The stop trump movement is still alive and kicking

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free _Mother Jones Daily_. I thought the Stop Trump forces had pretty much given up, but apparently

not: > Mr. Trump’s intraparty foes, led by a group of rogue delegates, > are waging an intense behind-the-scenes effort to push the > Republican National Convention’s Rules 

Committee FOR A VOTE ON > FREEING DELEGATES TO BACK WHOM THEY WISH, RATHER THAN BEING BOUND TO > MR. TRUMP….The anti-Trump camp needs the backing of 28, or > one-quarter, of the 112

 Convention Rules Committee members, in order > to place the issue before the full convention. A _Wall Street > Journal_ survey suggests it could be close. >  > ….Though a 

majority of the convention delegates are bound to > support Mr. Trump, Mr. Evans’s count shows just about 890 > delegates are personally loyal to the New Yorker. Another 680 oppose

> Mr. Trump. THAT LEAVES 900 DELEGATES WHO ARE PRESUMED TO BE “IN > PLAY,” HE SAID. The stop-Trump forces would have to take nearly > two-thirds of them to block his nomination.

This still seems like a pretty far-fetched effort to me, but I guess that a coup against Trump isn’t totally out of the question. The Republican Convention is shaping up to be surprisingly

exciting this year. I hope we all have our popcorn ready.