Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said the idea of settling the GOP presidential GOP nominee with a contested convention is unlikely.
“I think the odds of a contested convention are very small. I’ve been saying that for a long time,” Priebus said Friday during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
“It’s a strategy people can use, but look, I would suggest that it’s better to win race and accumulate delegates.”
Priebus estimated that there’s an “85 or 90 percent” chance that a candidate wins enough delegates to secure the nomination before the nomination. The comments came a day after the 2012 nominee Mitt Romney called on voters to stop front-runner Donald Trump from getting the GOP nomination.
Priebus shied away from talking about efforts to derail Trump’s campaign but he said there’s still a lot of time left. “A lot this is early talk. There are 1,237 delegates needed to be the nominee of our party. There are 1,744 delegates left to be distributed. We have a long way to go.”
“Everyone’s talking about Ohio and Florida, but between now and that day 14.5 percent of the delegates are left to be distributed.”
“I think the odds of a contested convention are very small. I’ve been saying that for a long time,” Priebus said Friday during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
“It’s a strategy people can use, but look, I would suggest that it’s better to win race and accumulate delegates.”
Priebus estimated that there’s an “85 or 90 percent” chance that a candidate wins enough delegates to secure the nomination before the nomination. The comments came a day after the 2012 nominee Mitt Romney called on voters to stop front-runner Donald Trump from getting the GOP nomination.
Priebus shied away from talking about efforts to derail Trump’s campaign but he said there’s still a lot of time left. “A lot this is early talk. There are 1,237 delegates needed to be the nominee of our party. There are 1,744 delegates left to be distributed. We have a long way to go.”
“Everyone’s talking about Ohio and Florida, but between now and that day 14.5 percent of the delegates are left to be distributed.”