Not picking someone who gets far and away the most votes is a big FU to the plurality of voters who support Trump, and will be the death of the GOP. It just shows how much the party despises the voters. I’ve voted solid GOP for 36 years but this is their last chance as far as I’m concerned. And I’m not alone.
Let’s say Trump gets 45% of the votes and Cruz gets close to 40%. Can you imagine a scenario in which Cruz and his supporters will swing behind Trump.
I’m thinking that there will be a deadlock between the two biggest camps. Of necessity a third option will have to emerge. But the thing to remember is that both Trump and Cruz delegates would have to get behind that third option!