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| RNC offers deal to anti-Trump activists to avoid floor fight at convention | RNC offers deal to anti-Trump activists to avoid floor fight at convention |
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| The Republican National Committee has offered a deal to conservative grassroots activists to prevent a floor fight over the nomination of Donald Trump, the Guardian has learned. | The Republican National Committee has offered a deal to conservative grassroots activists to prevent a floor fight over the nomination of Donald Trump, the Guardian has learned. |
| The RNC has offered to ban independents and Democrats from participating in the first four Republican primaries in the future and to allocate delegate bonuses to states that hold “closed primaries” with only registered Republicans participating. | The RNC has offered to ban independents and Democrats from participating in the first four Republican primaries in the future and to allocate delegate bonuses to states that hold “closed primaries” with only registered Republicans participating. |
| In return, conservative activists would avoid disrupting the Republican rules committee’s proceedings and not participate in any attempt to deny the nomination to Trump. | In return, conservative activists would avoid disrupting the Republican rules committee’s proceedings and not participate in any attempt to deny the nomination to Trump. |
| Trump’s opponents had hoped to “unbind” delegates so that they would not be obligated to cast their votes by the primary election results. Instead, they would be able to vote their conscience and theoretically vote against Trump. | Trump’s opponents had hoped to “unbind” delegates so that they would not be obligated to cast their votes by the primary election results. Instead, they would be able to vote their conscience and theoretically vote against Trump. |
| The deal would probably enhance the role of social conservatives in selecting future nominees and make it more difficult for establishment candidates to become the GOP nominee. | |
| Related: Tim Tebow makes Donald Trump's list of Republican convention speakers | Related: Tim Tebow makes Donald Trump's list of Republican convention speakers |
| The offer was made to a group led by former Virginia attorney general Ken Cuccinelli, a former top aide to Ted Cruz. Cuccinelli previously spearheaded Cruz’s delegate operations in preparation for a contested convention. After Cruz dropped out, he switched his focus to an effort to empower the party grassroots in future contests and decentralize power from the RNC. | The offer was made to a group led by former Virginia attorney general Ken Cuccinelli, a former top aide to Ted Cruz. Cuccinelli previously spearheaded Cruz’s delegate operations in preparation for a contested convention. After Cruz dropped out, he switched his focus to an effort to empower the party grassroots in future contests and decentralize power from the RNC. |
| The potential deal came after the RNC rules committee meeting was recessed shortly after beginning on Thursday morning because of an alleged printer issue. It turned out that was an excuse to enable negotiations. | The potential deal came after the RNC rules committee meeting was recessed shortly after beginning on Thursday morning because of an alleged printer issue. It turned out that was an excuse to enable negotiations. |
| Conservative activists declined to speak to reporters about negotiations as they left a convention center conference room on Thursday afternoon. | Conservative activists declined to speak to reporters about negotiations as they left a convention center conference room on Thursday afternoon. |