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| Donald Trump contradicts himself on nuclear weapons – campaign live | |
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| The top two Republican candidates are both in Wisconsin, where Ted Cruz is tired of the frontrunner and the frontrunner is meeting voters at a diner. | |
| Cruz to @jesshop23 on Trump's "mistake" RT: "It's gotten to the point where I could not care less about Dnld Trump." pic.twitter.com/5bIVsxmxEc | |
| Corey Lewandowski, the campaign manager charged with battery against a reporter, is on the far left, with the cellphone. | |
| Here's the Trump #squad, at Miss Kitty's Diner in Milwaukee having breakfast and shaking hands. pic.twitter.com/wCkUw85ZgM | |
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| Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon and candidate who backed Donald Trump after ending his own campaign, has given his most tepid endorsement yet: “Are there better people? Probably.” | |
| Speaking in an interview with John Catsimatidis, a billionaire and radio show host, Carson at first praised Trump’s business skills. “Now, does it mean that he’s perfect? No, he has some major defects, there’s no question about it, just like the rest of us,” he said. | |
| “But I think he is willing to listen to other people. He may not say that publicly because there is a humility issue there that could perhaps use some polishing. | |
| “Nobody believes in the government anymore. Everybody believes that we are weak. We are weak on the world stage. We are not doing things that make sense economically. And he’s probably the person who is most likely to do that. Are there better people? Probably.” | |
| Ben Carson on @realDonaldTrump: "Many of his policy people now are my former policy people. And I tell you, we have dynamite policy." | |
| Carson, who believes ancient Egyptians built pyramids grain, has a misspelt Bible verse engraved on a wall in his home, and has no political experience, courted evangelicals and disaffected voters who wanted an “outsider” candidate. | |
| He said that Trump’s status as a newcomer to politics was perhaps the most important element of his candidacy, which would disrupt “the established political class” of both parties. “The Republican Party is scared out of their wits about the possibility of someone like Donald Trump coming in, who they don’t have control over,” he said. | |
| “I believe the established Republicans would prefer to see someone like Hillary Clinton win than they would Donald Trump, because she’s part of the established political class, is predictable and is controllable.” | |
| Related: Ben Carson: inside the worldview of a political conundrum | |
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| North Dakota is holding its Republican convention this weekend to select its 28 unbound delegates to send to the convention, and the frenetic race to 1,237 has descended on Fargo. | North Dakota is holding its Republican convention this weekend to select its 28 unbound delegates to send to the convention, and the frenetic race to 1,237 has descended on Fargo. |
| It’s as chaotic there elsewhere on the Republican trail, as Ted Cruz tries to wrest any free delegates away from Donald Trump and party officials are struggling to contain the crowds. | It’s as chaotic there elsewhere on the Republican trail, as Ted Cruz tries to wrest any free delegates away from Donald Trump and party officials are struggling to contain the crowds. |
| By voice vote, motion lost, boos from crowd. Shouts of "call the roll" as chairman takes standing vote; still fails pic.twitter.com/ZuidzLU6vg | By voice vote, motion lost, boos from crowd. Shouts of "call the roll" as chairman takes standing vote; still fails pic.twitter.com/ZuidzLU6vg |
| Motion on the floor to make ND unbound delegates show their cards and say who they're picking! More on @MSNBC soon. pic.twitter.com/GlUw3YV5j3 | Motion on the floor to make ND unbound delegates show their cards and say who they're picking! More on @MSNBC soon. pic.twitter.com/GlUw3YV5j3 |
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| Sanders wins Nevada convention | Sanders wins Nevada convention |
| Bernie Sanders has won Nevada’s county convention, stealing up on Hillary Clinton in a state whose caucuses she won in late February. | Bernie Sanders has won Nevada’s county convention, stealing up on Hillary Clinton in a state whose caucuses she won in late February. |
| Clinton still has more delegates than Sanders in the state: she won 53% of the vote to the senator’s 47%, and a proportional number of Nevada’s 23 district-level delegates. | Clinton still has more delegates than Sanders in the state: she won 53% of the vote to the senator’s 47%, and a proportional number of Nevada’s 23 district-level delegates. |
| The county convention, held Saturday in Clark County, decides who goes to Nevada’s state convention in May, an event that will award 12 more delegates to the candidates. Nevada is one of a handful of states that has a multi-stage delegate process. | The county convention, held Saturday in Clark County, decides who goes to Nevada’s state convention in May, an event that will award 12 more delegates to the candidates. Nevada is one of a handful of states that has a multi-stage delegate process. |
| The Las Vegas Sun reports: | The Las Vegas Sun reports: |
| Nearly 9,000 delegates were elected on caucus day in late February, but only 3,825 showed up to Saturday’s convention. An additional 915 elected alternates and 604 unelected alternates also turned out to support their favored candidate. | Nearly 9,000 delegates were elected on caucus day in late February, but only 3,825 showed up to Saturday’s convention. An additional 915 elected alternates and 604 unelected alternates also turned out to support their favored candidate. |
| The final delegate count was 2,964 for Sanders and 2,386 for Clinton. That means the Sanders campaign will send 1,613 delegates to the state convention, while the Clinton campaign will send 1,298. | The final delegate count was 2,964 for Sanders and 2,386 for Clinton. That means the Sanders campaign will send 1,613 delegates to the state convention, while the Clinton campaign will send 1,298. |
| “We pretty much won Nevada,” said Sanders’ state director, Joan Kato, smiling as the results were announced. | “We pretty much won Nevada,” said Sanders’ state director, Joan Kato, smiling as the results were announced. |
| What that means is the delegates from Clark County — along with the delegates selected by Nevada’s other counties Saturday — will attend the state convention in May, where they will help select delegates to go to July’s Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. But, because of the way delegate-selection rules work in Nevada, they will only get to decide the proportion of 12 delegates — five pledged party leaders and elected official delegates and seven at-large delegates — that go to each candidate. | What that means is the delegates from Clark County — along with the delegates selected by Nevada’s other counties Saturday — will attend the state convention in May, where they will help select delegates to go to July’s Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. But, because of the way delegate-selection rules work in Nevada, they will only get to decide the proportion of 12 delegates — five pledged party leaders and elected official delegates and seven at-large delegates — that go to each candidate. |
| The Sun also reported that a top party official was suspended from her post after Clinton’s general counsel sent a letter asking for her removal, on the grounds that she was biased in Sanders’ favor. The official, Christine Kramer, denied the allegations. | The Sun also reported that a top party official was suspended from her post after Clinton’s general counsel sent a letter asking for her removal, on the grounds that she was biased in Sanders’ favor. The official, Christine Kramer, denied the allegations. |
| “I’m just in shock,” Kramar told the paper. “I’m trying to keep it equal and fair. I pissed off an equal number of Clinton supporters and Sanders supporters.” | “I’m just in shock,” Kramar told the paper. “I’m trying to keep it equal and fair. I pissed off an equal number of Clinton supporters and Sanders supporters.” |
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| Jon Swaine | Jon Swaine |
| On NBC’s Meet The Press, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton gave her most expansive remarks for some time about her position on abortion rights, following Donald Trump’s flap earlier this week. | On NBC’s Meet The Press, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton gave her most expansive remarks for some time about her position on abortion rights, following Donald Trump’s flap earlier this week. |
| In doing so, however, she may have supplied fodder for future conservative attack ads, by pointing out bluntly out that unborn foetuses do not have rights. | In doing so, however, she may have supplied fodder for future conservative attack ads, by pointing out bluntly out that unborn foetuses do not have rights. |
| “Well under our laws currently, that is not something that exists,” Clinton said. “The unborn person doesn’t have constitutional rights. | “Well under our laws currently, that is not something that exists,” Clinton said. “The unborn person doesn’t have constitutional rights. |
| “Now that doesn’t mean we don’t do everything we possibly can in the vast majority of instances to help the mother who is carrying a child and wants to make sure that child will be healthy, to have appropriate medical support. | “Now that doesn’t mean we don’t do everything we possibly can in the vast majority of instances to help the mother who is carrying a child and wants to make sure that child will be healthy, to have appropriate medical support. |
| “It doesn’t mean that you don’t do everything possible to fulfil your obligations, but it does not include sacrificing the woman’s right to make decisions and I think that’s an important distinction that under Roe v Wade we have enshrined under our constitution.” | “It doesn’t mean that you don’t do everything possible to fulfil your obligations, but it does not include sacrificing the woman’s right to make decisions and I think that’s an important distinction that under Roe v Wade we have enshrined under our constitution.” |
| Clinton said her own stance dovetailed with the 1973 supreme court ruling that Republican candidates are keen to have overturned. | Clinton said her own stance dovetailed with the 1973 supreme court ruling that Republican candidates are keen to have overturned. |
| “My position is in line with Roe v Wade,” Clinton said, “that women have a constitutional right to make these most intimate and personal and difficult decisions based on their conscience, their faith, their family, their doctor. And it is something that really goes to the core of privacy.” | “My position is in line with Roe v Wade,” Clinton said, “that women have a constitutional right to make these most intimate and personal and difficult decisions based on their conscience, their faith, their family, their doctor. And it is something that really goes to the core of privacy.” |
| “I want to maintain that constitutional protection under Roe v Wade. There is room for reasonable kinds of restrictions after a certain point in time. I think the life and the health of the mother are clear and those should be included even as one moves on in pregnancy.” | “I want to maintain that constitutional protection under Roe v Wade. There is room for reasonable kinds of restrictions after a certain point in time. I think the life and the health of the mother are clear and those should be included even as one moves on in pregnancy.” |
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| Reince Priebus makes two more talk show visits, to ABC’s This Week and NBC’s Meet the Press. | Reince Priebus makes two more talk show visits, to ABC’s This Week and NBC’s Meet the Press. |
| On the NBC show, host Chuck Todd asks the Republican chairman about the convention rules and delegates. | On the NBC show, host Chuck Todd asks the Republican chairman about the convention rules and delegates. |
| “The selection of delegates, who’s in those seats, is something that happens at the state party level,” Priebus points out – and that means there are 50 different sets of rules for how states figure out which delegates get which jobs at the convention. | “The selection of delegates, who’s in those seats, is something that happens at the state party level,” Priebus points out – and that means there are 50 different sets of rules for how states figure out which delegates get which jobs at the convention. |
| In South Carolina, for instance, a candidate who reneges on the pledge to support the Republican nominee could pay for that decision by losing delegates. | In South Carolina, for instance, a candidate who reneges on the pledge to support the Republican nominee could pay for that decision by losing delegates. |
| Priebus says it’s up to the campaigns to make “sure that the people they want get in those seats. It doesn’t just happen automatically. It has to be done through work and preparation.” | Priebus says it’s up to the campaigns to make “sure that the people they want get in those seats. It doesn’t just happen automatically. It has to be done through work and preparation.” |
| Cruz has managed a far more coordinated and larger campaign than Trump, whose skeletal campaign has given few resources on the state level – and already begun suffering for it in states such as Louisiana. | Cruz has managed a far more coordinated and larger campaign than Trump, whose skeletal campaign has given few resources on the state level – and already begun suffering for it in states such as Louisiana. |
| “We have rules in place that if a candidate gets to 1,237 delegates those delegates are bound,” Priebus told ABC. | “We have rules in place that if a candidate gets to 1,237 delegates those delegates are bound,” Priebus told ABC. |
| ”We will know where everyone stands on delegates on June 8,” he continued, meaning the final day of primaries and that delegates will be bound according to state results for the first ballot. “There will be no mystery.” | ”We will know where everyone stands on delegates on June 8,” he continued, meaning the final day of primaries and that delegates will be bound according to state results for the first ballot. “There will be no mystery.” |
| As for the rules of the convention – who’s eligible, how the voting works after the first ballot, etc – Priebus says: “The 2016 rules committee will review the rules and they will decide what the rules are for the convention.” | As for the rules of the convention – who’s eligible, how the voting works after the first ballot, etc – Priebus says: “The 2016 rules committee will review the rules and they will decide what the rules are for the convention.” |
| “Major changes to the rules are not very common,” he told ABC, although in general on the second and third ballot “more and more delegates are unbound”. | “Major changes to the rules are not very common,” he told ABC, although in general on the second and third ballot “more and more delegates are unbound”. |
| He insisted on NBC that Democrats are the ones in trouble, saying, without evidence: “They’re the ones who could have an open convention and Joe Biden could be the candidate.” | He insisted on NBC that Democrats are the ones in trouble, saying, without evidence: “They’re the ones who could have an open convention and Joe Biden could be the candidate.” |
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| The CBS host presses the businessman on his disputes with the Republican party – and the way he’s being outmaneuvered by the veterans on Ted Cruz’s campaign. | The CBS host presses the businessman on his disputes with the Republican party – and the way he’s being outmaneuvered by the veterans on Ted Cruz’s campaign. |
| In Louisiana, for instance, the senator’s allies have taken powerful committee roles that will shape the coming convention, and may help him gain more delegates than Trump in a state the businessman won. | In Louisiana, for instance, the senator’s allies have taken powerful committee roles that will shape the coming convention, and may help him gain more delegates than Trump in a state the businessman won. |
| Trump is incensed. “I won the state of Louisiana. I won and had speeches,” he rambles, highlighting one speech at an airplane hanger – “Boeing!” – before Dickerson interrupts him. | Trump is incensed. “I won the state of Louisiana. I won and had speeches,” he rambles, highlighting one speech at an airplane hanger – “Boeing!” – before Dickerson interrupts him. |
| “They’re beating you at the game. You wouldn’t play every angle to win?” | “They’re beating you at the game. You wouldn’t play every angle to win?” |
| Trump tries to escape the criticism of his deal-making skills. “It’s not American. You go in and you win and you get less delegates,” he says, ungrammatically. | Trump tries to escape the criticism of his deal-making skills. “It’s not American. You go in and you win and you get less delegates,” he says, ungrammatically. |
| He thinks it might be “illegal”. “I think there’s a real legal consequence to winning the state and not getting the most delegates.” | He thinks it might be “illegal”. “I think there’s a real legal consequence to winning the state and not getting the most delegates.” |
| What about the pledge to support an eventual nominee? | What about the pledge to support an eventual nominee? |
| “I want to support the party, but if Ted or somebody else doesn’t want to support me, that’s OK.” | “I want to support the party, but if Ted or somebody else doesn’t want to support me, that’s OK.” |
| He goes back to Louisiana: “I’m the one that’s being discriminated against.” | He goes back to Louisiana: “I’m the one that’s being discriminated against.” |
| After the interview, Dickerson reads off a statement from the Trump campaign clarifying his position on abortion. “Mr Trump gave an accurate account of the law as it is today, and made clear it should stay,” the statement reads in part. “He will change the law through his judicial appointments and allow the states to protect the unborn.” | After the interview, Dickerson reads off a statement from the Trump campaign clarifying his position on abortion. “Mr Trump gave an accurate account of the law as it is today, and made clear it should stay,” the statement reads in part. “He will change the law through his judicial appointments and allow the states to protect the unborn.” |
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| Trump: if somebody gets nuclear it's a disaster | Trump: if somebody gets nuclear it's a disaster |
| Dickerson presses Trump on his comments that women should face “some form of punishment” for seeking abortions, and his subsequent retraction. | Dickerson presses Trump on his comments that women should face “some form of punishment” for seeking abortions, and his subsequent retraction. |
| “I think it’s set,” Trump says about the law. He hems and haws, refusing to come down on any side really. “I’m pro-life, sure. I do have my opinions.” | “I think it’s set,” Trump says about the law. He hems and haws, refusing to come down on any side really. “I’m pro-life, sure. I do have my opinions.” |
| Dickerson asks whether he believes that abortion is murder. Trump says he has “opinions” but would rather not comment at the moment. “I don’t disagree with it.” | Dickerson asks whether he believes that abortion is murder. Trump says he has “opinions” but would rather not comment at the moment. “I don’t disagree with it.” |
| The CBS hosts changes tack, and asks Trump about his suggestion that Pacific countries should develop their own nuclear weapons to counter North Korea and China. | The CBS hosts changes tack, and asks Trump about his suggestion that Pacific countries should develop their own nuclear weapons to counter North Korea and China. |
| “Look, nuclear’s a horror show,” Trump says, but: “You have to have cards on the table.” | “Look, nuclear’s a horror show,” Trump says, but: “You have to have cards on the table.” |
| “At what point and at what cost do we continue to protect Japan and Germany and many other countries?” He repeats his demand that countries pay the US for protection. | “At what point and at what cost do we continue to protect Japan and Germany and many other countries?” He repeats his demand that countries pay the US for protection. |
| Then he completely contradicts himself: “The single biggest problem the world has is nuclear.” | Then he completely contradicts himself: “The single biggest problem the world has is nuclear.” |
| “I think if somebody gets nuclear weapons that’s a disaster,” he continues. Dickerson asks him what he’s talking about. “I think it could be many people, not even countries, splinter groups, it’s people.” | “I think if somebody gets nuclear weapons that’s a disaster,” he continues. Dickerson asks him what he’s talking about. “I think it could be many people, not even countries, splinter groups, it’s people.” |
| Related: Donald Trump on North Korea going to war: 'Good luck, enjoy yourself folks' | Related: Donald Trump on North Korea going to war: 'Good luck, enjoy yourself folks' |
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| Trump refuses to condemn manager | Trump refuses to condemn manager |
| Donald Trump also had an interview with CBS’s John Dickerson for Face the Nation. | Donald Trump also had an interview with CBS’s John Dickerson for Face the Nation. |
| The held it in Trump Tower, near an audible but unseen “very large indoor waterfall” (Dickerson’s words). | The held it in Trump Tower, near an audible but unseen “very large indoor waterfall” (Dickerson’s words). |
| You had a bad week, Dickerson tells Trump. Those comments that women should face punishment for abortion, for instance, and your subsequent contortions to get out of it. | You had a bad week, Dickerson tells Trump. Those comments that women should face punishment for abortion, for instance, and your subsequent contortions to get out of it. |
| “The bottom line is it is the doctor’s fault,” Trump says, insisting that his week was not so bad. Then Dickerson brings up the fact that the man running Trump’s campaign has been charged with battery against a reporter. | “The bottom line is it is the doctor’s fault,” Trump says, insisting that his week was not so bad. Then Dickerson brings up the fact that the man running Trump’s campaign has been charged with battery against a reporter. |
| Trump blames the reporter, and says she lied. “Her statement was like this horrible thing happened,” he says. “By the way she grabbed me.” | Trump blames the reporter, and says she lied. “Her statement was like this horrible thing happened,” he says. “By the way she grabbed me.” |
| He says: “She vaulted in from nowhere, she went in between secret service.” | He says: “She vaulted in from nowhere, she went in between secret service.” |
| “I didn’t really feel threatened,” he admits. “But I didn’t like somebody grabbing me, and I didn’t like | “I didn’t really feel threatened,” he admits. “But I didn’t like somebody grabbing me, and I didn’t like |
| Dickerson cuts in to point out that the campaign manager lied, and said he didn’t touch her when video clearly shows he grabbed her. Your manager lied, didn’t he? | Dickerson cuts in to point out that the campaign manager lied, and said he didn’t touch her when video clearly shows he grabbed her. Your manager lied, didn’t he? |
| “I don’t know because I can’t tell you what context,” Trump says. “You don’t even see her grabbed.” He seems to argue that it’s OK for his campaign manager to lie because the reporter may have exaggerated what happened. | “I don’t know because I can’t tell you what context,” Trump says. “You don’t even see her grabbed.” He seems to argue that it’s OK for his campaign manager to lie because the reporter may have exaggerated what happened. |
| Dickerson: “Is it OK for a man to put his hand on a woman?” | Dickerson: “Is it OK for a man to put his hand on a woman?” |
| Trump pauses. “No, I would say not.” | Trump pauses. “No, I would say not.” |
| Related: Trump manager Corey Lewandowski: the poster boy of a brash new politics | Related: Trump manager Corey Lewandowski: the poster boy of a brash new politics |
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| Kasich on abortion: 'I hope Roe v Wade will be repealed' | Kasich on abortion: 'I hope Roe v Wade will be repealed' |
| Jon Swaine | Jon Swaine |
| John Kasich appeared on ABC’s This Week this morning, and addressed the controversy over Donald Trump’s attitude to abortion, an issue on which the Ohio governor has a strongly conservative record. Jon Swaine was watching for us… | John Kasich appeared on ABC’s This Week this morning, and addressed the controversy over Donald Trump’s attitude to abortion, an issue on which the Ohio governor has a strongly conservative record. Jon Swaine was watching for us… |
| “I hope they do repeal Roe v Wade,” Kasich said, referring to the 1973 supreme court ruling which guaranteed a woman’s right to an abortion, “and then it’ll be up to the states how they want to proceed.” | “I hope they do repeal Roe v Wade,” Kasich said, referring to the 1973 supreme court ruling which guaranteed a woman’s right to an abortion, “and then it’ll be up to the states how they want to proceed.” |
| But what about Kasich’s own past talk of imposing constitutional restrictions on abortion? ”I don’t know what I said or why I said it ... I am opposed to abortion except in the case of rape, incest or the life of the mother. I hope Roe v Wade will be repealed.” | But what about Kasich’s own past talk of imposing constitutional restrictions on abortion? ”I don’t know what I said or why I said it ... I am opposed to abortion except in the case of rape, incest or the life of the mother. I hope Roe v Wade will be repealed.” |
| How do you enforce that? | How do you enforce that? |
| “That’ll be up to the states to figure out what they wanna do … I think it’s going to take people in a reasonable way working through it.” | “That’ll be up to the states to figure out what they wanna do … I think it’s going to take people in a reasonable way working through it.” |
| Asked about the universally disapproving reaction to Trump’s remarks this week, about whether women who have abortions should be punished, Kasich said: “It’s the first time I’ve seen the pro-life and the pro-choice folks come together.” | Asked about the universally disapproving reaction to Trump’s remarks this week, about whether women who have abortions should be punished, Kasich said: “It’s the first time I’ve seen the pro-life and the pro-choice folks come together.” |
| But why not punish the woman involved? | But why not punish the woman involved? |
| “Because I think it’s difficult on her to begin with … I’ve said what I have to say about the subject.” | “Because I think it’s difficult on her to begin with … I’ve said what I have to say about the subject.” |
| Should doctors be punished? | Should doctors be punished? |
| “We’re going to leave this up to the states to work this out the way they want to.” | “We’re going to leave this up to the states to work this out the way they want to.” |
| So you’re taking no position? | So you’re taking no position? |
| “This way I’m not, today I’m not.” | “This way I’m not, today I’m not.” |
| Related: John Kasich has been billed as moderate candidate, but his record is anything but | Related: John Kasich has been billed as moderate candidate, but his record is anything but |
| Asked, meanwhile, about the likelihood of a contested Republican convention, Kasich said that should such a thing come to pass, kids would spend less time thinking about Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian and more about how we select our president. | Asked, meanwhile, about the likelihood of a contested Republican convention, Kasich said that should such a thing come to pass, kids would spend less time thinking about Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian and more about how we select our president. |
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| Republican party chairman Reince Priebus is back on TV, also sitting in with Wallace on Fox News Sunday. | Republican party chairman Reince Priebus is back on TV, also sitting in with Wallace on Fox News Sunday. |
| Wallace asks about the pledge to stay within the party that Trump has waffled on so vocally. It’s “posturing,” Priebus says. | Wallace asks about the pledge to stay within the party that Trump has waffled on so vocally. It’s “posturing,” Priebus says. |
| “If a candidate isn’t willing to commit to the principles and values of our party, they ought to just tell us,” he adds. “These candidates are running to be the nominee of our party.” | “If a candidate isn’t willing to commit to the principles and values of our party, they ought to just tell us,” he adds. “These candidates are running to be the nominee of our party.” |
| He says he’s never heard of it ever working out when someone says: “Well, we don’t know if we want to be part of this group but we want to be the chairman or president of this group anyway.” | He says he’s never heard of it ever working out when someone says: “Well, we don’t know if we want to be part of this group but we want to be the chairman or president of this group anyway.” |
| “I really do believe though that this is posturing, and I know that posturing has an effect,” he adds. | “I really do believe though that this is posturing, and I know that posturing has an effect,” he adds. |
| Are you prepared to sue Donald Trump? | Are you prepared to sue Donald Trump? |
| “No one’s broken the pledge. Talking about what might be hypothetical,” Priebus answers, it doesn’t provide standing to do anything, it’s just a bunch of talk at this point. We expect that when candidates make promises they keep them.” | “No one’s broken the pledge. Talking about what might be hypothetical,” Priebus answers, it doesn’t provide standing to do anything, it’s just a bunch of talk at this point. We expect that when candidates make promises they keep them.” |
| Then Wallace asks about the convention – if no one has 1,237 delegates needed to win the nomination, will the party keep a rule in place that requires candidates to have won eight states/territories to be eligible? | Then Wallace asks about the convention – if no one has 1,237 delegates needed to win the nomination, will the party keep a rule in place that requires candidates to have won eight states/territories to be eligible? |
| Priebus says that the convention will be “made up mostly of Trump and Cruz delegates, and they will likely have an incentive to probably not change that rule.” | Priebus says that the convention will be “made up mostly of Trump and Cruz delegates, and they will likely have an incentive to probably not change that rule.” |
| Would it be possible for someone new to jump in the race, though? | Would it be possible for someone new to jump in the race, though? |
| “If in fact that rule stays in place,” Priebus says, “I think they can be, but that would be an extreme hypothetical, I think, extremely unlikely.” | “If in fact that rule stays in place,” Priebus says, “I think they can be, but that would be an extreme hypothetical, I think, extremely unlikely.” |
| “It’s possible that a person could be nominated that’s not one of the three,” he concedes, but he thinks it’ll be one of the guys running. | “It’s possible that a person could be nominated that’s not one of the three,” he concedes, but he thinks it’ll be one of the guys running. |
| “I think it’s interesting how far out we can play this out, but it’s possible.” | “I think it’s interesting how far out we can play this out, but it’s possible.” |