Pennsylvania Republicans Could Decide Presidential Nomination
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Guy Ciarrocchi, The CEO and President of the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry and Pennsylvania's Executive Director of Bush/Cheney 2004 attempted to explain what Pennsylvania's delegates will be looking to accomplish at the Republican National Convention later this year.
Ciarrocchi, during an interview with Chris Stigall on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT, said many involved in Pennsylvania's contingent are planning on unite to maximize the commonwealth's position in the nomination process.
"The delegates are spread across and it's going to be by the congressional district and I don't know who's going to win a majority of the congressional districts, plus, I think, the majority, not all, the majority want to go as a block and try to tip the balance to pick the winner."
He stated that another goal of the delegate group will to be to pick someone that can actually win Pennsylvania.
"Most of them are going there with an eye to who can carry Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has not gone for the Republicans since 1988, so they're going to try to be king maker but, in a perfect world, they want to be king maker for somebody they think can carry the state. We'll see how it goes because a majority want to do this but not all of them. A lot of them want to stick to their guns."
Ciarrocchi rejected claims by Donald Trump that the delegate process is subverting the will of the people in attempting to take the nomination away from him.
"It hasn't been stolen. The reality is there is a process. As we learn from time to time, as we did in 2000 and other times is there's a whole process to elections and when these issues arise, suddenly, the world turns and says what are these rules? The reality is, everybody involved, the candidates, party officials, candidate operatives, everybody knows what the rules are. It's only when there's a blip that everybody turns and says, wait a second, I didn't realize that's how it happened. It's as plain as day and visible for everyone to know."
