After expressing reservations about Donald Trump, some of Indiana's delegates to the Republican national convention say they've received threatening messages from a few of the GOP front-runner's supporters.
The emails warn that the delegates are being watched and imply they could be targeted. Some send ominous wishes to delegates' families.
Trump's Indiana campaign called the threats "deplorable."
Craig Dunn, a delegate and Republican chairman of Indiana's 4th Congressional District, was among the Trump critics who received the threatening messages.
"You sorry (expletive)!" one email said. "I hope the worst for you and yours!"
Dunn was stunned by the response.
"Little did I know that in expressing your 1st Amendment rights, that they’d come after you so hard," he said. "It's very disappointing. I probably received 25 to 30 hate emails, phone calls and voice mails, posts on Facebook that I deleted. Now they're hunting down friends of mine and posting that kind of stuff on their Facebook pages."
He was one of 27 delegates selected this weekend from Indiana's nine congressional districts to represent the state at the Republican national convention this summer in Cleveland. Another 27 at-large delegates will be selected Wednesday. Three additional spots go to the state party chairman and the state's Republican National Committee man and woman.
At-large delegates are obligated to vote for the winner of Indiana's May 3 primary during the first round of voting at the national convention July 18-21. District delegates must vote for the top vote-getter in their district. But if no candidate has a majority of delegates during the first ballot at the convention, then the delegates are free to cast their votes for anyone they choose.
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4 comments:
We the people will have our say, one way or another.
This is all BS!!! The GOP has no shame in their game!!! They embarrass themselves at every turn. They weren't so afraid when they stole Colorado delegates! !!LMAO!!!
The method of choosing delegates has always been a state matter and until recently the usual method was the caucus and still is in many states. The rules have been known for months for those who can read.
Poor little rich boy wants to change the rules after he loses. Bo ho.
How soon we forget! don't You remember what they did to Ross Perot? I think it's probably the establishment GOP politicians HACKS trying to make Trump look bad keep Cheering!!
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