[Wpin]

Unfortunately, the cruzbots have not only been duped that their candidate can win by popular vote they also have been duped that their candidate can win in a contested convention...stealing the nomination from the rightful winner, Donald Trump.

Personally, I say let the chips fall where they may...I am voting Trump this November.

[nathanbedford]

I pointed out this instability in the 1237 rule in opposition to calls at the time by Trump supporters that the rule be relaxed in their favor if Trump failed to win a majority of delegates. I argued that Trump has no more right to relax the rule in his favor to reduce the number of delegates needed than the establishment has the moral right to raise the number of delegates to defeat Trump if he should succeed in getting 1237 delegates.

Neither Trump nor his supporters are snow white in this back-and-forth because they were advocating an alteration in the rule to their advantage. Equally, the establishment will be inviting a revolution if they raise the required number.

If no candidate succeeds in gaining a majority, the war in the convention begins. That means horsetrading or buying delegate votes and the candidate with a long history of buying politicians is Donald Trump. Look for Trump to cut a deal with the establishment to gain the nomination.

[Graybeard58]

Personally, I say let the chips fall where they may...I am voting Trump this November.

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In Illinois you cannot “write in” somebody unless they petition the Il.sec. of state to be a write in candidate, in which case, their name will appear on the ballot as a write in candidate.

Sounds stupid, I know but that’s the rule.