The leader of the Republican party is saying it’s highly unlikely that the presidential primary will be decided at a contested convention in July.

Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, is pushing back on a rough plan outlined Thursday by past GOP nominee Mitt Romney to deny controversial businessman Donald Trump the nomination. Trump is leading the primary race.

Priebus is speaking in suburban Maryland at the Conservative Political Action Conference. The audience of conservative activists booed when Romney’s speech was mentioned and applauded at the idea there will not be a contested convention where party leaders tip the scale to one candidate or another.

After saying “the odds of a contested convention are very small,” Priebus waved off the efforts to undermine Trump. “People can do what they want to do,” he says. “It’s a strategy that people can use. I would suggest that it’s better to win.”

(AP)