Friday, April 15, 2016

First Read's Morning Clips: Trump Rips GOP Nominating Rules

 
OFF TO THE RACES: Trump rips GOP nominating process

In a strongly-worded Wall Street Journal op-ed, Donald Trump is doubling down on the idea that the Colorado delegate selection system and other contests are undemocratic and flawed. "My campaign strategy is to win with the voters. Ted Cruz's campaign strategy is to win despite them. What we are seeing now is not a proper use of the rules, but a flagrant abuse of the rules. Delegates are supposed to reflect the decisions of voters, but the system is being rigged by party operatives with "double-agent" delegates who reject the decision of voters. The American people can have no faith in such a system. It must be reformed... My campaign will, of course, battle for every last delegate. We will work within the system that exists now, while fighting to have it reformed in the future. But we will do it the right way. My campaign will seek maximum transparency, maximum representation and maximum voter participation." 

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Source: NBC News

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