Candidate Bound Delegates** Delegates Are Leaning** Fooled Delegates "Binding"** Inaccurate AP Count* 0 419 1177 1480 0 263 255 137 0 41 179 267 0 106 106 138 OTHER 0 1457 569 264 Non- Romney Delegates ??? 1867 1109 806

** In fact, no Republican delegate is "bound" (required by law or party rules) to support Romney or any other particular candidate at Tampa

* The Associated Press count, source for most news media, has consistently presented inflated, misleading and inaccurate figures. The "AP Delegate Tracker" (http://hosted.ap.org/interactives/2012/delegate-tracker) betrays a casual disregard for precision, e.g., with this clearly false statement: "Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney became the Republican party's presidential nominee by crossing the threshold of 1,144 delegates to the GOP national convention this summer." This is simply false.

** In fact, no Republican delegate is "bound" (required by law or party rules) to support Romney or any other particular candidate at Tampa:

*** AP seriously understates Non-Romney delegates; our count of "Unbound" Non-Romney delegates is more precise; and it is most precise to say, in accord with RNC Rules, that all 2,286 delegates are potential first-ballot Non-Romney delegates.

Pertinent Links: “A Rogue Convention? How GOP party rules may surprise in 2012“

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/69048_Page2.html)

http://www.fairvote.org/response-to-a-rogue-convention-how-gop-party-rules-may-surprise-in-201)