The rules for how Republican delegates are selected — which differ in every state — could end up turning votes for one candidate into delegates who will support another candidate at the convention. Delegates are generally supposed to represent voters….
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Local Trump and Cruz Delegates Plot to Frustrate Establishment
Many of the 49 delegates in Tennessee who are pledged to either Donald Trump or Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) will reportedly meet this month to seal a grassroots alliance in which they pledge their votes during any contested convention only to…
Read MoreTakeaways from Last Week’s GOP Debate
You can give it this much. The Thursday night GOP debate was civil, and probably the last one, too. Rubio is done, Kasich is on vapors and Senator Ted will never stop the Trump Express. In short, The Donald didn’t…
Read MoreState GOP Wrestles With Trump Domination
All is not well within the Tennessee Republican Party. At least, not if you’re an establishment Republican. That’s likely not a shock if you’ve followed politics to any degree in the Volunteer State in the past few years, but the…
Read MoreWhy are Local Evangelicals Backing Trump?
Donald Trump has built a dominating lead in Tennessee two days ahead of the Republican presidential primary on Super Tuesday, according to a new poll. Meanwhile, the same poll found former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton continues to lead…
Read MoreWould Local Evangelicals Actually Vote for Trump?
There are a lot of Republican primary voters in Tennessee like Tim Fulghum. Fulghum attends a megachurch in Nashville and likes presidential candidates whose actions match their words and their faith. As he sat in a common area of Cornerstone…
Read MoreCruz Warmly Welcomed in Tennessee
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says Chattanooga unfortunately has joined a group of U.S. cities that have been the victims of what he called radical Islamic terrorism. And if he’s made president in 2016, he would stop that trend, he…
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