{"id":1986289,"date":"2023-07-30T15:56:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T19:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-trump-has-an-edge-in-california-gop-primary-after-state-rule-change\/"},"modified":"2023-07-30T15:59:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T19:59:11","slug":"how-trump-has-an-edge-in-california-gop-primary-after-state-rule-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-trump-has-an-edge-in-california-gop-primary-after-state-rule-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump gains advantage in California GOP primary due to state rule change."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-trump-has-an-edge-in-california-gop-primary-after-state-rule-change%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1986289&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The California GOP Alters Delegate Rules, \u2064Potentially Boosting Trump&#8217;s 2024 Election Chances<\/h2>\n<p>The California \u2063GOP has made a significant change to its delegate allocation rules for the state&#8217;s presidential primary, \u2062a \u200bmove that could give former President Donald Trump a substantial advantage over his opponents in the upcoming 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>Trump currently leads the pack as the front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination, with RealClearPolitics placing \u2063him at an average of 52.4% support, a nearly 40-point lead over\u2064 Florida\u200d Gov. Ron DeSantis. Other\u2062 candidates like former South Carolina Gov. Nikki \u2064Haley, former New Jersey Gov.\u200c Chris Christie, and Gov. \u2063Doug Burgum of North Dakota are trailing \u2062far behind.<\/p>\n<h3>Republican Candidates Test Their Limits in Criticizing Trump<\/h3>\n<p>In the predominantly \u2062Democratic state of California, the Republican Party is aiming to establish a stronger presence and flip Congressional seats by electing a viable GOP candidate for \u2062the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>With the recent change in delegate rules, California Republicans may be paving the way for Trump while potentially discouraging other GOP\u200c primary candidates from campaigning in the \u2064state.<\/p>\n<h3>What is the New GOP Delegate Rule?<\/h3>\n<p>On Saturday, the California Republican Party&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-trump-has-an-edge-in-california-gop-primary-after-state-rule-change\/\" title=\"Trump gains advantage in California GOP primary due to state rule change.\">100-member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-gop-votes-to-censure-rep-rice-over-impeachment-vote\/\" title=\"South Carolina GOP Votes To Censure Rep. Rice Over Impeachment Vote\">executive committee<\/a> voted 52-16<\/a> to alter the way delegates are allocated. Under the new rule, if a Republican candidate secures over 50% of the vote in the primary on March \u200d5,\u2062 they will receive all 169 delegates from\u200c the state, the highest number of\u200c delegates \u2062in\u200c any state.<\/p>\n<p>If no candidate reaches this threshold, the delegates \u2064will be distributed proportionally based on \u200cthe statewide vote.<\/p>\n<p>State GOP leaders argue \u2064that this change will attract candidates to compete in California, providing an opportunity\u200c for them to campaign and make their case to voters. It also ensures that the party does\u2064 not lose half of its delegates to\u200d the\u200d Republican National Convention for failing to meet delegate criteria.<\/p>\n<h3>Why Are Some\u200d Republicans Opposed to This Rule Change?<\/h3>\n<p>The previous delegate allocation system, in\u2063 place for two decades, awarded three delegates for each <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/upstart-progressive-tests-establishment-democrat-in-hudson-valley-congressional-primary\/\" title=\"Upstart Progressive Tests \u2018Establishment\u2019 Democrat in Hudson Valley Congressional Primary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">congressional district<\/a> won<\/a>. This \u2063allowed candidates to strategically focus their campaigns on specific areas in California rather than \u200dtargeting the entire state.<\/p>\n<p>Former state GOP executive\u2063 director Jon Fleischman, who served when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-best-options-for-ukrainian-ground-based-air-defense\/\" title=\"The Best Options for Ukrainian Ground-Based Air Defense\">original system<\/a> was adopted, believes that the new rule eliminates this\u200c type of competition among candidates.\u200d He argues that the cost of advertising statewide is too high, and the impact of motivating\u200d volunteers is too small, leading candidates to prioritize other states over California in both the primary and general elections.<\/p>\n<p>Some Republican protesters have also criticized the decision, \u2062stating that it\u200d should \u200bhave been discussed with\u200b all party members at the fall convention, rather than just the executive committee. However, state GOP officials\u200b claim that they were under a deadline \u200cto submit the new rules to \u2062the Republican National Committee to maintain delegate allotment.<\/p>\n<h3>Where Do the\u2062 Top Candidates Stand on This Rule Change?<\/h3>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s team fully supports the California GOP&#8217;s rule change,\u2062 while DeSantis&#8217;s team has \u200bcriticized the state&#8217;s Republicans for disregarding voters who desire a different GOP candidate in \u200cthe 2024 general election.<\/p>\n<p>An executive committee member revealed that \u2064they had spoken to Trump&#8217;s campaign,\u200c and they expressed support for the rule change, citing polling data that\u200d suggests Trump could secure over 50% of primary voters \u2064in California.<\/p>\n<p>Ken Cuccinelli, founder of the pro-DeSantis Never Back Down super PAC, strongly criticized\u2062 the state GOP&#8217;s decision to dismiss an alternative proposal that could have favored DeSantis.\u200d Under that proposal, three delegates would have been awarded per\u200d congressional district, with two going to \u2062the \u2062winner and one to the second-place finisher. \u2064This\u200c method would have likely benefited \u200bDeSantis, who consistently ranks as the runner-up in\u2064 most polls.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the rule changes,\u200b Cuccinelli remains confident that Governor DeSantis will ultimately become the Republican nominee\u200d and the 47th president of the United States.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read\u200c more\u200b from \u200dThe Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The California GOP changed delegate allocation rules for the presidential primary, potentially favoring Donald Trump in the 2024 election. Trump leads the GOP nomination race with an average of 52.4% according to RealClearPolitics, a nearly 40-point advantage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1986290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1986289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1986289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1986289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1986289\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1986290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1986289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1986289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1986289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}