The ONLY Reason that anyone is going to be on a Primary Ballot with less that double digits in polling is because the GOP Establishment is hoping against hope that they can push Bush... And I seriously question the numbers of any poll that go for Rubio
The ONLY Reason that anyone is going to be on a Primary Ballot with less that double digits in polling is because the GOP Establishment is hoping against hope that they can push Bush..>>> they split the vote which is what they need to do to go to a brokered convention. A candidate needs 8 states with a majority (50+%) of the vote not 49% but 50+% for the presentation of the name of that candidate for nomination. I think if that is the case Cruz and Trump can combine votes in some manner but i don’t know it says pres and vice.
cooking the books — read this trash
https://www.gop.com/the-official-guide-to-the-2016-republican-nominating-process/
https://s3.amazonaws.com/prod-static-ngop-pbl/docs/Rules_of_the_Republican+Party_FINAL_S14090314.pdf
RULE NO. 40
Nominations
(a) In making the nominations for President of the United States and Vice
President of the United States and voting
thereon, the roll of the states shall be called separately in each case; provided, however, that if there is only one candida
te for
nomination for Vice President of the United States who has demonstrated the suppor
t required by paragraph (b) of this rule, a
motion to nominate for such office by acclamation shall be in order and no calling of the roll with respect to such office sh
all be
required.
(b) Each candidate for nomination for President of the United States
and Vice President of the United States shall
demonstrate the support of a majority of the delegates from each of eight (8) or more states, severally, prior to the present
ation of
the name of that candidate for nomination. Notwithstanding any other provi
sions of these rules or any rule of the House of
Representatives, to demonstrate the support required of this paragraph a certificate evidencing the affirmative written suppo
rt of
the required number of permanently seated delegates from each of the eight (
8) or more states shall have been submitted to the
secretary of the convention not later than one (1) hour prior to the placing of the names of candidates for nomination pursua
nt to
this rule and the established order of business