Opening Quote: "Sometimes by losing the battle you find a new way to win the war."- Donald Trump
The feeling around most of the country is the fiasco in Colorado where the GOP delegates are going to Cruz is an undemocratic process allowing the anti-Trump powers to take advantage. Fair-minded voters seem to realize the rules are the rules but in the future things would be fairer with more transparency for example a primary in which the people could vote. So do Trump supporters have a leg to stand on when complaining about what happened or is it just sour grapes?
In all honesty I don't know for sure. It's my understanding Colorado was initially going to have a straw poll which Trump would have won. All of the sudden the RNC decided to change the rules which meant the delegates awarded at the straw poll would be bound. As a result Colorado changed from the straw poll to the path before us which allowed unbound delegates which opened the door for Cruz. So did the RNC squeeze Colorado to change their initial process to stop Trump? I'll let you decide!
What I want to discuss is the idea the anti-Trumps and Cruz got the best of him in Colorado. Keep believing it if you want but you're playing right into Trump's hands. I feel what Trump has done in Colorado is brilliant and Cruz got outplayed.
Where the rubber meets the road...
The word is Cruz has a ground game and Trump's lack of one has enabled Cruz to get the delegates. Trump has been ill-prepared when it comes to playing the game and that's why he's losing. Really?
Consider this:
Trump has been steps ahead of everybody this whole time- he is winning!
Do you really think a man who has built a billion dollar organization around real estate would not be aware of processes in local arenas-he's been playing that game his whole life.
Do you really think Cruz could make better deals for delegates than Trump who has made some of the biggest deals in the world. Trump is not wasting money and effort to lock-up delegates now because now is not the time. Final deals are made at the last minute let's say at the GOP convention for example. Trump does not have to waste time to wine and dine them now because they will be coming to him in Cleveland soon enough.
Colorado has given Trump the chance to be the outsider who has been abused along with the American people who have been dis-enfranchised. He's winning the argument. Don't believe me? A poll was taken in Wisconsin where everyone including "God" was brought together to stop Trump but they still say whoever goes into Cleveland with the most delegates should be the nominee- that will be Trump!
So until Cleveland where Trump will make deals if needed he will in the meantime continue to shout out against the establishment that has taken away our democracy. It's funny that Colorado, Cruz, and the establishment has allowed Trump to accuse them of political corruption where only the chosen ones can participate and the voters have no say-again a game Trump has played his whole life.
Colorado gave Trump his talking points back while Cruz can collude with the establishment to make these deals making Trump even more popular and a victim whose fighting for voters.
In the end Cruz's deals with delegates will be voided for final deals by the man who wrote "The Art of the Deal" who until then gets to talk about how wrong it is for Cruz to make those deals in a game- Trump has played his whole life. So Trump don't know what he's doing? Really?
I say Trump knew the rules, he read the rules, and the rules is not why he's complaining. He's just playing a game Trump has played his whole life- and he's winning. As people might say Trump is playing chess while Cruz and the establishment are playing checkers- and given they say Trump should know the rules and don't it appears they don't realize the game being played!
Closing Quote: "Our politicians are stupid"- Donald Trump
