Those are pretty much always the rules. State vary on how many votes one is “guaranteed” for, and some vary within their delegate pool. But eventually all delegates wind up unbound. And with good reason, if nobody gets the magic number the first time around, and nobody is allowed to vote different in subsequent votes, then you can’t get a nominee. Eventually you have to let the delegates change their votes. There’s a reason we’re a republic, not a democracy, these delegates are our representatives.
BTW the electoral college runs similarly, if nobody hits the 50%+1 number on the first vote members start being able to change their votes.
Those are the rules. Have been the rules for longer than you’ve been alive. And will probably continue to be the rules long after you’re gone. Because they kind of need to be that way.
Gasp! You mean elections are not won with the popular vote?!?!?!???!!
WHY ISNT THIS IN BREAKING NEWS?????
WHY do we have elections if the establishment gets to pick the winner???
Representative Republic anyone? Tell me people are just kidding with the stupid, please. Please.
Incorrect. The members of the Electoral College cast their votes in their own state, and then send the results to Congress. Technically, the electors from California have no idea how the electors from Nevada voted. If there is no majority winner once Congress counts the votes from the Electoral College, then the House chooses the President (one vote per state) and the Senate chooses the VP.