[Petrosius]

No, rule 40 states that a nominee must have won a majority of the delegates in 8 states.

Yes, but what stops the majority of delegates in those eight states after the first ballot from supporting someone other than the one they were pledged to support on the first ballot?

[TomasUSMC]

Your right, they can after the first ballot. My question on this rule 40 is ....it seems that it states that a nominee’s delegates can not be counted unless he meets that 8 state minimum...and the nominee would be the nominee whether after one or 14 ballots, wouldn’t it. This rule 40 would seem to take effect after one or any number of ballots because it effects the final nominee?

I’m telling you that, wow, an Open Convulsing multi ballot Convention with DONALD TRUMP as the center of attention....gonna make the Super Bowl look like a nats fart.