Is the Republican National Committee concerned delegates to the national convention may revolt against nominating Donald Trump for president? CNN reports that RNC chairman Reince Priebus has been “quietly having conversations with state party leaders” about the latest chatter that some delegates are actively looking for ways to avoid giving Trump, whose poll numbers are stalling against Hillary Clinton, the party’s nomination.
Here’s CNN’s Sara Murray:
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Talk of an open convention among delegates worried about Trump’s campaign may be more than just talk. The RNC Friday selected to chair its rules committee former Utah congresswoman Enid Greene Mickelsen, a Mitt Romney ally who has spoken about how delegates bound to a candidate can be empowered to unbind themselves. Mickelsen’s committee will determine under what rules the Republican convention in Cleveland next month will operate.
