See #1 for the math supporting my point about the state of the race.
With fewer delegates than Trump, it would be a kamikaze attack for Cruz to contest. Sure, go all through to the convention. Let the first vote be held. But then Cruz has to let the winner win, or there’s only hell to pay.
The only reason I can see to not allow a second vote is to protect a candidate that failed to get to 50%+1.
There are a ton of delegates out there now with no where to call home. I think the candidates they ‘belong’ to should have the option to throw their support behind one of the remaining candidates.
The upside:
The leader is shown to have consolidated the nomination and won the contest outright. — This would be good for Trump.
The guy in second is shown to have consolidated the party behind him. This gives him a mandate to lead Congress and the party that otherwise might be in dispute. — this would be good for Cruz
The downside:
It’s possible we go through two votes with no winner. That’s when things could get ugly and depending on what happens next - it could fracture the party.
IF they dropped the low man on the list and did it again all would be good and would allow the wounds from the ugly primary to heal.
I don’t think it’s going to come to that - but we’ll see.