“The platform committee will be where the action is at,” said former Republican National Committee aide Doug Heye.
“The membership of the platform committee tends to be pretty conservative,” he added, noting that the potential conflict over the party platform would be the manifestation of the “existential crisis and operational chaos that Republicans face” now that Trump is the de-facto nominee.
Part of the heat could stem from a critical mass of delegates loyal to Trumps main primary rival Ted Cruz, who had strong success winning delegate loyalties while hoping for a contested convention.
While those delegates won’t have a chance to sweep in and hand Cruz the nomination since Cruz dropped out after losing Tuesday’s Indiana primary, the staunch conservatives that his team helped put on the floor will still be carrying his torch.
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