CBS News Poll Sunday 10/11/2015

[Texabama]

Originally Posted by HappyRider

I agree. When the establishment flatly says Trump won’t be the nominee regardless of the polls they know what they are capable of. I understand somebody has to be willing to be someone's delegate, and there are many ways to dissuade them. They are not sitting in a corner waiting to be called up.

For the convention the process has been somewhat tightened up since 2012, but still can get weird. Generally speaking, and for the sake of brevity, whoever wins the state primary by vote count, in MOST states, by law, the delegates have to back the winner.
But I think some %'s may come into play depending on state size, number of delegates, etc. So, even though there's still some room left for 'game playing' by the GOP establishment, I don't think they can sink Trump if the voters want him.

[WaldoKitty]

Originally Posted by Texabama

For the convention the process has been somewhat tightened up since 2012, but still can get weird. Generally speaking, and for the sake of brevity, whoever wins the state primary by vote count, in MOST states, by law, the delegates have to back the winner.

I do not believe that state laws determine how delegates in the primaries are awarded. That is the business of the political parties. Furthermore, in the case of the DNC, there are a significant number of awarded delegates (Super Delegates) that are not determined by the votes in the primaries.