Cruz Campaign Shoots Themselves In The Foot In Michigan By Trying To Undermine Both Trump and Kasich Campaigns

Cruz Campaign shoots themselves in the foot trying to undermine
Donald Trump and John Kasich Campaigns

Ted Cruz's campaign is whining this evening as they devised a devious plan to keep the Donald Trump campaign out of key positions in the Michigan Delegation, working with John Kasich campaign. The plan ended up backfiring on them.   At the last minute, the Kasich campaign switched sides and joined the Trump campaign in knocking out the Cruz campaign from holding key positions.

Saul Anuzis

Cruz's   campaign ran eight delegates for eight committee spots and lost every single one of them.  The campaign is now alleging it was "double-crossed" by Kasich supporters.

The Michigan delegation picked one Trump supporter, Matt Hall, and one Kasich supporter, Judi Schwalbach, for the two seats on the powerful rules committee. The Cruz campaign lost votes for both seats.

The rules committee spots have become extremely important

Matt Hall

when it comes to having a say when it comes to a contested convention, which may happen in Cleveland this summer.  After the delegates are selected in each state, they meet as a group and pick the members of four convention committees, the most important of which is the rules committee, which will then decide who can be nominated president.

Former Michigan Cruz campaign  director  Saul Anuzis whose duties where shifted to Texas a few months back, stated they were "double-crossed" by Kasich's campaign. 

The Kasich delegates were supposed to vote with Cruz delegates, he said, but switched sides and voted with Trump behind closed doors Saturday afternoon.

Jeff Timmer, Kaisch's delegate director in Michigan said the Cruz campaign broke their end of the deal when they tried to win all eight delegation seats.

He said they finished their slate of Trump and Kasich candidates about 10 minutes before walking into the delegation meeting.

Saul Anuzis is quoted as saying " To be clear, the Cruz campaign maintained all of their convention delegate spots today in Michigan. What's new is that John Kasich has decided to bypass any attempt to blur his rationale for staying in the race, and is now openly auditioning for Donald Trump's Vice President slot. That's the only possible reason for him to instruct his campaign to join forces with Trump for votes on convention committee assignments."

What really appears to have transpired Saturday in Michigan is that the Cruz campaign shot themselves in the foot in Michigan by not only trying to undermine the Trump campaign but also the Kasich campaign.  Dirty tricks seem to be the trend with the Cruz campaign.  

Wendy Lynn Day Named Director Of Ted Cruz Campaign In Michigan

Today the Ted Cruz Campaign named current Grassroots Vice-Chair Wendy Lynn Day as the Michigan State Director.  In its announcement they did make an error calling her the Vice Chair of The Michigan Republican Party, that position is actually held by Jeff Sakwa. 

Here is the press release from the Cruz for President campaign.

Continuing to build a robust national and Michigan organization, Cruz for President today named Wendy

Day, the current Vice Chair of the Michigan Republican Party and Liberty movement leader, as the Michigan State Director for the Cruz for President Campaign.
 “Wendy is a great fit because she is no stranger to grassroots politics at every level,” said Ted Cruz. “Her influence in the Great Lake State and commitment to freedom makes her a valued member of our team.”
 Wendy is one of the most respected, hardworking grassroots leaders Michigan has seen, said Cruz State Chairman Saul Anuzis. “No one will out work her, no one knows both the Republican Party and Tea Party movement better than Wendy”.
 Wendy Day gained influence and notoriety in Michigan when she founded Common Sense in Government, a group that highlighted elected officials’ misdeeds and educated voters on how to hold those officials accountable. Currently she serves as the Michigan Republican Party Grassroots Outreach Vice-Chair.
 “Ted Cruz articulates a consistent message of optimism that has fired up people from the U.P. to Detroit,” said Day. “It’s clear that his courage, intelligence, wit, and love of country will unite voters from across the spectrum who rightfully demand that America’s future be built on Freedom. Michiganders are telling me that this is the first time they’ve seen someone who reminds them of Ronald Reagan.”
 Day is responsible for organizing the 2010 “snowman protest”, where her volunteers built over 60 snowmen in front of the Michigan Capitol to protest taxes. The result was a humorous and eye-catching display that attracted news media from all around the world.
 Wendy Day is a military wife and mother. She has been married to Kevin Day for 19 years and they have four children, including David, 18, Craig, 17, Allison 11, and Brady, 7.
 The Michigan Presidential primary is slated for March 8, 2016. In the general election, Michigan holds 16 electoral college votes.