Tag: Republican National Convention

"The media has created the perception that the voters will decide the nomination," Curly Haugland told CNBC. "That's the conflict here." (AP Photo)

RNC official: Party picks its nominee, not the public

Gabby Morrongiello · March 16, 2016 8:23 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz, Trump's closest rival, cannot realistically win the majority of delegates needed to capture the GOP nomination outright. But while Trump is in the best position to capture the 1,237 delegates needed to win the nomination, he could be prevented from doing so. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Beltway Confidential

Delegate math: To block Trump nomination, it’s contested convention or bust

Philip Klein · March 16, 2016 2:43 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump warned Wednesday that his supporters might riot if the GOP tried to steal the nomination away from him. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Trump: Expect ‘riots’ if I don’t win GOP nomination

Al Weaver · March 16, 2016 12:35 pm

Gov. Ronald Reagan of California, temporary chairman of the RNC, turns the gavel over to the permanent chairman, Rep. Gerald R. Ford in 1972. in 1976 President Gerald Ford swayed the rules committee to make it easier for him to prevail over Ronald Reagan during the Kansas City convention. (AP Photo)

Control the rules committee, control the contested convention

David M. Drucker · March 16, 2016 6:08 am

Most of Marco Rubio's 163 delegates are free to vote for whichever candidate they want on first floor ballot at the July convention. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Suddenly, Rubio’s delegates are up for grabs, could decide nominee

David M. Drucker · March 16, 2016 1:59 am

Trump's overwhelming victory in the Northern Mariana Islands marks the eighth state or U.S. territory where the New York billionaire has secured a majority of the available delegates, making him the only candidate to satisfy the RNC's little-known Rule 40(b). (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Trump just cleared a key threshold for the GOP nomination

Gabby Morrongiello · March 15, 2016 7:50 pm

"These lawsuits are intended to expedite the release of records covered under FOIA that will allow Americans to hold Hillary Clinton accountable," Reince Priebus said. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

RNC files four lawsuits over Clinton emails

Rudy Takala · March 15, 2016 7:07 pm

The overall impression that Trump has created is that he's sitting on a powder keg. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Beltway Confidential

Threats of violence central to any Trump contested convention strategy

Philip Klein · March 15, 2016 6:13 pm

Jeers greet military police as they attempt to disperse demonstrators outside the Conrad Hilton, Democratic Convention headquarters hotel Wednesday, August 29, 1968. (AP Photo/RHS)

Washington Secrets

Call: Move GOP convention to Salt Lake City, Virginia Beach, home of SEALs

Paul Bedard · March 15, 2016 1:18 pm

In an email to reporters Monday, the RNC announced that it will host the debate as planned and do so in conjunction with Fox News. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

RNC teams up with Fox News for final debate in Utah

Gabby Morrongiello · March 14, 2016 9:53 pm

Party activists engaged in a bitter race for the Virgin Island's six GOP nominating delegates. (Quiana L. Adams/Bloomberg)

Contested convention fuels delegate elections in Virgin Islands

David M. Drucker · March 11, 2016 9:18 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said the Republican Party should axe its final scheduled debate in Salt Lake City on March 21. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Trump: ‘I think we’ve had enough debates’

Gabby Morrongiello · March 11, 2016 3:22 pm