>>True; but the more pertinent math is that Trump + Kasich need only 327 delegates between them (40.3%) to attain their goal — not an outright win, but a contested convention.<<
I don’t follow you there. Why would either prefer anything but an outright win? I have researched Ohio and can not find any info on the reassignment or release of their delegates.
Oh, sure; but for K, it’s an impossibility to get an outright win; and for C, it’s a near-impossibility. They imagine (wrongly, IMO) that if they get a contested convention they’ll be picked.
Remember the GOPe guys don’t really want Cruz either; if the tables were turned they’d be funding and assisting someone else to keep Ted from the magic number. They’ve already burned through Jeb and Rubio and it’s remarkable that Cruz thinks he’s going to be the one if if goes to the floor.
You can imagine the GOPe guys’ credibility level with the donor class if/when, after all this, Romney etc. have to tell donors that their net result for $200M+ of investment is nothing — nothing except aggravating Trump and the American public against them.