“The Republican Party has seen nearly all of its traditions and expectations upended by this year’s presidential campaign. Now, the party is under pressure to change even the most basic rules of the game,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Case in point: The spring meeting of the Republican National Committee, which wrangled over a proposal to make it harder for party elders at the July convention to anoint a ‘white knight’ candidate should delegates deadlock over businessman Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.”
“Thursday’s spat, tamped down by a voice vote, could be just the first in a string of disputes over usually arcane procedures and rules as the divided party heads into the final months of battle over choosing the GOP’s nominee. Already, party veterans are warning that the convention in July could end up entangled in legalistic skirmishes over who can serve as a delegate and how business will be conducted—details that could shape the battle for the nomination.”
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