Half or more of the delegates Cruz games his way into will vote for Kasich rather than Cruz if word comes down from the Party for them to do so.
“Half or more of the delegates Cruz games his way into will vote for Kasich rather than Cruz if word comes down from the Party for them to do so.”
It doesn’t work that way. The delegates are elected, not from a select pool of party insiders. These are folks who, unlike you, decided to become involved and run for the delegate spot to go to the convention. They want to go party, have a stake in history, and vote for the candidate they support.
Depending on the state there rules, a group of elected officials that go who might desire support in the next race. The this group is malleable. In most states it’s a small group.
I doubt it, especially after reading how this went down. I've been a state delegate at times in the past.
I can't speak for all states, but in my state there are three types of delegates. Precinct delegates, state delegates, and RNC delegates. Precinct delegates are elected by voters in primary elections. In my state, they, choose 1/2 of the county party's executive committee. Precinct delegates also choose the state delegates. State delegates choose the RNC delegates in district caucuses and/or the convention floor.
A lot of those delegates happen to be part of the same base as Cruz's supporters and it's showing up in his convention success.