Cruz Will Not Release His Delegates Before GOP Convention

Senator Ted Cruz sent letters to the state parties in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas on Monday informing them he would keep the delegates he won bound to him instead of releasing them before the convention.  In a letter obtained by CNN, Cruz wrote the following to the chair of the Kansas GOP: “Although I have suspended my campaign for the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States, I do not release any Republican National Convention delegates bound to me as a result of the 2016 delegate selection process that took place in your state… I encourage all delegates who supported my campaign — and who support a constitutional conservative agenda that will grow jobs, protect our freedoms, and ensure our security — to actively participate in shaping the Party platform and rules in a manner that will ensure our cause is advanced.”  read