CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has all but thrown in the towel in Wyoming ahead of Saturday’s Republican convention.
The billionaire businessman’s campaign made a conscious decision not to commit resources to Wyoming, according to Alan Cobb, a senior Trump adviser.
Trump picked only up a single delegate in last month’s Wyoming county conventions while Cruz scored nine. There are 14 more delegates at stake at this weekend’s state convention. In a telephone interview with The Associated Press from the convention site in Casper, Wyoming, Cobb said Friday that he expects Trump’s rival Ted Cruz to sweep what remains of the 29 delegates up for grabs in the Wyoming convention.
“This process is favorable toward party insider folks,” Cobb said. “When you don’t have a vote of the people, it just favors (Cruz).”
While Cruz’ campaign has been working for months lining up support among the Wyoming’s GOP insiders, Trump’s campaign has limited mobilization in the state, and the candidate has not spent any time campaigning there. Cruz is scheduled to attend Saturday’s convention.