A brokered convention in 2016 would not be an "accident". If you haven't watched the news, be aware that a brokered convention is being "intended". There is a full on strategy to get delegates any which way so that the convention can be brokered. The strategy is no longer to win delegates and gain the nomination, the strategy is to win delegates and force a brokered convention and someone selected to gain the nomination.
Now, if you think going forward that ought to be the process for now on forever, then good for you. I'll look for another party to participate in politically. This is not a "valid and legitimate" process if they declare that the process ought to result in a brokered convention so that they can stop whoever they want and nominate whoever they want.
They can do whatever they feel is within the rules, but there are consequences. They have underestimated those all the way up to this moment. They have no idea.
I have been republican all my life, casting my very first vote for Gerald Ford. They can absolutely positively go on without me for two reasons if things don't change: 1) Things haven't changed. 2) They don't care things haven't changed.
All of this can be avoided if Trump gets 50% of the delegates, which is what all other candidate is past primaries in my life time have accomplished to get the nomination.
Why is Trump so so special that the rules should be changed for him, that he should get handed the nomination by just getting the plurality rather than work to get the majority like every other candidate in history.
Well said.