A majority of Republican voters, some 62 percent, believe if no GOP presidential candidate wins a majority of delegates before the GOP convention in July, the hopeful with the most votes should be the party's nominee, according to a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
Republican voters also overwhelmingly reject the idea of GOP convention delegates choosing a presidential nominee who hasn’t run in the 2016 primaries.
The latest poll illustrates the dilemma the RNC faces as the possibility remains high that Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump won't secure a majority of delegates once primary voting concludes on June 7, despite having won more votes, states and delegates than his Republican rivals.
Asked about the poll result on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, RNC head Reince Priebus noted that Trump has won a plurality - not a majority - of votes.
