Here is the actual rule 40b, and it states a person must win by showing the delegates. It does say “demonstrate”, but it goes on to stay that “demonstrate” means delegates.
The eGOP are crooked liars.
“(b) Each candidate for nomination for President of the United States and Vice President of the United States shall
demonstrate the support of a majority of the delegates from each of eight (8) or more states, severally, prior to the presentation of
the name of that candidate for nomination. Notwithstanding any other provisions of these rules or any rule of the House of
Representatives, to demonstrate the support required of this paragraph a certificate evidencing the affirmative written support of
the required number of permanently seated delegates from each of the eight (8) or more states shall have been submitted to the
secretary of the convention not later than one (1) hour prior to the placing of the names of candidates for nomination pursuant to
this rule and the established order of business.”
And I’m sure if their guy was leading, the GOPe would interpret it differently.
Since the GOPe Rules Committe appear to have decided to do business like a brothel, do they have a red light out front?
RNC “rules members” don’t want either Trump or Cruz, and they’ll bend or break any so-called rules to achieve their aims.
GOP is corrupt, corrupt, corrupt.