I want to enter some thoughts on what I think is happening. Rule 40b ,requiring 8 state majorities disqualifies any vote for any candidate except Trump or Cruz. I am advised that Cruz stole enough delegated with the RNC snakes by disenfranchising all voters in Colorado in a trick and scheme designed and executed by the RNC and celebrated on the RNC Twitter account with “#WESTOPPEDTRUMP”. This despicable “rigged” process bypassing the people’s will was # 8 for sCruz. ( if it stands after challenges now scheduled not only for Colorado but Louisiana, Texas , Oklahoma and other stated that screwed the voters.)
Now, I take you back to Rule 40b. To change that rule ,it must be changed and approve by the delegates on the floor. It will not be changed because it would be adverse to the positions of both Trump and Cruz. Thus no one else can be nominated EVER!! Get off this “its ok on the 2nd ballot” That is dead wrong. No nomination without 8 state majorities EVER!!
Now we have a rules committeeman come out with this astounding statement with no clear basis in fact UNLESS THEY CHANGE THE RULE TO 1100 in exchange for an agreement with Trump/ Cruz on rule 40 being also modified to let their puppets be nominated at some point.( they will then screw Trump by challenging his delegates to be seated)
I would discourage Trump/ Cruz from falling for this rues simply because the bound delegated are ineligible to vote any way until their candidate had an 8 state majority and as such only the delegates then qualified to vote are participants to obtain a majority. Since bound delegates are frozen out and 400 are not then qualified then the majority needed is only 1037!! I am suggesting that the RNC is a bunch of snakes and they are in big time negotiations on Rule 40 because they have to be. The floor will never approve a change. Any rule change must be ratified on the floor. Cruz /Trump together control 80% of the floor!! Rules are by God rules!! Remember Colorado!!
"So let me speak directly to the delegates on this: If no candidate has a majority on the first ballot, I believe you should only choose a person who actually participated in the primary. Count me out," Ryan said. "I simply believe that if you want to be the nominee — to be the president — you should actually run for it. I chose not to. Therefore, I should not be considered. Period.
Ryan is saying that all 17 candidates who entered the race have a shot. The Hell with Rule 40B, which could be changed at the whim of the delegates. Based on my long experience with GOP politics, I posit that most of the delegates are not Trump or Cruz supporters. They are GOPe types. That is how most of the delegates are selected. They are long time party apparatchiks who are rewarded by being delegates to the national convention. Usually, it is a time to party and have fun.