That’s a dangerous precedent as well. Say it was Palin or some real conservative that won the primary. Then comes to convention and then Romney pulls a coup and delegates go for him. You happy with that?
Yes, I’m comfortable with broadly spread, independent delegates rather than tightly controlled, Washington Gop-E selected delegates.
Up until now they have been independent, so having a Romney try to buy them all is harder than simply allowing Romney to appoint them all.
The notion of independent delegates is actually a reflection of the “elector” idea of the Founders.
Meantime; Paul slipping notes underneath doors of delegates; asking them to change their votes, to him; of course. Oh well; up close and personal; and ugly.