[RoosterRedux]

Yep. And I don't think it is being coordinated at the top. I think it's the grass roots acting naturally to save their positions and power from the Trump wrecking ball.

Though we can be sure that Manafort plans to win on the first ballot, I am curious as to what his plan B might be (and you know he has one because he is the very best at this stuff).

I am guessing that if his intel tells him he cannot attract enough delegates in a second ballot, he will cut a deal with Kasich.

Of course, the rules haven't been develop for the convention, but I would hope the Presidential nominee and the Veep can combine delegates to clear the 1237 hurdle.

As an aside, RNC member Randy Evens said last week (I heard him live on NPR) that if Trump hits 1,100, Manafort could probably round up enough unbound delegates to clear 1,237.

[Cboldt]

-- Yep. And I don't think it is being coordinated at the top. I think it's the grass roots acting naturally to save their positions and power from the Trump wrecking ball. --

Yep, "so-called" grass roots. These are the petty tyrants, same people who do the zero-tolerance garbage at the school board level and other assorted nonsense. There is no shortage of that type of personality.

There is more than one line of defense for the insider's game, and it seems to me that the courts are in on the game too.