There is the recently reported strategy, still in play, of challenging Trump’s delegates for their legitimacy, especially in the winner take all states, at the Convention. This may occur, according to the rules, before the first ballot is cast, or immediately thereafter.
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So if delegates get challenged after the first vote is cast and disqualified. Then it goes to 2nd vote and nominee choice is blown wide open??
Has anyone ever done this? I would ask. Why?
That no good SOB Romney got the rules changed that totally favored him. A candidate must win 8 states and have 1,237 delegates on the first ballot. The rules would have to be changed prior to the balloting, which is exactly what Romney did, causing an uproar. This election is being conducted using the previous Convention’s rules that were made up at the last minute, to specifically help one candidate, and harm all of the others. Welcome to the GOPe!
Trump and Cruz will have the lion’s share of the delegates, therefore THEY should have the greatest influence on the rules- either left unchanged, or changed by their consent.