Reince Priebus isn't ruling out a contested Republican convention

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus isn't ruling out a potential contested convention this summer to choose a presidential nominee. That would happen if no candidate can snag a majority of the 1,237 delegates.

"I think it's possible, and we're preparing for that possibility," he said Sunday on ABC's This Week.

In that situation, the nominee could end up being someone other than one of the three remaining candidates — Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and John Kasich — but Priebus called that outcome "highly unlikely."

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