So a person doesn’t have to have 1237 after all .. just a majority of the 1237 ..??
I’ve never heard this before.
And, is this how they kept some from getting the nomination by not telling them that only a majority of the 1237 was needed ..??
This is crazy.
If all of the delegates vote, then the winner would need 1237.
Let me explain it this way. If you are a delegate pledged to Rubio, but Rubio doesn’t clear the 8 contest hurdle, he isn’t eligible to be voted for. But you are pledged to vote for him. So what do you do? You abstain from voting.
That means that you don’t vote.
The nominee must win the majority of votes that are cast.