Then again, even if one Republican wins big on Feb. 5, he could still end up with far short of a majority of the delegates and or states. If any candidate won 12 states and 40% of the delegates, that would be a huge victory, but far from enough to ensure that someone who won maybe 7 or 8 states and 25% of the delegates won't be able to come back.
I don't think that'll happen though....though it's *possible*. If the GOP used the Dems' rules for delegate selection (meaning that every state had to use some variation of proportional representation), then this thing could go on forever. But since on the GOP side, most states use either WTA by statewide total or WTA by district (which often leads to the statewide winner getting something like 90% of the state's delegates), you could easily have someone leading the crowded GOP field with just about 35% of the vote nationwide, but still winning a clear majority of the delegates.
I bet you that after this election the GOP will change this, because of the many angry supporters of failed candidates complaining.
