But there’s been a rare dramatic twist to the proceedings for this year’s Republican National Convention, which starts Monday in Cleveland, as an active contingent of the party has been trying to thwart the nomination of the presumptive nominee, Donald Trump. Jack was put in charge of building and managing the delegate whip operation for the Platform and Rules committees – the two panels where anti-Trump forces were making a final stand.
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Under current Republican Party rules, delegates’ votes are to be tallied for the candidate to whom they are bound as a result of state party primaries, conventions and rules.
A spokeswoman for the Republican National Convention did not immediately respond to request for comment. Trump called the system “rigged” early on, and his opponents have demanded more power for delegates to select a fresh nominee.
Manafort said he expected Trump on Friday to announce a new day and time for revealing his pick for vice president. Ted Cruz and will vote accordingly.
“The thought of having Hillary Clinton is enough of a concern, I think, for a lot of people, including me”, said State Treasurer Ron Estes, a Rubio delegate.
Graham said in a midweek interview from Cleveland that now that top party leaders including party Chairman Reince Priebus are gathering, the anti-Trump talk has calmed considerably.
Unruh encountered overwhelming opposition from delegates arguing that it would be unthinkable for the party to abandon Trump after he overwhelmingly won GOP primaries and caucuses and garnered more than 13 million votes.
“I think the process will go very smoothly”, she said.
As the movement to deny Donald Trump the Republican nomination petered out this week, there was one political operative cheering a little louder than the rest.
“I think it’s somewhat ridiculous”.
As Thursday’s negotiations foundered, the alliance between the Trump campaign and leaders of the Republican National Committee showed its muscle and began rejecting conservatives’ attempts to revamp party rules.
Former state Sen. Cliff Branan, 55, of Oklahoma City, said activists hoping to dump Trump are “sore losers”.
The convention will also highlight religious leaders such as Jerry Falwell Jr., son of the famed televangelist, and Haskel Lookstein, the NY rabbi who converted Trump’s daughter, Ivanka to Judaism.
Added Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a Trump delegate and his most prominent pre-caucus supporter: “Among the Kansas delegation, there is an absolutely correct perception that the fight is over and the party needs to get together”.
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RNC chief spokesman Sean Spicer said he would not.
