The only thing that really matters about 50% is the threshold trigger for a greater delegate haul...If Trump eclipses 50%, he’ll get close to or all of the 95 NY delegates.
If Trump falls below 50%, Cruz and Kasich could reduce that somewhat by proportional allocation. 95 versus 0 >>> 65 versus 30! Could make a difference in reaching 1,237!
Looks like Cruz is just trying to bait Trump into another Twitter hissy fit!
Also, looks like Donald got his smartphone back from Ivanka overnight! ;-)
NY has a lower threshold of 20%.
If a candidate doesn’t meet that threshold they are eligible for zero delegates.
Cruz is at 18% in the most recent polling.
Unless Cruz gets more than half the delegates in NY, he will be mathematically eliminated from getting to 1237. Then you will have Trump running against two opponents, neither of which can get to 1237.
That will change the dynamics of the race. Even Cruz supporters will now understand what they are voting for. Not all of them want Cruz to win it backdoor ... most want him to win it fair and square ... with the majority of votes.