Republican candidate Carson may consider independent bid

In an article published on Thursday, Republican officials met Monday to discuss the possibility of Donald Trump leading the delegate count and that “the party’s establishment must lay the groundwork for a floor fight in which the GOP’s mainstream wing could coalesce around an alternative”, The Washington Post reported.

Several outlets interpreted Carson’s statement as a threat from the candidate himself, who also said that Republican leaders should only hold such meetings “if the leaders of the Republican Party want to destroy the party”. We’ve got compiled some polls so in that you do not have to go looking for them: – A Dec. CNN/ORC poll put Trump support at 33 % support amongst likely GOP Iowa caucusgoers, Cruz at 20 %, Ben Carson at 16 %, Marco Rubio at 11 % & Jeb Bush at four %.

“I pray that the report in the Post this morning was incorrect”, the devout Seventh-day Adventist said.

So-called brokered conventions are extremely rare as a consensus candidate typically emerges from each party’s primaries with a majority of the delegates.

The RNC made all candidates sign a pledge early on that they would support whoever the eventual Republican nominee turns out to be, but Trump has continued his independent run talk by putting the burden on the GOP to uphold its end of the deal.

“The pledge isn’t meaningless”, Watts said.

Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Dr. Ben Carson.

She told the radio host she didn’t understand Carson’s response to the reports, saying the outcome of a brokered convention would be determined by the voters, not Republican Party leaders. Now, he is holding on to third place and appearing to threaten to exit the party altogether. There was brief discussion of the logistical challenges of running a national convention without a presumptive nominee, the attendee said.

The last time a brokered convention played out was in 1976.

The meeting came as Trump continues to lead in the race for the Republican nomination but establishment figures worry the real estate tycoon’s controversial remarks and proposals could hurt him in the general election.