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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThese 200 people could decide whether Donald Trump gets the GOP nomination
The Washington Post
Philip Rucker
West Virginia looks perfect for Donald Trump: a struggling working-class state filled with the types of voters who have backed him elsewhere and could deliver one of his biggest victories.
But a sweep there might not matter. Thats because as many as 34 delegates the entire contingent may be free to back whomever they want at the Republican National Convention.
Much the same is true in Pennsylvania, home to a hotly contested April 26 primary, where there are 57 uncommitted delegates. Other states and territories, from Colorado to Wyoming to Guam, will also send squads of unbound representatives.
These are the swing voters of the GOP nominating contest, nearly 200 activists and elected leaders beholden to nothing except their personal judgment and empowered to make or break candidacies.
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whatthehey
(3,660 posts)Oh it's the label that matters I guess.
melm00se
(4,996 posts)as they are defined by the Democratic Party (appointed by virtue of their standing/position within the party) but rather elected delegates during that state's primary but are not bound to vote for a specific candidate during (at least) the 1st ballot at the convention.
whatthehey
(3,660 posts)An unpledged delegate is an unpledged delegate however arranged or named. A person who can individually decide a vote other delegates are held to by popular vote.