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I am not a registered Republican.
Before I get into the heart of the post, by "legit" in the thread title, I mean the person whom you and the rest of the party indeed wanted to stand for you in the 2016 Presidential election.
This year's GOP primaries have what are, to me, inordinately complex rules for apportioning delegates from the primaries up to March 15th. From March 15th onward, it's "winner take all" in each GOP primary. In contrast, Democrats assign primary delegates proportionally all the way through.
The impact of the differences is pretty clear: the GOP delegate allocation methodology makes it all but pointless for folks who don't win the primaries to continue in running for the nomination. Why, because GOP primary winners need pluralities, not majorities in order to claim all the delegates of the "winner take all" states, which amounts to all of them after "Super Tuesday."
The "plurality matter" and general delegate allocation methodology notwithstanding, the GOP also have what, for lack of a better term, I'll call "recondite delegate math" over and above the "basics" of voters casting ballots in state primaries/caucuses delegates being assigned accordingly. You can read about that here. Now that article was written sympathetically for Mr. Trump, and that's fine, but the same prospects and realities apply to all his GOP rivals. All that may differ is that if Mr. Trump wins the most voted-for delegates a potential revolt will come from the party's "elite," whereas for other "malcontents" in the party, it would have to be a "bottom up inspired" sort of thing.
Given the GOP "laws of the land," as it were, if you are a registered Republican, and your preferred GOP candidate wins the popularly elected delegates but still does not garner the GOP nomination due to the convention being "brokered," will you consider the man to legitimately be the GOP candidate and as a result support him?
Discussion Guidelines:
Before I get into the heart of the post, by "legit" in the thread title, I mean the person whom you and the rest of the party indeed wanted to stand for you in the 2016 Presidential election.
This year's GOP primaries have what are, to me, inordinately complex rules for apportioning delegates from the primaries up to March 15th. From March 15th onward, it's "winner take all" in each GOP primary. In contrast, Democrats assign primary delegates proportionally all the way through.
The impact of the differences is pretty clear: the GOP delegate allocation methodology makes it all but pointless for folks who don't win the primaries to continue in running for the nomination. Why, because GOP primary winners need pluralities, not majorities in order to claim all the delegates of the "winner take all" states, which amounts to all of them after "Super Tuesday."
The "plurality matter" and general delegate allocation methodology notwithstanding, the GOP also have what, for lack of a better term, I'll call "recondite delegate math" over and above the "basics" of voters casting ballots in state primaries/caucuses delegates being assigned accordingly. You can read about that here. Now that article was written sympathetically for Mr. Trump, and that's fine, but the same prospects and realities apply to all his GOP rivals. All that may differ is that if Mr. Trump wins the most voted-for delegates a potential revolt will come from the party's "elite," whereas for other "malcontents" in the party, it would have to be a "bottom up inspired" sort of thing.
Given the GOP "laws of the land," as it were, if you are a registered Republican, and your preferred GOP candidate wins the popularly elected delegates but still does not garner the GOP nomination due to the convention being "brokered," will you consider the man to legitimately be the GOP candidate and as a result support him?
Discussion Guidelines:
- In your first post in this thread, you must identify whether you are or are not a registered Republican. You don't need to be one to comment, you just need to identify whether you are or are not a registered member of the Republican party. Given the topic, I think it's obvious why that fact is relevant to your remarks.
- Zone 2 rules are in effect. You must stay on topic with your remarks and comments. This is not the thread for discussing anything not directly related to the Republican Presidential Primaries and Convention.
- Zone 1 rules are in effect.