[Hoot Gibson]

Political parties are private organizations. They are free in this country to set their own rules for nominating candidates. Trump only whines when he loses. Trump chose not to participate in the Colorado delegate selection process. He has whined nonstop since he lost a contest in which he chose not to participate.

Colorado did not have a GOP primary in 2012. The last Colorado GOP presidential primary was held in 1998. In 2012, Colorado GOP held closed caucuses, just as they did this year. About 66,000 voters selected delegates in 2012, which is about the same as it was this year. The voting at the 2012 was nothing but a nonbinding straw poll.

The difference is that there was no straw poll this year for presidential preference after the RNC adopted a rule that would have required the binding of delegates if a preference poll had been taken at the caucuses. The Colorado GOP wanted to send unbound delegates to the national Republican convention, just as it did in 2012.

If Trump wanted Colorado's delegates, then he should have campaigned for them. He was a no show. He lost. He is a sore loser. He is a whiner. His whining will not change the results. Trump screwed up and is refusing to take responsibility for his mistake. There is no reason his supporters should emulate his behavior.