have come from Ohio, compared with 19 percent for Cruz in Texas and 6 percent for Trump in New York.)

Nor was Trump's 60 percent of the vote in New York the highest percentage so far. That honor goes to Cruz in Utah, where he got 69 percent of the vote (winning by 52 percentage points).

Overall, Trump has gotten 38 percent of the vote to date, a far cry from a majority. In fact, Cruz, with 28 percent of the vote to date, is closer to Trump (10 points off the pace) than Trump is to a majority (12 points off the pace). (Kasich has gotten only 14 percent of the vote.) In all, 62 percent of those who have voted to date in the GOP race have voted against Trump. In 33 states, a majority have voted against him. All of this is perhaps worth remembering when Trump talks about the will of the voters.

Exactly - on point.
 

shinerbock

Innocent Bystander
...In all, 62 percent of those who have voted to date in the GOP race have voted against Trump. In 33 states, a majority have voted against him. All of this is perhaps worth remembering when Trump talks about the will of the voters. ...

Which is why I maintain that if Trump goes, so does Cruz. Trump has lock up the first ballot, Cruz has to lock up the 2nd. There will be no 3rd for him and I think he knows it.

This sounds about right. It depends on how deep the committment is to those who have pledged their allegiance to Cruz on both the first two ballots. The RNC appears to be extending help to Kasich rather than consolidating behind Cruz. It's a bit late for that I think. If the battle gets to the third ballot I imagine the establishment already is and/or will be preparing to present THEIR conciliatory candidate - That's a total loser and they may as well hand the scepter to either Rubio, Romney or Ryan. The nomination wouldn't be having @ that point. It may not be worth anything at all.
 
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