“Close to?”
So if Trump does not get the 1237 REQUIRED BY THE RULES to win the nomination you will stay home and let Hillary destroy America?
Gore got more votes in 2000 but the RULES (the electoral college) still gave the presidency to Bush.
Did you complain then?
If Trump doesn't get the nomination then Hillary will win, guaranteed. Cruz wouldn't stand a chance against her.
You’re conflating the rule which govern the electors in the general election, with the rules which govern delegates in the primaries.
The rules that govern the electors come from our Constitution. The rules that govern convention delegates are pulled from the nether regions of the Republican party honchos.
A contested convention will make it almost impossible to beat Hillary. Ted Cruz has never been a great candidate, but if he won the majority straight up at least the party could unite around him. If the perception is that he used lawyer tricks to steal the nomination the party will shatter. Even Krauthammer admits it. How can anyone deny it?
I'll vote for Ted if he's nominated, same way I voted for Mitt. But he'll lose.