It has been reported that Eric and Ivanka Trump failed to register in New York state as Republicans, and thus can’t vote for their father in the upcoming New York primary.
The Donald’s defense of his children’s negligence is rather, well, Sad!: “They were unaware of the rules and they didn’t register in time… So they feel very, very guilty. They feel very guilty but it’s fine.” Seemingly a throw-away line, the opener is telling – not only about the Trump family, but his whole operation: They were unaware of the rules. (Ironically, Ivanka herself made a series of videos explaining to Trump supporters how to vote.)
This comes after a weekend in which Trump was out-organized and swept by Ted Cruz’s superior operation in Colorado. It appears, in fact, that it’s Cruz who “only hires the best people.”
Trump, after the loss, tweeted: “How is it possible that the people of the great State of Colorado never got to vote in the Republican Primary? Great anger – totally unfair!” What this really means: They were unaware of the rules, which Colorado republicans changed last August.
We’ve seen these complaints state-by-state. Time to go south – like Donald’s delegate count on the second ballot – starting with Louisiana. Trump writes: “Just to show you how unfair Republican primary politics can be, I won the State of Louisiana and get less delegates than Cruz-Lawsuit coming”. The Bayou State was another instance where Cruz’s ground game may not have succeeded in the battle for votes, but won the battle of delegates. Team Trump? They were unaware of the rules. Not only there, but also in Indiana, Tennessee, North Dakota, and Wyoming, where, to borrow a term from Trump, they got schlonged.
What about in South Carolina, where Trump won yuuge? Caught flat footed again:
Not only did Trump mess up on delegate elections, he potentially could forfeit all of them in South Carolina, after reneging on his pledge to support the GOP nominee. Why? Repeat with me: They were unaware of the rules.
What about the number of competitors Trump has, indeed, bested? Trump suggested it was unfair they were able to run: “While I believe I will clinch before Cleveland and get more than 1237 delegates, it is unfair in that there have been so many in the race!” Aside from age and being a natural born citizen, there’s no rule saying you cannot run for president.
Perhaps it’s time to change the family motto from Numquam Concedere to Ignari Legum, or “Ignorant of the rules.”
