It’s often been said, in elections, it always comes down to Florida and Ohio.
Usually, this saying is reserved for the general election, as both swing states are key to surpassing the number of electoral votes needed to secure the presidency. This year, however, the drama in Ohio and Florida are coming a lot earlier.
Donald Trump may have more delegates than any other candidate in the race so far, but he’s yet to secure the majority needed in order to secure the nomination outright. Looking forward, two states stand in his way, Ohio and Florida, which just happen to be the homes of Governor John Kasich and Florida Senator Marco Rubio, repectively.
Should he lose those states, as he did in Ted Cruz’s home state of Texas, the math becomes incredibly difficult for Trump. In order to secure the 1,237 delegates necessary to win on the first ballot of the convention, he would have to win about 70% of the remaining delegates.
Considering he hasn’t yet come close to that number, should he lose both states this Tuesday, a brokered convention is all but guaranteed.
This hasn’t been lost on party officials, who see a brokered convention as the last, best hope for stopping Trump from getting the nomination. See what they can do to snatch the nomination from Trump on the next page:
And we the people should be looking at a full blown revolution if the election is taken from us .
Sure Gloria Metevia Pittsley. Go back to sleep
The world is watching…America is supposed to be the representative of the democratic process… There is no party any longer if this is happens…
Lying Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton talk to the hand nobody listens.
One Vote My Vote.America we need strong Business man like Trump.Not someone from the Republican establishment. Vote for Trump only one you can trust. Trump 2016 they can’t buy him.
They would the old men who need to be sitting on a porch
In every state so far, more Republican voters have voted FOR OTHERS than for Trump – by about 2 to 1. Why should he be ENTITLED to the nomination!
The RNC better think what they plan to do very carefully and weight the coming consequences. Are they so arrogant to think that they will not have a backlash of incredible magnitude. People are paying attention to what’s going on and we are pissed off, mad as hell.
This will cause a war. omg
I will never vote republican again if they broker the convention
If they steal the election.. there will be hell to pay. Just remember that this country has a base of Patriots that will not go silently into the night.