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In fact, Cruz won more votes in the Wisconsin primary — 531,129 — than Trump appears to have won in New York. With 98 percent of precincts counted, Trump has 518,601 votes in his home state. On the other hand, Trump will win at least 90 of New York’s 95 delegates to Cruz’s zero; in Wisconsin, Cruz’s big victory earned him 36 delegates, to Trump’s six.
That is interesting, actually. Why does NY get so many more delegates? I tried to find some numbers and it looks like 2.2M registered Republicans in Wisc and 2.5 in NY. Doesn't seem fair that NY gets twice as many delegates.
Larger population =more delegates...I guess many of Mr. Trumps supporters in NY never registered and were shut out of the Primary Vote. This time its "rigged" in his favor. Bottom line is voters from both states had their voices heard unlike Colorado and Wyoming.
That is interesting, actually. Why does NY get so many more delegates? I tried to find some numbers and it looks like 2.2M registered Republicans in Wisc and 2.5 in NY. Doesn't seem fair that NY gets twice as many delegates.
Maybe they are allocated by state population and not number of registered Republicans? That is confusing though.
Maybe they are allocated by state population and not number of registered Republicans? That is confusing though.
I would guess that would have to be it, but agree it is confusing. In a closed primary, why would population numbers for non Republicans even be a factor?
Well, it is what it is, so sure, I'll give credit to Ted for not whining about arbitrary but pre-existing rules that do not work in his favor. But he's not going to be the nominee, regardless of whether this gets past the first ballot at the convention or not.
Trump won 60% of the vote in New York, but snagged 94% of the delegates.
"No fair! No fair!"
Or so Donald trump says when the circumstances are in anyone's favor but his own. What a selfish petulant crybaby Donald Trump is.
ALL politicians are petulant crybabies, not just trump. but because people hate trump more than other politicians, he gets hammered more than the others do.
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