They were ALL counting on a contested convention.
The people of Indiana slapped them upside the head and put an end to that nonsense.
Thank Carrier. Their ill-timed move opened the door for Trump to wipe the field in that state.
And...
Bobby Knight
Gene Keady
Lou Holtz
Digger Phelps
The endorsements from the coaches played huge in Indiana.
Was at the Trump rally in Carmel this week. Great time. Introduced by Fred “The Hammer” Williamson. Can’t believe that guy is in his late 70s - looks fantastic.
There are a considerable amount of people wandering about with the delusion that had this contested convention been pulled off, that somehow Ted Cruz would emerge as the nominee. That was never going to happen. The GOPe would have reached within their own to come up with a 'unifying' candidate who could 'legitimately challenge the democrats.' And that would not have been Ted Cruz.
Thankfully, the voters saved us from a horrible, horrible mistake.
Will Trump be a horrible mistake? Compared to what, I reply. Compared to John McCain or Mitt Romney or whomever the GOPe would have placed up as the sacrificial lamb? Even if we take the worst assumptions of a Trump candidacy, and should he become president, of his time in office - they merely equal what McCain or Romney would have done.
We do not have a perfect candidate, we will likely never have a perfect candidate. But for once, it is us dealing the hand. I hope those who supported Ted Cruz can recognize and accept that and move forward to keep massive fires under Trump's feet to remind him of the direction he promised to lead us in, and to keep him from wandering too far off that path.
And "they" might still get it. Trump has not passed 1237 yet, and he is going to need to get well passed 1237.