[DugwayDuke]

Why shouldn’t delegates be free to vote their conscience after the first ballot?

[Defiant]

Why shouldn’t delegates be free to vote their conscience after the first ballot?

It's ok as long as Trump selects the delegates his votes earn him. If Trump selects someone who changes his/her mind, that's one thing. If Trump wins an election, and the RNC puts in an RNC stooge to be a Trump delegate, that's another.

[CommerceComet]

Why shouldn’t delegates be free to vote their conscience after the first ballot?

At some point, that has to happen or else the convention rules have to be changed to allow the nominee to win with a plurality in later rounds. Otherwise, there could be an immovable log jam.

[timestax]

Why shouldn’t delegates be free to vote their conscience after the first ballot?

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[bella1]

Then why have primaries at all? This country was built on “we the people,” not “we the party.”

[Political Junkie Too]

Why shouldn't Trump pick his own delegates who are loyal to him and WON'T switch votes in round 2?

-PJ

[windhover]

Because The GOP Establishment is packing the state delegations with their own people to stop both Cruz and Trump on the first ballot,causing many ballots to be manipulated for someone of their choosing. Unfortunately this is power politics and it has happened before.

We must oppose this exactly so we can vote our conscience for those candidates we actually voted for in the primary.