Anonymous Coward User ID: 70335183 United States 03/25/2016 04:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Insiders to Trump: No majority, no nomination Republicans say it's 1,237 delegates or bust for Donald Trump. A majority of Republican insiders say Donald Trump should not get the GOP presidential nomination if he falls short of winning a majority of delegates — even if Trump amasses more than any of his opponents. That’s according to The POLITICO Caucus — a panel of strategists, activists and operatives in seven key swing states. Roughly 6-in-10 Republicans said the party should nominate another candidate if Trump finishes with a plurality, rather than the required 1,237-delegate majority necessary to claim the party nomination. “Rules is rules. You have to get a majority,” said a Virginia Republican who, like all respondents, completed the survey anonymously. “That's the problem with our country: No one ever wins anymore.” Story Continued Below The question is central to the GOP calculus before the Cleveland convention: Should the party award the nomination to the candidate who won the most delegates in total — as Trump himself has advocated — or stick to the rule that a candidate must win at least 1,237 delegates to be the nominee? Read more: [ link to www.politico.com] Follow us: @politico on Twitter | Politico on Facebook |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 54199184 United States 03/25/2016 04:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Insiders to Trump: No majority, no nomination Republicans say it's 1,237 delegates or bust for Donald Trump. I thought they'd already decided to give it to kasich. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 60905062 United States 03/25/2016 04:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Insiders to Trump: No majority, no nomination Republicans say it's 1,237 delegates or bust for Donald Trump. The rumor is they'll let Mitt or Paul Ryan run if Trump can't get enough delegates. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70627878 United States 03/25/2016 04:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Insiders to Trump: No majority, no nomination Republicans say it's 1,237 delegates or bust for Donald Trump. if this doesn't start a revolution then nothing ever will |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 71037151 United States 03/25/2016 04:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Insiders to Trump: No majority, no nomination Republicans say it's 1,237 delegates or bust for Donald Trump. yes but they can change rules so who cares what rules is rules are. |
Jeb Bush User ID: 52074633 United States 03/25/2016 04:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Insiders to Trump: No majority, no nomination Republicans say it's 1,237 delegates or bust for Donald Trump. I WILL be the next president of the United States! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 69553826 Ireland 03/25/2016 05:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Insiders to Trump: No majority, no nomination Republicans say it's 1,237 delegates or bust for Donald Trump.
No offence, but I think the US model of voting is terrible. Delegates, caucauas etc. Why cant THE PEOPLE just go and vote on election day for their prefered candidate? Why the need for delegates? |
Northman
User ID: 70747314 United States 03/25/2016 05:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Insiders to Trump: No majority, no nomination Republicans say it's 1,237 delegates or bust for Donald Trump. Since no one will get a majority, no one should be nominated to run, which means Hillary becomes president by default. And is pretty much the plan anyway. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70882706 United States 03/25/2016 05:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Insiders to Trump: No majority, no nomination Republicans say it's 1,237 delegates or bust for Donald Trump. if this doesn't start a revolution then nothing ever will
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70627878 I assure you, nothing ever will. |