Definitely.
But I don’t know how one is nominated. I believe after first round of voting, if there is no nominee, all the delegates will vote again and again until someone get 51% delegates. After 1st round, I believe all delegates become unbound meaning they can vote for anybody. In one Democrat brokered convention ( I forgot the year), they voted 106 times in 16 days to finally get someone nominated with 51% delegates. Just like electing a pope.
No. The smoke isn’t white. ;)
After 1st round, I believe all delegates become unbound meaning they can vote for anybody.
Rules vary from state to state as to how and when their delegates are released.
Example of GA rules:
Georgia Code § 21-2-196: “... a delegate or ... shall file a qualification oath ... pledging support ... to the candidate ... for the office of President ... for whom they are selected to support. The oath shall state that the delegate ... affirms to support such candidate until the candidate is either nominated ... or receives less than 35 percent of the votes for nomination ..., or until the candidate releases the delegates.... No delegate shall be required to vote for such candidate after two convention nominating ballots...”
Georgia Code § 21-2-197: “Any delegate to a national convention whose presidential candidate withdraws ... shall be an unpledged delegate ...”
http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/GA-R#0306