one of the cofounders, regina thomson, joining us.f you want to ask her questions, (202) 748-8001 four republicans. (202) 748-8000 if you are democrat. that freebie delegates is not an alternative to donald trump. gym and itpeal to do has no apparent plan beyond that. is that a truthful statement? well, it is misstated. we are a coalition of people from across the country. delegates, alternates and grassroots people who have previously supported various candidates. large contingent who supported senator cruz. we have marco rubio supporters. we have one of the speakers from the john kasich campaign so this is a broad coalition. we would not presume to tell he delegates who we want to be the replacement candidate in the event that donald trump is not nominated. we are setting the stage and opening the door for those delegates to choose the that they have come ready to cast their vote for. we are not in contact with any of the presidential campaigns. we haven't talked to them and we have not encourage them and we are not behind the scene

host: joining us from denver, colorado is regina thomson. she is the cofounder of free the delegates 2016. talking about delegates heading to the convention, especially those pledged to donald trump. good morning. guest: good morning, thank you for having me. host: can we start by talking about the history of this effort? what led you to take this effort? what specifically are you looking to do? guest: well, specifically what we are looking to do is to educate the delegates that they already have the ability within the rules of the convention as they stand since the beginning of the republican party that these delegates already have the ability and right and responsibility to cast their votes according to their conscience and best judgment. at the convention regardless of , whether there are mandates from their state party or state government telling them that they have to be bound to cast their ballot for a particular candidate. host: what in the rules gives them that right? guest: well, the language is already there. it says that delegates

one of the cofounders, regina thomson, joining us. if you want to ask her questions, (202) 748-8001 four republicans. (202) 748-8000 if you are democrat. that freebie delegates is not an alternative to donald trump. gym and itpeal to do has no apparent plan beyond that. is that a truthful statement? well, it is misstated. we are a coalition of people from across the country. delegates, alternates and grassroots people who have previously supported various candidates. large contingent who supported senator cruz. we have marco rubio supporters. we have one of the speakers from the john kasich campaign so this is a broad coalition. we would not presume to tell he delegates who we want to be the replacement candidate in the event that donald trump is not nominated. we are setting the stage and opening the door for those delegates to choose the that they have come ready to cast their vote for. we are not in contact with any of the presidential campaigns. we haven't talked to them and we have not encourage them and we are not behind the sce