The argument is, will Trump get the nomination if he has only a plurality.
The argument is, will Trump get the nomination if he has only a plurality.
There is no arguing about it. If DONEald shows up with fewer than 1237 they go to 2nd Ballot, which in some farfetched theoretical possibility Trump could win with 1237 on the 2nd ballot.
>> will Trump get the nomination if he has only a plurality <<
Mr. Trump says the rule needs to be changed, so that he may be nominated with only a plurality. Who are you and I to question his omniscient wisdom?
Anyway, not to worry, because Roger Stone promises “days of rage” if Mr. Trump is not nominated. That should settle the issue forthwith.
Stone is talking about something else. He’s been discussing it for the past two weeks. His concern is that even if Trump gets a majority (i.e. 1237 +), the GOP will try some funny business in the rules committee to still deny him the nomination.
One possible angle would be to pass a rule disqualifying delegates from any state that has an open primary. Unfair as this may sound, it appears to be their strategy. That’s why all the behind the scenes seating of Trump delegates with people who are anti-Trump that has been going on the last couple of weeks. These anti-Trump delegates may be bound by state law to vote for Trump on the first ballot but being anti-Trump, they would likely approve of any new rules coming out of the rules committee, designed to deny Trump the nomination.