[nathanbedford]

Typically, Trump initiates an exchange (usually by way of slander) as in this case when he demanded that he be nominated even if only in possession of a plurality of delegates. To give him the field alone is to unilaterally disarm and loose before the argument is fairly joined.

[Gaffer]

The brokered-convention-as-a-frequent-and-good-thing has nothing to do with Trump’s perceived campaign style. To my knowledge he’ made no such official demand (say, as in a loyalty pledge) to the ‘convention’. Frankly, there’s a lot of bravado, bluster and BS going around from both sides.

If anti-Trump forces want to derail him before getting into a convention, then let them try it. But don’t try to convince us that it is a ‘good’ thing on the basis of old and even older elections.