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Some critics think that Governor John Kasich is just making a complete fool of himself by staying in the presidential race. In fact, The New York Times brutally dismissed his chances in Tuesday’s paper saying, “Gov. John Kasich of Ohio has performed so abysmally in the Republican presidential primary that his curious insistence on remaining in the the race has made him into a can’t-take-a-hint punch line.” But, he’s sticking it out with no signs of calling it quits anytime soon. “When the Super Bowl goes into overtime, does it matter what happened in the first quarter?” John Wever, Kasich’s...

"Rule 40(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...

While we disagree with Mr. Buchanan on which candidate is the best standard bearer for the conservative movement there is one thing we do agree on – passionately. No matter who gets the Republican nomination, the establishment must lose. In a recent column “Lock Out The Establishment In Cleveland!” Pat Buchanan echoed the conclusions of our four-part series on what conservatives should do if Trump wins the nomination: As Buchanan explained, to accomplish that goal, “All Trump and Cruz need do is instruct their delegates to vote to retain Rule 40 from the 2012 convention. Rule 40 declares that no...

Back in the day, when national party conventions were largely autonomous events rather than infomercials for a nominee chosen in primaries and caucuses, you'd have many names, including multiple "favorite son" candidates who were not really running for president, placed in nomination, with extensive time spent on nominating speeches and even "spontaneous" floor demonstrations. As conventions became more tightly controlled and their managers worried about things like ensuring that the balloting and acceptance speeches occurred before East Coast television viewers were asleep, nonserious candidacies were sacrificed to efficiency. Among Republicans, the tradition developed that no one's name could be placed...

The Republican Party does not require a presidential candidate to win eight states to qualify to be placed in nomination at its upcoming Cleveland convention, GOP officials say. The Republican National Committee's "Rule 40(b)" makes eligibility for the GOP nomination contingent upon winning a majority of the convention delegates in at least eight states or territories, an achievement generally accomplished by winning at least eight primary or caucus elections. However, Rule 40(b) only applied to the 2012 Republican convention in Tampa, Fla., that nominated former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Party officials and knowledgeable sources have confirmed over the past few...

As election season progresses… The scrutiny over a potentially brokered GOP convention is escalating. One America News examines one rule that would have to be changed in order for the presidential candidate pool to expand… And what it means for “Donald Trump and the future of the Republican party.

BEGIN TRANSCRIPT This is from The Politico. "The only way Republicans can stop Donald Trump from capturing their party’s presidential nomination will be if they go to the July party convention without a clear standard-bearer. Virtually every GOP member of The POLITICO Caucus -- a panel of operatives, activists, strategists and elected officials in four key March-voting battleground states -- said after Super Tuesday, the door has closed on the possibility of another candidate winning a majority of delegates." .... However, they can change rule 40 the day before the convention. That's also in the rule! Rule 40 basically says...

Sorry Mitt Romney– On FOX News Sunday this morning Rush Limbaugh pointed out that even with a brokered convention the Republican nominees must have won a majority of delegates in at least 8 states.So far only one candidate qualifies with 12 state victories – Donald Trump.So even if the GOP establishment wants to nominate a Paul Ryan or Mitt Romney they couldn’t because they have not won majority of delegates in any state let alone 8 states. This convention rule – Number 40 – was adopted at the 2012 convention. Rush said the GOP would have to change the convention...

The topic of Rule 40 for the convention has come up a few times over the last several months, and I feel this rule is misunderstood. The rule in question in the one requiring 8 majority wins for a candidate to have their name entered into nomination. I call it the "Magic 8" rule. Below please find my attempt to explain the rule simply, and also include some analysis of where the race stands now in terms of this requirement. The critical language of Rule 40: A candidate shall demonstrate the support of a majority of the delegates from each...

In order to be considered for the nomination of the Republican Party RNC rule 40 states that the canidate must win a minimum of 8 states with a majority (50% + 1). Going into the 2012 RNC convention rule 40 previously stated that elegiblity for the GOP nomination a canidate shall win 5 states with a simple plurality. In 2012 Ron Paul met the requirements of the 2012 version of rule 40. Well that was untenable for the party elites. They did not want it see Mitt Romney challenged on the convention floor by Paulbots. So in 2012 the RNC...