Republicans and Conservatives, how does it feel being disenfranchised by the Republican party?

[Bureaucat]

Methinks that the anger at the thought of the establishment "stealing" the nomination is a little over the top. To win the nomination, a candidate must have a majority of the delegates. If no candidate has a majority, nothing is stolen, because no candidate won in the first place.

The candidate leading in the delegate count going into the convention is usually nominated, but if a leading candidate can't convince a majority of the delegates that it is in the best interest of the party to nominate him, then he shouldn't be nominated. Delegates aren't supposed to be robots.

[itshim]

Originally Posted by X14Freak

Kasich winning the nomination would do more damage to the GOP than Trump winning the nomination. He is the most qualified experience wise (governor of a big and industrial swing state with an 80% approval rating) and has the mainstream establishment political positions but he has not won any states except Ohio. That in itself would be a bridge too far and would vindicate a lot of voters who allege corruption in the political process.

Not only that, but these Conservative-lite types never win anyway. Democrats and independents (former Dem voters) are not going to cross-over and vote for a Republican no matter what. It's not about the candidate, but more so what the establishment represents. That much was obvious after Mitt Romney's last run as a moderate. The GOP is going to have to go full conservative with either Trump or Cruz and test the "silent majority" allegation that they've been claiming. Atleast with either Cruz or Trump, you can justify the nomination, plus increase your chances of winning by testing the theory; but with Kasich, like you said he becomes a "system nominee" and a guaranteed loss.

[Three Wolves In Snow]

Originally Posted by jojajn

Your vote will mean nothing at the RNC. The establishment will decide what is best for you. The RNC will make up new rules as they go along so that they can choose the candidate.


The First Rule of the Republican National Convention: There Aren’t Any Rules (Yet) - US News

Going out in the cold winter weather to vote was for nothing!

Your vote on the Dem side means nothing, either, you all just haven't figured that out yet.