[Oldeconomybuyer]

Rule 40(b) of the RNC’s convention rules says that no candidate is eligible to be nominated unless he’s won a majority of delegates in at least eight different states.

Sorry Mittens.

[LS]

I know these rules. We all counting on the people who consistently fiddled with the rules to screw us to suddenly obey them.

[grey_whiskers]

That rule can be changed by the powers that be -- some committee or other -- at any time prior to the election:

Keep Your Eye On Convention Rule 40

The brokered convention was envisaged by US News & World Report back in March of 2014: A Brokered GOP Convention in 2016?.