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| Maine governor: Cruz campaign 'stabbed us in the back' at state convention | |
| 2016-04-25 | |
[THEHILL] Maine Gov. Paul LePage, a Donald Trump supporter,
"We reached a deal with Cruz's national campaign to put up a unity slate that would honor the wishes of the thousands of Mainers who voted at caucus," LePage said in a statement. "But Cruz's Northeast Political Director David Sawyer lied to us and broke the deal. Sawyer stabbed us in the back, reneged on the unity slate, and betrayed the people of Maine." The Maine governor suggested the incident was part of a larger trend of deceit from the Cruz team. "As we have seen throughout the country, Cruz's national campaign is run by greedy political hooligans," he said. "I can't stand by and watch as Cruz and the Republican Establishment forcibly overrule the votes of Mainers who chose Trump and Kasich. I call on Senator Cruz to condemn Sawyer's disrespectful and dishonest tactics in Maine." In Maine's GOP presidential caucus on March 5, Cruz came out on top with about 46 percent of the vote. He was allocated 12 delegates, leaving nine for Trump, now the Republican front-runner, and and two for rival John Kasich. The state's convention is underway this weekend to decide which delegates will head to the Republican National Convention in July. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 you're not looking very hard if thats the case. I'd take that bet. Cruz didnt wimp out in the senate, which is why the wimps in the senate hate him. Also, the whole LePage story fo "backstab" has been shown to be a lie. Like most Trumpkins, he has an issue with making assumptions, and playing very fast and loose with facts. |
| Posted by: Ulereter Ulose6097 2016-04-25 18:53 |
| #2 I suspect he would have been more pragmatic about things than he was as a senator. But he is not going to the White House. |
| Posted by: jvalentour 2016-04-25 06:55 |
| #1 I've despaired of having anyone take my bet that Cruz will switch from Conservatism to Compassionate Conservatism the moment he crosses WH threshold. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-04-25 04:15 |