I do not think the committed delegates can legally change their voters on the first ballot. I think Trump is going to have more than enough of those to win outright.
If the convention becomes contested because Trump does not have enough, then according to the rules for many of them from their states, they can vote for whomever they want after the first ballot.
But there will be time between and the candidates will have the opportunity to sway those delegates. If Trump is really close, I believe he will win on a second ballot too.
But, as it stands right now, I do not think that will be necessary.
After the landslides last Tuesday, I believe Trump is going to go well over the 1,237 committed delegate number...which has been his strategy.
Cruz’s only strategy has been to try and convince enough committed delegates to vote for him on a 2nd ballot should Trump not reach 1237. It was all Cruz had.
Personally, Indiana is the last chance for him to have any hope of preventing it...and even that, IMHO, is a slim chance.
After a Trump win in Indiana, Cruz should concede for the sake of party unity, for the sake of the country, and to help defeat Hillary in November.
Thanks for the reply. All of that is not news to me, except your opinion that Trump could win on a second ballot. That is unconventional - pun intended.
I am interested in knowing as Political Junkie has said that the party could try to disqualify delegates. How does that happen?