Explain what this all means. What is a contested convention . It is when none of the candidates arrive at the commission with the majority of delegates. By definition, they have to contest to reach a majority. Host if there is a candidate with a majority of the delegates but not a majority overall, what does that mean . Ben there is a magic number. You have to get more than that. There will be balloting when the delegates get there and to see if and then balloting your candidate can win enough delegates to get over the majority. A lot of attention on the rules committee. Here is the question. How much authority does the committee have over the convention structure . Mr. Ginsburg there will be two rules committee. One is the National Committee which will meet the week before the convention, come up with what amounts to a working draft. That draft will be approved by the full committee, historically on the wednesday before the convention. That document will go to a temporary convention w