“Did I miss something? Is Cruz going to be the nominee after all? If so he could give himself a speaking slot. Otherwise that would be up to, for example, Donald Trump.”
Actually, if I understand the convention rules correctly, anyone who won the plurality of delegates in at least 8 states has the right to speak if he/she so chooses. That would include, for example, Ted Cruz.
And so Trump chose to be gracious about it and welcome Ted into the slot.
Actually, if I understand the convention rules correctly, anyone who won the plurality
of delegates in at least 8 states has the right to speak if he/she so chooses.
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The 2016 Convention Rules haven’t been adopted by the Convention delegates yet.
That occurs once the convention is in session. Don’t know about the 8 state speaking
rule but there was a rule in the 2012 Convention that a candidate had to win 8 states
to be placed in Nomination. Thus if placed in nomination I guess one would get a
speaking slot.
If Cruz is smart he’ll use this slot to end the animosity between the two camps and
ask his supporters to fully endorse and support Trump as the nominee. We’ll see.