Remember, the first way the rules can change will be at the standing rules committee which has been meeting since the 2012 Convention. Morton Blackwell, who’s been part of the Rules Committee since 1856 (kidding), has actively been trying to change the rules back to the way they were before the 2012 Convention. In fact, his March 8th article, Rules at the 2016 Republican National Convention, explains very clearly that he was ALMOST successful in getting the rules changed in the RNC Winter Meeting. Of course, back in January, we wanted those rules changed. Now, we really don’t. At first, leaving them the same sounded good because it would cut Kasich out of the race. However, Morton is trying to change them for the good of the country. He’s trying to de-centralize the party, and help the grassroots. Helping the grassroots, however, in this race helps Johnny Boy, because right now he’s stuck in the grass. [More…]