Did I just pull a Rip van Winkle and wake up on September 5th? Why didn't someone wake me in time for the convention?Frost wrote:McCain has the nomination now
John McCain does not have the nomination. He doesn't even have enough bound delegates to guarantee the nomination in September. (I know, it's a shocker that the major news media have been telling untruths, wot?) No Republican delegates have been pledged yet in Texas, and won't be until the state convention, June 12-14.
Romney endorsed McCain, but he has no control over how his delegates vote. Same for Huckabee's delegates. Every state has their own rules about how delegates vote, but their votes --if they're willing to suffer the penalties for violating the rules-- will be counted as they cast them.
I agree that it is unlikely anyone other than McCain will be the nominee, but there are several possibilities that could sink him before the convention. Death, serious health issues, major scandal... Six months can be a lifetime in politics.