#Never Trump was crushed

[jimnyc]

Trump: #NeverTrump was 'crushed,' ceases to exist

Donald Trump is celebrating a vote by members of the Republican National Convention Rules Committee late Thursday night that effectively eliminated the possibility of delegates unbinding themselves to support another candidate at next week's convention.

"#NeverTrump is never more," the presumptive GOP presidential nominee tweeted Friday morning.

The 112-member rules committee defeated a proposal 87-12 Thursday night that would have altered existing party rules to allow delegates to "vote their conscience" on the convention floor in Cleveland. The amendment was proposed by "Free the Delegates" leader Kendal Unruh and supported by Utah Sen. Mike Lee, but failed to snag the 28 yay votes needed to bring it to a vote before all 2,472 delegates.

"A lot of the focus today has been, understandably, on expanding our party, and making its appeal broader — making those who feel excluded from it feel more included. And, that's important. We send the opposite signal every time we take our rules and we clamp down on our rules further, we make it less possible for delegates to exercise to have a voice in this process," Lee told reporters shortly after the measure failed.

Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort also praised the rules committee on Friday for defeating Unruh's proposals.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-nevertrump-was-crushed-ceases-to-exist/article/2596614

[Kathianne]

Trump: #NeverTrump was 'crushed,' ceases to exist

Donald Trump is celebrating a vote by members of the Republican National Convention Rules Committee late Thursday night that effectively eliminated the possibility of delegates unbinding themselves to support another candidate at next week's convention.

"#NeverTrump is never more," the presumptive GOP presidential nominee tweeted Friday morning.

The 112-member rules committee defeated a proposal 87-12 Thursday night that would have altered existing party rules to allow delegates to "vote their conscience" on the convention floor in Cleveland. The amendment was proposed by "Free the Delegates" leader Kendal Unruh and supported by Utah Sen. Mike Lee, but failed to snag the 28 yay votes needed to bring it to a vote before all 2,472 delegates.

"A lot of the focus today has been, understandably, on expanding our party, and making its appeal broader — making those who feel excluded from it feel more included. And, that's important. We send the opposite signal every time we take our rules and we clamp down on our rules further, we make it less possible for delegates to exercise to have a voice in this process," Lee told reporters shortly after the measure failed.

Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort also praised the rules committee on Friday for defeating Unruh's proposals.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-nevertrump-was-crushed-ceases-to-exist/article/2596614
If I read correctly somewhere else, Cruz helped stop this stuff. That's a point in his favor to those concerned with GOP.

[jimnyc]

If I read correctly somewhere else, Cruz helped stop this stuff. That's a point in his favor to those concerned with GOP.

I did not read that, but absolutely, that's good for the GOP, for Trump AND Cruz himself, IMO.

[crin63]

Because of the way the rules committee handled things without letting people speak it looks like Mike Lee thinks there may be a rebellion on the convention floor.

[Kathianne]

Because of the way the rules committee handled things without letting people speak it looks like Mike Lee thinks there may be a rebellion on the convention floor.

I'd say they should stop trying to block him, just giving more ammo for him. OTOH, I do think he and those that continue to ridicule those that are not for him are creating a real division intentionally or not. Many that may have changed their minds are taking it very personally at this point.

His bringing it up at the beginning of his speaking today that they were 'crushed' may feel good, but is it in the long run? Same with his talk regarding contributors, 'It would be good to be unified, but I can do without them.' :cool: