[muawiyah]

yup, there's a power grab underway ~ and what it will do is drive away a great number of the party base.

The guys at the top don't care if they win this year provided they can control the choices in 2016.

There are a number of other threads on FR that more thoroughly explain the situation.

[jospehm20]

“The guys at the top don’t care if they win this year provided they can control the choices in 2016”

They do not need a rule change for that. The GOP-E got Romney for a nominee now with the old rules.