Republican Virgin Islands Caucus results thread (11am-5pm ET)

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http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2016/03/alleged_fraud_strips_gop_strat.html

This is a weird article.  What is going on in the US Virgin Islands?

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The GOP in the VI is a mess. The original caucus plan was submitted too late and rejected by the GOP. They had to revert to the 2012 rules. I'm shocked that Rubio, Trump and to a lesser extent Kasich did not have enough pledged delegates on the ballot, even if these delegates are of limited usefulness in the overall scheme of things.

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What if Cruz (if he won) wins and then goes into the debate claiming "momentum" after his VI win? LOL

Well, Cruz is the only one that could technically "win" this that is in the race right now. The others didn't bother sending full delegate slates. The best Trump and Rubio could do is 50% of the delegate take. Kasich is automatically a loser.

I'd be really ironic if Uncommitted or Carson beat all of them.

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What if Cruz (if he won) wins and then goes into the debate claiming "momentum" after his VI win? LOL

Well, Cruz is the only one that could technically "win" this that is in the race right now. The others didn't bother sending full delegate slates. The best Trump and Rubio could do is 50% of the delegate take. Kasich is automatically a loser.

50% of the delegate take could still be a win, if it was something like:

Trump 3
Cruz 1
Rubio 1
Uncommitted 1

True, but not for Rule 40(b). Bizarre rules here. You could basically vote for Trump, Rubio and Cruz at the same time.

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What happened to Rubio's strategy of winning all the territories and only territories?

He's focusing on Guam and perhaps D.C. American Samoa votes after FL for R's. Northern Marianas will be Rubio's 2nd win on March 15 (1st being FL).

I believe the results will be in from the Northern Marianas Islands first, given the time zone differences, ahead of even the polls opening in Florida.

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They probably stopped counting for dinner.

And drinks. And a nap. And dessert.