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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTrump has enough bound delegates to win on the 1st round of voting
He now has more than the 1237 in bound delegates. The bound delegates have to legally vote for him in the first round, unless he releases them. The nomination is his per RNC rules if he wants it
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Trump has enough bound delegates to win on the 1st round of voting (Original Post)
Txbluedog
Jun 2016
OP
No this was for peop,e on here suggesting that the RNC could still replace him
Txbluedog
Jun 2016
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One Black Sheep
(458 posts)1. Yea, I don't get those who still don't think Trump will be the nominee
Maybe wishful thinking? But most people still think Trump will be easy to beat, so I don't get that angle either.
Not sure where they are coming from.
metroins
(2,550 posts)3. Conspiracy Theories
People like to believe anything they can.
Trump will be the Republican nominee, which is crazy, absolutely crazy.
Txbluedog
(1,128 posts)2. No this was for peop,e on here suggesting that the RNC could still replace him
Which is now legally impossible unless he agrees to it or is incapacitated in some way
tritsofme
(17,377 posts)4. I've read that technically, the delegates could vote to unbind themselves.
Not likely, but something that is technically possible.
Jack Bone
(2,023 posts)5. I think he just won the Presidency...barring any health issues nt