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GOP Voters Say One With Most Delegates Should Win

March 23, 2016 · 8:50 am ET · 52 Comments

A new CNN/ORC poll finds that 60% of GOP voters think that if no candidate wins a majority of the delegates in the first ballot at the Republican convention, then the delegates should vote for “the candidate with the most support in the primaries and caucuses.”

The Fix: “It’s also uniquely possible that Trump gets to the number he needs and all of this debate is rendered moot… But, Trump is savvy enough to understand that he needs a Plan B in case he fails to win the nomination outright. Expect to hear lots more talk from Trump about why the nominee should be whoever has the most delegates and votes when the primary process ends on June 7. It’s a self-serving argument, sure, but it’s also one that a majority of Republicans agree with.”

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