It’s a contested convention baby!
Trump needs to start talking about his great negotiating ability and that’s how he’s going to win at a contested convention. If he pulls that off that will be pretty impressive. Then when people ask how will you get Mexico to pay for the wall and China to reform its trade policies. His reply can be—I got the GOP to give me the nomination in a contested convention when everyone said no way. And I got to admit that will be pretty darn powerful to argue against.
But that still requires Trump to win at a contested convention when he’s behind in the delegate “game”. I think Cruz is the likely nominee in this case. Especially if Cruz and Trump delegates write the rules and keep the nominee must win 8 states rule. Then it has to be one of the two. But then if that’s the rule set Trump can negotiate he’s the best to win in November and if he convinces them he can pull it off.
“But that still requires Trump to win at a contested convention when he’s behind in the delegate “game”.”
Except he isn’t. Not compared to Cruz.
” I think Cruz is the likely nominee in this case.”
Uh no, see above. Cruz needs to pull a real dominionist miracle to beat trump in delegate numbers.