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If i were going to be unselfish for a second. i would rather republicans unite against him than be on the fence. we have have a donald trump president i unroll all the gains weve made and roll them back. >> what is he talking about? is this paul ryan doing a deal where hillary clinton or what is donald trump incinerates. >> i think seems that there are folks on the hill, elected officials the blishlt who are aligned against him. and its been happening from day one when they were trying to keep h...

Get 1,237 votes just as if we were in cleveland. >> so, the early vote would be in and cooked and counted. that wouldnt be affected, but folks still use paper ballot, perhaps they would make stickers to replace the old name and programs, you would hope that electronic ballots could be kreked in time. >> yes. and brian, interestingly enough, most state, people are voting for members of the electoral college ant not the candidates. at least from a majority of states, but not all. the electors are ...

There is a vacancy, the republican national committee can meet again and each state has the equivalent of the delegates it has at the national convention, and, so each member of the rnc would have a third of basically his or her state totals, and they would cast their votes and a nominee would have to get 1,237 votes to do it. thered have to be am nomination process worked out by the rnc rules committee, and it is not a process built for speed. >> i hear you use the term process, process, proces...

Categorically false. is that just a line to get donald trump through the debate or are you expecting that continued full-throated support, that full-throated endorsement of donald trump after tonights debate? >> as a practical matter, this notion that you can simply have donald trump vanish and put mike pence in his place, thats not reality. there are many states that are -- theyve printed and issued ballots. there are thousands of votes already cast since the early voting and absentee voting. i...

The republican national committee convenes. each state would have the number of delegates it had at the convention. so each delegate, if each of the three from the state would have a third of vote. new york, 99 delegates. each delegates gets 33. you would have to have a cumulative total of 1,237 to become the nominee. prior to the rnc meeting, its rules committee would have to decide on the nominations process, what are the qualifications for somebody to be nominated. the rnc could then vote and...

Out. michelle bachmann said the media was complicit -- >> we never called on trump to withdrawal from the race these are his fellow republicans. >> but its not up to the media, its up to the american people, its really frustrating -- >> i think it is very frustrating all along the way. this is a legitimate thing that needed to be discussed. his comments were inexcusable. legitimate to cover it. but i think the frustration comes in the fact that every step of the way its donald trump will not get...

History was made today when donald trump became the official republican presidential nominee. no more presumptive nominee. he went over the top with more than 1,237 delegates. 1,247 i should say delegates. the count was there. it was official. he became the nominee and our own dana bash was there with his family when it became official. >> reporter: thats right, im right here with the children, right next to ivanka. ivanka, youre getting emotional. can you tell me how you feel right now? >> its ...

Veterans and senator john mccain, we respect him as an ex-p.o.w. we respect him as a vietnam veteran but as a u.s. senator hes never done anything for the veterans in this country. he never shows up for a vote and thats a no vote. >> your group is rallying behind trump. we saw marco rubio put his power behind donald trump. the nra a couple weeks ago. donald trump able to get that magic 1,237 number of delegates. do you think the mainstream media is spending enough time talking about the success ...

Shortcomings trump has as the nominee, presumptive nominee, with hispanics and with women, these crucial voting blocs? how worried should his campaign be at this stage, john? >> yeah, it does. youre right, it does expose some weaknesses. hes got a lot of ground to make up. hes got some work to do. i think he has to focus on an advertising campaign to women showing how hes empowered women through his trump organization, not some of the divisive rhetoric that weve seen in the primary process. hes ...

Told fundraisers he has a solid relationship with donald trump. and he expects the race to be wrapped up if trump wins the election on tuesday. >> is tuesday the end day date in mind? >> lets put it this way. reince priebus has been talking to a lot of donors following trumps big wins in new york and last week. and i think what he wanted to do is bring party unity. he rules over a fractured party. and some of things hes saying is interesting. one he thinks tuesday is it for cruz. that is what he...