Please, if you don’t understand the system, please don’t try to lecture us on the “rules.” After the first ballot, Rule 40b does not apply because the delegates can vote for whomever they want. In other words, the delegates on the floor can change the rules by majority vote (or even acclamation).
absolutely wrong. Show us in you learned wisdom where it says that.
Incorrect
Could I get a link to that?
With all due respect Doctor, we are waiting for your learned dissertation on rule 40b on ballot #2. ? Did you know this ? It doesn’t matter if it is ballot 1 or ballot 100, You can only vote for a candidate that can be legally nominated— i.e. one with 8 state majority delegates. ONLY!! Sorry.
can you show me that rule?
I believe that WENDLE’s point is that on the first ballot that Trump only needs a majority of those delegates authorized to vote. Since the only Trump and Cruz could be nominated for the first ballot those delegates that are pledged to vote for someone else would be forbidden to vote. Thus on the first ballot the majority would be counted only from those who voted for either Trump or Cruz. Trump would win this and there would be not second ballot.
This is an interesting point. Does “delegates authorized to vote” mean those that could vote on any particular ballot or those who are authorized to vote at any time during the convention? Under the first reading Trump would have a majority in a Trump/Cruz contest in the first ballot. Under the second reading Trump could be short of the majority of those delegates authorized to vote during the convention. I do not know which reading is correct.