I’d like to see Trump and Cruz broker a deal in advance for one of them to give his delegates to the other thus thwarting any GOPe plans. I have no idea whether that’s doable. But I am sick to death of the way the “elites” manipulate the system. That goes for the Democrats in double measure who foisted an illegal candidate on us in 2008 and 2012.
Candidates can’t make deals on the first ballot. In most cases, candidates’ agreements aren’t binding on delegates even after that. A lot of goodwill has to be involved.