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California Primary: Democrats Complete Delegate Registration

As Republican campaigns scramble to assembly delegate lists by May 8, Democrats on Wednesday passed the first of several key deadlines in the delegate selection process before the California primary. Those Democrats interested in representing their congressional district at the Democratic National Convention July 25-28 in Philadelphia — some 317 (58%) of the party’s 548 delegates from California had to file a form by Wednesday.

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Trump: ‘I Think I’ll Get to 1,237’

Tuesday during a town hall broadcasted on CNN, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump predicted he would reach the 1,237 delegate threshold to get the majority he needs to secure the GOP’s nomination. Trump told moderator Anderson Cooper he anticipates New

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Ted Cruz Sweeps Colorado

Ted Cruz wrapped up the remaining 13 Colorado delegates on Saturday at the state Republican Party convention, winning every pledged Republican delegate from Colorado to the Republican National Convention.

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Donald Trump Cancels California Trip; Cruz on His Way

Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has canceled a California visit planned for Friday as he scrambles to protect his delegates from being poached by rival Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). Cruz, meanwhile, is continuing with plans to visit the Golden State in the next few days, and is scheduled to rally with local activists in San Diego on Monday.

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Ted Cruz Working To Skim Trump Delegates In Arizona

Donald Trump is the winner of Arizona’s Republican presidential primary contest, but the Ted Cruz team is campaigning hard in that state — and others — to convince delegates to support him if the Republican National Convention moves beyond a first ballot.

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) April 3, 2016 in Wausau, Wisconsin

Stephen Miller: Working People Rally Behind Trump Against the Establishment’s ‘Infrastructure of Betrayal’

Stephen Miller, a senior policy advisor for Donald Trump, spoke with host Stephen K. Bannon on Friday’s edition of Breitbart News Daily about the upcoming Wisconsin primary, where Trump’s rival Senator Ted Cruz is widely seen as surging to a comfortable lead. Miller accused Cruz of misleading voters on some of Trump’s big issues, such as free trade, and said Trump is fighting against a massive effort by the Republican Establishment to shoot down their own front-runner.

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Donald Trump Must Beware of Trojan Horse Delegates

A state party staffer from a large Northeastern state passed the entry codes for a conference call of five Republican chairmen from significant states this past Saturday. The topic on the table? Stopping Donald Trump. I had to listen in.

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Brokered Convention Likely Means Trump Goes Third Party

If you are Donald J. Trump, you are not very excited about the idea of a “brokered convention.” Aside from falling short of the delegates needed to win the Republican nomination for president outright, the way delegates are chosen, and the nomination process itself, are not ideal for someone running an outsider assault on the party.

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After Super Tuesday, the GOP Establishment Looks For a Nice Losing Strategy

Establishment advocates of the brokered convention seem to assume Trump’s voters, and most of Cruz’s, are either hypnotized members of a personality cult, or brats throwing a tantrum who will come to their senses when it’s time to rally against Hillary Clinton… much as the Sanders kids are glumly trooping back into Clinton’s tent, as the Bern is not felt. The Republican Party has nowhere near the credibility with its voters, or ability to buy votes by handing out government lollipops, needed for such a consolidation to occur.

Donald Trump March 1, 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky.