How does it stand on rule 40 right now
I don’t think Cruz can get 8 states majority delegates
What’s he got now ...one that qualifies no?
Majority means 50%. Can Trump make it?
Rule 40 stands on the way delegates are selected and put forward through the County and State convention to the National Convention, including alternate delegates. All officers who serve as Committee heads must be elected by a 50% vote of the conventions in order up to the National.
The Temporary rules passed in the last Convention are in effect for 2016 until a new chairman is nominated, or selected,and all new committees for the new Convention vote for and/or changed a 50% vote of new Officers elected by the new delegates.
With Ted Cruz at 411 delegates and competitive in 6 of 10 Proportionally awarded delegate states, and 5 out of 11 Winner Take All states (as of 3/21). It will be very close for Trump, unless he wins 54% of all 21 states left,or takes all Winner Take All states. With this the case, Kasich, now with 143 delegates, become a factor if Trump winds up within that range short, as Kasich will be picking up delegates too.
This is what the Party Hacks are hoping for, and that the delegates free to vote for whoever, after the first ballot, will wear down after many ballots and settle on an Establishment compromise(Kasich) denying both trump and Cruz the nomination.
If this can’t be headed off before the National Convention convenes; then Cruz and Trump better have made a deal to combine their votes on the first ballot for what is agreeable between them.