We Asked Republican Voters About Their Divided Party. Their Answers Were Amazing

Trump held forth in the freewheeling morning event, dredging up past arguments with the Cruz team, including attacks on Cruz’s wife and father, at a time when attention was shifting Friday to the general election and Democrat Hillary Clinton’s anticipated announcement of her vice-presidential pick.

He continued to decline to say whether he would vote for the GOP presidential nominee.

Looking down – the best way for reporters to observe politicians, H.L. Mencken said – from the press gallery, I was jolted by the room’s sudden mood shift. I am watching and I am listening. “I am not encouraging anyone to write my name in”.

“I’m not a candidate in this race”, he said.

A school teacher from Castle Rock, Unruh was hopeful she and other anti-Trump delegates would be able to do exactly what Cruz suggested: “Vote their conscience”, meaning they could unbind from their commitment to Trump and support a different candidate.

“You had 22,000 people boo him out of an arena”, Eric said.

One man stood up with a sign that said “Clinton/Cruz 2020”. He refused to sit until the senator acknowledged him.

Delegate John Macy said it was a “very poor decision” for Cruz not to endorse and showed a lack of character. Sometimes, she says, she has a tough choice picking a presidential candidate.

“There are a lot of people wondering, ‘What am I doing?'” Kasich told the crowd. That’s the right political outcome. The speech was well-received and met with cheers of “We like Mike!”

In a statement issued by the campaign, Meredith McIver took the blame but made it clear that Mrs. Trump knew the passages were from the first lady’s speech.

Utah’s 40 delegates – committed to Texas Sen. Before his daughter, Ivanka, introduced him, a video played with his children noting how their father didn’t need to run for president. He then went on to say, “I am your voice”.

Trump has also been critical of Walker, but the governor brushed it off.

“I can tell you when you stand on principles, sometimes you stand alone”, he added. You know, we don’t want surprises, right? “Sit down shut up just the support the team'”.

He promised there wouldn’t be any lies at the Republican National Convention, and if you wanted to find those, to head to Philadelphia for the DNC next week. ABC News coverage of the Republican National ConventionThere was no apology and no backtracking from Cruz as he spoke to his state’s GOP delegation Thursday morning.

Oklahoma Gov. Marry Fallin called Cruz’s speech a “slap in the face of the Republican Party”.