[Cboldt]

I think his speculation amounts to Trump being able to get 1237 votes on the first ballot, with a combination of 1100 delegated bound by state part rules, and the remainder made of delegates who are not bound to a candidate by state rules.

The unbound delegates are NOT part of the delegate counting that preoccupies the press.

[STARLIT]

Good explanation. Lets hope there will be others at the convention unbound that will get on the train as it moves through.

[dp0622]

This is GOOD news!! We should be happy an RNC person said this.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

I think you are right, and that’s an important point. States like Pennsylvania could be really important. Trump supporters just need to hope that he hired Manafort in time.

[LS]

Such as the Carson delegates, the unbound delegates from the Virgin Islands, the Christie delegates-—those alone total about 30.

[LS]

Such as the Carson delegates, the unbound delegates from the Virgin Islands, the Christie delegates-—those alone total about 30.

[Norseman]

That would make sense if Trump was efficiently rounding up delegates in those states who are supporters of his.

Unfortunately for Trump, that’s exactly what Cruz has been doing.

I read that there’s 28 state conventions picking delegates this weekend alone (a number so high I question it, by the way.) I’m sure Trump has his very best people working every one of them. Just ask him.

[Marcella]

“I think his speculation amounts to Trump being able to get 1237 votes on the first ballot, with a combination of 1100 delegated bound by state part rules, and the remainder made of delegates who are not bound to a candidate by state rules. The unbound delegates are NOT part of the delegate counting that preoccupies the press.”

You are exactly correct. I taught election law and party rules, for ten years in the state of Texas. Party rules for state parties and the national party are not rocket science nor are they hidden in some clandestine way to defeat Trump as he seems to think they are.

Party rules are on every state Republican Party website and the Republican National Committee rules are on their website. Below is the link to the Republican National Party rules and below that is the link to the Colorado State Republican Party rules. I link to Colorado due to the amount of vitriol from Trump and others toward that particular state party.

https://www.gop.com/rules-and-resolutions/

http://cologop.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/CRC-Bylaws-9-26-15.pdf