CSPAN Ben Ginsberg On Republican Convention Rules March 29, 2016
Unless and until the Convention Rules committee passes. In the two previous conventions in the two previous conventions in 2008, in 2004, the number had been majority in five states needed to approve. Ron paul claimed that they had five states. That would have caused a lot of messing with the schedule. The rules committee at the suggestion of the Romney Campaign increased the number of states to eight to put in a name for nomination but that rule is not in effect for 2016. There is no rule on the numbers states for 2016 until the Convention Rules committee and ultimately the full Convention Vo...