Most would agree that Trump’s base is the broadest and most intense (as evidenced by his massive turnouts and having 7.5M votes vs Cruz’s 5.5M votes vs Kasich’s 2.7M votes), therefore screwing Trump out of the nomination if he has less than 1237 heading into the convention would be suicide for the GOP from POTUS, Senate, House and the state level. A heck of a lot of Trump voters will not show up if they feel screwed by the GOPe, including the blue collar Dem crossovers and first time voters, etc. The intensity will fall off a cliff. I think the Republican party has a better chance of winning as a populist party, especially with the Dems having moved so far left. Times change.
I'm beginning to come to that conclusion as well. Traditional conservatism, alas, is all but dead.
Someone really need to talk to Cruz about this. Screwing Trump out of the final ticket is not a wise decision. Its better for Conservatives if Cruz join his ticket to keep him honest
If its a Cruz / Kasich ticket, they’re going to lose to Hillary because Trump voters won’t show up
If Trump shows up with less than half, it is not guaranteed. That is the way it works. If it gets to a second ballot, anything can happen. Those are the rules. But is Trump shows up with half, he takes it. That is also the rule.
So the GOP should just follow the rules.
Why do Trump People find this objectionable? Why is Donald Trump talking about staging a Beer Hall Putsch at the Convention?