It was certainly a win that was all but assumed for weeks
going in to the race.
Now, the media is proclaiming this “titanic” shift in
Republican voters to Trump – everyone (read Ted Cruz) should just go home now
and begin the coronation for “King Donald.”
But, lest we get confused with the average “low information”
voter in America who is absolutely clueless, we need to look at hard facts;
facts we will never read about or hear about by those who claim to be the
professional news tellers.
In New York yesterday, about 880,000 Republican votes were
cast for President.
That may sound impressive, but if we look at just four other
recent states, it shows either the apathy or the diminishing scarcity of
Republicans in the Empire state.
For example:
Wisconsin, a state with less than half of NY’s delegate
allotment, registered around 1 million Republican votes cast.
Ohio, with 66 delegates to NY’s 95 had over twice the
Republican Primary votes cast – around 2 million.
Texas, with 150 delegates to NY’s 95, had over 3 times the
Republican Primary votes cast with around 3 million.
Missouri, with 52 delegates to NY’s 95, cast more Republican
Primary votes than NY – around 900,000.
From just these four examples we can put Trump’s “victory”
in perspective:
First, all three remaining candidates won their home states. But, Trump finished a distant 3rd
in votes cast for him in his home state.
In Ohio, John Kasich got around twice as many votes as Trump
did in NY – 956,000 to 525,000.
In Texas, Ted Cruz got around 2 ½ times as many votes as
Trump did in NY – 1,239,000 to 525,000.
Second, in winning Wisconsin, Ted Cruz got 6,000 more votes
there than Trump did in his home state of NY (531,000 to 525,000).
Third, to say that Trump’s victory in New York was massive
is a huuuuge stretch at best. He won
over a small voter pool given the fact that New York is thoroughly infested
with Democrats.
In fact, in the New York Democratic Primary, over twice the
votes were cast – around 2 million.
And, head to head, Hillary Clinton doubled Donald Trump’s
votes – 1,052,000 to 525,000.
The harsh reality is that New York will go Democrat in the
General Election in November. Even in
his home state Trump would get crushed by Clinton.
Fourth, serious changes are needed to the delegate
allocation process for states by the RNC.
Given NY’s pitiful Republican numbers, there is no way they
should be allotted 95 delegates. The
votes just don’t justify the number.
Let me repeat:
Wisconsin had around 200,000 more Republican Primary votes
cast than NY and yet has less than half of NY’s delegate numbers - 42 – 95.
Ohio had over double the Republican Primary votes cast than
NY – around 2 million - yet only has 66 delegates to NY’s 95.
Missouri, a state where 1st and 2nd
place was less than 2,000 votes out of 900,000 cast (20,000 more than NY), only
has 52 delegates to NY’s 95.
(And, by the way, even though it was virtually a tie, Trump
got 15 more delegates than Cruz did there – funny didn’t hear Trump whining
about that being unfair!!)
Texas had more than triple the Republican Primary votes cast
than NY – around 3 million votes – and yet only has 55 more delegates – 150 –
95.
(If we want to be strictly fair – by the numbers – Texas should
have around 300 delegates to NY’s 95.)
So, before we all are tempted to drink the national media’s “Trumpista
Kool-Aid”, let’s look at the real results and put them in perspective nationally.
(Map based on possible Clinton vs. Trump match up)
Yes, one of the most liberal states in the union voted for
the most liberal Republican candidate in the race.
His margin of victory was not the largest anywhere – that belongs
to Cruz with his 69.2% win in Utah.
And no, this is not the American people speaking loud and clear
– these are “NY liberal values” seeking to dictate to the rest of the nation that
we should follow their lead into the “NY election sewers” in November.
Nope. New York can remain
a “blue” state and keep its “blue” candidate.
America wants a red, white, and blue President who will fight for our
rights and freedoms.
It’s up to those of us who love this nation, its God, and
its Constitution to keep working for Ted Cruz’s victory!
And, the national media – they can all go for a swim in the
Hudson River!!
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