“It seems like an epic fail on the Trump campaign’s part. I don’t see anyone organizing.”

As for Trump, there was little operation of which to speak. “It’s rather surprising,” she said.

Peg Cage, chairwoman of the Boulder County GOP, said she had seen plenty of Cruz activity ahead of Friday’s selection process and little from Trump.

“I know there are some really staunch Trump supporters, but I haven’t seen any Trump slates come cross my desk yet,” she said. “I know there are a lot of Cruz slates and a lot of the candidates for national delegate have expressed their preference for Cruz.

If Trump is swamped in Colorado Springs, it won’t be the first time. At North Dakota’s convention last weekend, where delegates were both unaffiliated and did not announce their favored candidates, Cruz claimed to have elected 18 supportive delegates against one openly supporting Trump.