A Republican candidate needs to secure 1,237 delegates to win the nomination before the convention.
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In a more specific question on the issue, the poll found that 54% of the voters said it would be unacceptable if Trump arrived at the convention with the most delegates but short of required 1,237 and the convention nominated someone else.
Well, let’s just say Gov. Sununu is not so sure that Trump will be able to win over enough of the unbound delegates to win the nomination. Consistent with other primaries, Trump supporters are the most loyal, with 81% of those who see him favorably planning to cast their ballot for him.
“The phrase ‘New York values, ‘ actually doesn’t come from me”.
The RNC rules committee will meet this week in Florida, but Priebus said on CNN’s State of the Union that he is urging rules committee members not to tinker with the convention rules.
Lewandowski told “Fox News Sunday” that the Trump campaign indeed comprehends the rules – which vary among states and sometimes apply to conventions, not primaries or caucuses.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he spoke “inartfully” during a recent television interview when he said he was “increasingly optimistic” the GOP presidential nomination would go to a second ballot at the Republican National Convention this summer. NY has 95 Republican delegates up for grabs in the primary, the fourth-highest total of any state.
Trump leads with 744, followed by Cruz with 559 and Kasich with 144.
“It’s very important to put some showbiz into a convention, otherwise people are going to fall asleep”, Trump told the Post.
Mr Cuccinelli and Mr Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, as well as the third Republican candidate, Ohio Governor John Kasich, traded punches over the delegate selection process on Sunday news shows.
In addition to slamming Trump’s delegate calculations on the campaign trail, Cruz also expressed his lack of interest in being Trump’s vice president.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a press conference with the New York Veteran Police Association in Staten Island, New York. Since New York is not a winner-take-all state, delegates will be awarded proportionally based on the statewide vote and the vote in each of the state’s 27 congressional districts.
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Now the Trump camp is accusing Ted Cruz of planning a delegate “attack”, according to a report in Breitbart, by challenging pro-Trump delegates in Georgia’s district conventions.
