She continued: "Factionalism, grievance and outside interference from people who were neither young nor delegates made it difficult for too many.
Q: But how is a delegate made, Mommy?
That means that even a second-place showing earns no delegates, making it a risky place to play.
By contrast, the Democratic Party's egalitarian-minded rules allocate all pledged delegates to its convention on a proportional basis: A presidential candidate who receives at least 15percentt of the vote in any state or congressional district receives a corresponding share of delegates, making it difficult for a leading candidate to become a runaway train.
The senator from Texas is favored to win most of Wisconsin's 42 GOP delegates, making it harder for Trump to capture the 1,237 he needs to avert a floor fight in July.
The simple reason is mathematics: His lead among elected delegates makes it virtually impossible for Clinton to win without having the nomination handed to her by party insiders, the so-called superdelegates.
The event is a mainstay of the Davos calendar and many delegates make it a must-do item on their agenda.
The failure to do so will force Mr. Romney's campaign to continue arguing that his lead in delegates make it all but impossible for his rivals to stop him from getting the nomination.
For his part, Counts ran as a Rubio delegate, but he made it clear to DC Republicans that he would be a "Never Trump" vote at the convention, should he get the opportunity to cast additional ballots.
THE AFTERMATH The "conference", with no venue and a handful of delegates who made it over, was "moved" to Umbria, Tuscany, although there was no venue organised apart from the vague suggestion of using a local monastery.
One delegate made this accusation to Nick Clegg during a Q&A on Sunday.
