The rules for how Republican delegates are selected — which differ in every state — could end up turning votes for one candidate into delegates who will support another candidate at the convention.
When voters cast ballots in the presidential primaries, they are really voting for delegates.
Those delegates, in turn, are the actual people who will vote on the party’s nominee at the summer convention.
But delegates might not personally
support the candidate that voters picked.
In a few states, candidates pick their delegates outright, but in most cases they have less control. Many delegates are elected by party members at local and state conventions. The candidates often conduct parallel campaigns to get their supporters named as delegates.
Here are examples of the variety of methods for selecting delegates used in different states. In fact, many states use two or more methods.
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When I think of the state conventions, that photo of Laura Mitchell in whatever the heck she was wearing comes to mind. What a sideshow!
ReplyDeleteAnd just to think that people like Laura Mitchell are even allowed to attend a convention, let alone vote. What a freaking mess.
ReplyDeleteThey might not like a candidate but they're supposed to be BOUND until the first ballot is cast. If no resolution they're unbound which should be subjected to negotiation like FDR's first election.
ReplyDeleteThey are working this every way they can to steal the nomination from Trump.
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