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==Delegates==

==Delegates==

Although delegates are chosen based on their loyalty to the party, the Convention does not use the "superdelegate" method used by the Democrats to rig their primary elections in favor of a predetermined candidate.

Although delegates are chosen based on their loyalty to the party, and certain state officials are automatically delegates to the Convention, the Convention does not use the "superdelegate" method used by the Democrats to rig their primary elections in favor of a predetermined candidate.

Each state is allocated a number of delegates, based on a mix of:

Each state is allocated a number of delegates, based on a mix of:

*a fixed number for each state (13 per state, consisting of the state chair, national committeeman, and national committeewoman, plus an additional ten delegates),

*a fixed number (13) for each state regardless of its size or party performance (the state's chair, state's national committeeman, and state's national committeewoman are automatically delegates to the national convention, plus each state is allocated an additional ten delegates),

*three delegates for each member of the United States House of Representatives (not just Republican member), and

*three delegates for each member of the United States House of Representatives (not just Republican member), and

*additional delegates which can be awarded based on the party's performance in Presidential elections and in electing officials at the Federal and state levels; this last portion rewards Republican-leaning states such as Texas (which received the maximum number of additional delegates at the 2016 convention), while punishing Democrat-leaning states such as California (which at the 2016 convention received no additional delegates).

*additional delegates which can be awarded based on the party's performance in Presidential elections and in electing officials at the Federal and state levels; this last portion rewards Republican-leaning states such as Texas (which received the maximum number of additional delegates at the 2016 convention), while punishing Democrat-leaning states such as California (which at the 2016 convention received no additional delegates).