In 1860 most people never learned who was President until their term was nearly over. This is today and the outright theft is now known immediately.
I am amazed that FR is infested with longtime members who purport to be Conservative that have no problem with supporting the very people they have long pretended to be opposed to.
For the Rules are Rules crowd.
When you are innocent argue the facts. When you are guilty argue the law.
“the Rules are Rules crowd”
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It is not in the interest of either Trump or Cruz to change or eliminate Rule 40. If adopted for this convention, that eliminates anyone else (including Kasich) from being the potential nominee.
At that point for us “rules are rules” crowd, it will be interesting to see how those rules work out. Cruz is trying to get delegates in place that will switch to him if there is a second ballot.
OTOH, there’s nothing to prevent Trump from providing incentives for delegates to vote for him. Because it is an internal party process rather than an election, Trump could provide monetary and other incentives for delegate votes (e.g. a 2-week stay at his place down in Florida, a ride on the Trump jet, etc.). He could even offer the VP slot to someone like Rubio or Kasich in an effort to get their delegates on board for a first ballot win.
I’d much rather see it fought out this way under the rules than have GOPe elders annoint Paul Ryan as Hillary’s sacrificial lamb. Neither Trump nor Cruz are in this to lose (unlike Ryan, Romney, and McCain).