Yeah it’s going to be interesting. 1237 is what is needed to seal the deal. Short of that who gets it? GOPe wants Kasich.
Cruz and Trump could pair up and deny them that. However, they may try to pick votes from Kasich Rubio and Carson to hit the magic number.
I wonder if Cruz is ahead by 20 delegates will those Trump supporters that say the #1 in delegates should win will say the same thing if that’s the case?
Personally if you don’t get 1237 all bets are off and the top 2 need to either come together and unite to seal the deal or they will be trying to get the other delegates to vote for them by promising VP and cabinet level positions to the 3rd, 4th, 5th place finishers. Interesting times indeed.
“I wonder if Cruz is ahead by 20 delegates will those Trump supporters that say the #1 in delegates should win will say the same thing if that’s the case?”
The answer is no. Trump’s argument is only based on the fact he believes he will have the most.
“Personally if you don’t get 1237 all bets are off and the top 2 need to either come together and unite to seal the deal or they will be trying to get the other delegates to vote for them by promising VP and cabinet level positions to the 3rd, 4th, 5th place finishers.”
I agree. I think if Cruz and Rubio team up now, there may be some chance he could still get the 1237 votes in regulations. That would be the only chance he has to do it without a contested convention.
Trump should not get the nomination based on the premise he has the most delegates, because it doesn’t account for the other delegates that could go to Cruz from the other candidates, and he doesn’t have 50% of the vote. He would not be any more legitimate than Cruz would in that scenario, unless he somehow slaughters him for the rest of the campaign.