Republican Presidential candidate Ted Cruz has locked up the support of 21 Colorado delegates and swept the Colorado GOP convention, winning all 13 of the state’s at-large delegates. Cruz leaves Colorado with a complete shutout of his opponents.
According to an Associated Press count, Trump has 743 delegates, Cruz has 545 and Ohio Gov. John Kasich has 143. Florida Senator Marco Rubio has 172 even though he suspended his campaign. It takes 1,237 to clinch the nomination, though there's a real chance no candidate will reach that mark by the National Convention in Cleveland in July.
The result shows how Cruz's superior organization has helped him as he tries to catch up with front-runner Donald Trump. While Cruz's campaign spent months recruiting slates of delegates and securing pledges, Trump only this past week hired a Colorado State Director.
The Trump campaign said it wasn't worried and had always expected to fare poorly in Colorado because its Assembly process is dominated by party insiders. "If we had a primary, yes, we would have done very well here," said Trump Senior Adviser Alan Cobb.
Cruz also appeals to activists who dominate party functions, a deeply conservative, religious crowd with a libertarian streak.
"Coloradans, naturally having that pioneer spirit, gravitate toward someone like Cruz," said State Rep. Justin Everett, one of Cruz's pledged delegates.
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