[true believer forever]

make the Party Elite carry Mitt to the nomination on their shoulders at the convention for all the base to watch.

Maybe that is what it will take for the conservatives in the party to see them for who they really are... it may even be too late for that - as 47% of the Tea Party voted for Mitt in IL.

As far as Tampa, I believe the bigger the mess, the more hope there will be for a conservative revival, a real one...

[deport]

The Rule being discussed

The Rules of the Republican Party

As Adopted by the 2008 Republican
National Convention September 1, 2008

*Amended by the Republican National Committee
on August 6, 2010

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 candidate for nomination for Vice
President of the United States who has demonstrated
the support 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 shall 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 plurality of the 
delegates from each of five (5) or more states, 
severally, prior to the presentation of the name of
that candidate for nomination.

(c) The total time of the nominating speech
and seconding speeches for any candidate for
nomination for President of the United States or Vice
President of the United States shall not exceed fifteen
(15) minutes.

(d) When at the close of a roll call any
candidate for nomination for President of the United
States or Vice President of the United States has
received a majority of the votes entitled to be cast in the
convention, the chairman of the convention shall
declare that the candidate has been nominated.

(e) If no candidate shall have received such
majority, the chairman of the convention shall direct the
roll of the states be called again and shall repeat the
calling of the roll until a candidate shall have received a
majority of the votes entitled to be cast in the
convention.