Well. The Republic might have had a final nail tapped into its coffin tonight.
Kendal Unruh tells me she still has 28 votes for conscience clause minority report. Says it wasn't discussed in mtg w/Cuccinelli etc
— Alexandra Jaffe (@ajjaffe) July 14, 2016
Kendal Unruh says the conscience clause will be brought up under Rule 38, per @ryanstruyk. That means the vote will likely be tomorrow.
— Conrad Close (@conradclose) July 14, 2016
Sources say anti-Trump forces don't have 28 votes for the conscience clause. But a test proposal got 32 votes. So I have no idea.
— Conrad Close (@conradclose) July 15, 2016
That was earlier – and they had the vote just now:
Binding passes but it is conscience clause time.
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) July 15, 2016
Kendal Unruh introduces her amendment, the conscience clause, that would unbind delegates. #RNCinCLE
— Shushannah Walshe (@shushwalshe) July 15, 2016
. @KendalFTD16 speaking now on conscience clause. Rules Committee #DelegatesUnbound
— Heather ex-GOP (@WaverSox) July 15, 2016
They aren't even allowing debate on conscience clause. This is so anticlimactic.
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) July 15, 2016
It looks like there will be no debate on the conscience clause as Trump delegate shuts it down immediately after it is introduced
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) July 15, 2016
Conscience clause failed.
— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) July 15, 2016
Conscience clause is dead. And the rules committee voted down a roll call vote. So you don't even know the final tally.
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) July 15, 2016
Conscience clause fails, no standing vote, no roll call vote. And there was no debate. First opposition speaker moved to end debate.
— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) July 15, 2016
From debate over the unbinding of delegates to the conscience clause, whole revolt took maybe less than a half hour.
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) July 15, 2016
Worst-case scenario for Trump opponents: They lose on conscience clause & get new rule clarifying delegate binding.
— Molly Ball (@mollyesque) July 15, 2016
conscience clause goes down in Rules Committee. it was the centerpiece of #FreeTheDelegates organizing
— Rosie Gray (@RosieGray) July 15, 2016
They're not even allowing a standing vote. No final vote on who supported or opposed the conscience clause? That's a power move.
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) July 15, 2016
The conscience clause is defeated on a voice vote, & a request for vote count is denied by the chair.
— Molly Ball (@mollyesque) July 15, 2016
Fin.