In the Republican Party , as in the Democratic Party , members of the party 's national committee automatically become delegates without being pledged to any candidate . In 2008 , there were 123 members of the Republican National Committee among the total of 2,380 delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention . There are three RNC delegates ( the national committeeman , national committeewoman , and state party chair ) for each state
2008 Republican National Convention
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