I am sorry for my ignorance in this but if Mitt officially ends his candidacy I am assuming that his accumulated electoral votes are lost. Do they go to the second place finisher in that district or are they open to make a choice otherwise at the convention? What is the significance of this as it pertains to delegates?
Let's wait to see what happens.
My understanding is that if he's no longer a candidate, his delegates are unpledged. They are not bound to vote the way he tells them, but a large majority will -- if they weren't believed to be loyal, they wouldn't have been his delegates to begin with.