Ayse
02-07-2008, 11:48 AM
When an individual formally releases delegates already pledged to him or her - a withdrawing candidate must specifically free his/her own delegates to vote for whomever they might choose during the Convention - it is not a requirement for those delegates to vote for another candidate who is endorsed by the withdrawing candidate.
However, history has demonstrated that most, if not all, delegates pledged to a candidate who has released them will follow that candidate's lead and vote for the candidate he/she has endorsed. Nevertheless, a withdrawing candidate may not release delegates pledged to him/her so long as the presidential nomination is still undetermined (after all, these delegates can be a valuable bargaining chip for future considerations). Even where a nomination is already determined, a presidential candidate who represents the Party fringe might hold onto his delegates as long as possible in order to get concessions.
From: http://66.218.69.11/search/cache?ei=UTF-8&p=where+do+delegates+go+if+candidate+drops+out&fr=yfp-t-501&u=www.republicansource.com/primaries.htm&w=where+delegates+delegation+candidate+candidates+ drops+drop+dropping&d=emspLHDuQOEI&icp=1&.intl=us
However, history has demonstrated that most, if not all, delegates pledged to a candidate who has released them will follow that candidate's lead and vote for the candidate he/she has endorsed. Nevertheless, a withdrawing candidate may not release delegates pledged to him/her so long as the presidential nomination is still undetermined (after all, these delegates can be a valuable bargaining chip for future considerations). Even where a nomination is already determined, a presidential candidate who represents the Party fringe might hold onto his delegates as long as possible in order to get concessions.
From: http://66.218.69.11/search/cache?ei=UTF-8&p=where+do+delegates+go+if+candidate+drops+out&fr=yfp-t-501&u=www.republicansource.com/primaries.htm&w=where+delegates+delegation+candidate+candidates+ drops+drop+dropping&d=emspLHDuQOEI&icp=1&.intl=us