Posted on 07/18/2016 11:58:46 AM PDT by maggief
CLEVELAND--The band of Republican delegates mounting a last-ditch effort to snatch the nomination away from Donald Trump is claiming a last-minute victory in a push to force every delegate to vote on the party's rules on the convention floor.
Delegates Unbound, a group of delegates that support unbinding the delegates to free them from their pledge to vote for Trump, announced Monday afternoon it had secured enough support to force that roll call vote.
The delegates aim to vote down the rules package in its entirety in order to force the party back to the drawing board under pressure to unbind delegates. But the effort will likely only gum up the process, as it remains extremely unlikely the effort can find the 1,237 delegates needed.
“Despite every obstacle thrown in our way, the movement of all the stakeholders involved in this effort have gained a majority of the delegates in 10 states," said Dane Waters, co-founder of Delegates Unbound, in a statement released just before the convention began.
"Now we take this fight to the floor."
The group needed majorities in seven states in order to force that roll call vote, so the effort appears to have eclipsed that mark. But that's still far short from the majority needed.
In most years, rules are confirmed with a perfunctory voice vote that takes little time. But it appears that the group will move to force the time-consuming change of plans to query each delegate.
It's the last breath of the Never Trump movement, which lost a series of efforts during last week's rules committee meetings aimed at unbinding convention delegates and passing other changes to decentralize power from the Republican National Committee and restrict primaries to registered Republicans.
Cruz guy here (before he dropped out), Now behind Trump 100%.
These Anti-Trump folks might as well be outside with the protesters at this point.
Our enemy is the Dem party and Hillary.
it’s #neverhillary and never forget that.
Give it up. A roll call vote isn’t going to change anything.
what about Eric Erickson ? isn’t he an anti Trump?
It’s on YouTube ... advertized on their home page.
The outcome is certain. The only question is whether the convention will be occupied with a roll call vote on the subject of endorsing the rules. I say make them have the roll call vote, so the renegades are known by name.
I just dont understand what standing does he even have?
He lost fair and square! So what is the point other than to try to steal the election.
Thanks and I agree with you!!
Check this out from Pollutico:
SHOCKED AND DISMAYED RIGHT NOW!!
WHY DID MANAFORT AND TRUMP ALLOW THE SNAKE AND HIS TROLLS IN???
HOPING PRIEBUS CAN SQUELCH THIS REBELLION!!!
take the time it takes to do this vote out of Cruz’s speaking time.
Thanks, all.
I had it but just joined during a lull or something as was only seeing nonstop “commercials”.
a list of who will be punished. Useful idiots sent to the slaughter by the effete elites.
Cruz, Romney and anyone else involved in this BS should be removed from our party. We are sick of these elites like Cruz thinking they have the right to order us to do what they want.
I’ve been searching but cannot find which 10 states had a majority of delegates that voted for this crap. Anybody know?
Angry little people. We will remember . . . .
“Open Borders Lobby”
cspan
These people need to be led out by the ear and kicked into the street, then banished from any and all GOP activity everywhere.
Too many lawyers...not enough Americans.
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