Washington – Marco Rubio exits the presidential race having won 163 delegates to the Republican National Convention this summer.
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The vast majority of those delegates will be sought-after free agents, free to support the candidate of their choice — unless Rubio tries to resurrect his campaign at a contested convention.
GOP rules require delegates to vote for the candidate who won them on the first ballot at the convention. However, most state parties release those delegates if their candidate is no longer running.
If Rubio jumps back in the race, he keeps his delegates.
Rubio can ask them to support another candidate, but they don’t have to.
The article never answered it’s headline question. Given that Rubio won’t run, will they be distributed proportionally or can they all vote Cruz?