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

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 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

Worst-case scenario for Trump opponents: They lose on conscience clause & get new rule clarifying delegate binding. — Molly Ball (@mollyesque) 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.