03-06-2016, 03:27 PM
(03-06-2016, 01:00 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: Donald Trump cannot be denied the Republican nomination if he is able to earn the majority of Republican delegates required. That's all there is to it.
The RNC has a rule that they made up that might make it more difficult for Trump or Cruz to get the nomination.
RNC rule No. 40(b) states:
Each candidate for nomination for President of the United States and Vice President of the United States shall demonstrate the support of a plurality of the delegates from each of five (5) or more states, severally, prior to the presentation of the name of that candidate for nomination.
By my count, Trump has 2 states and Cruz has 3, regardless of the delegate count.