[BlackElk]

Not true. IIRC, the Republican National Committee to which we almost never pay attention retains the ability to change the rules of the convention (i.e. rig the game) until the delegates are formally seated at Cleveland. IIRC, they pulled that crap against Ron Paul (not at all MY favorite candidate even in a thoroughly second rate field) and, like many, I did not object. That is all over now.

One thing on which Cruz supporters (like me) can line up with Trump supporters absolutely is any further abuse whatsoever of the will of the primary voters by the elitist scum that generally rules the RNC. Trump is not my favored candidate. I have many deep reservations about him but he is NOT Moral Monster Mitt Romney. If Trump wins the GOP nomination fair and square which he seems to be doing, then the RNC should stand down and GTF out of the way. If Cruz were to be nominated fair and square, then I would expect the same of Trump and his supporters.

This is small d democracy. If I cooperate with RNC depriving Trump and his supporters of the meaning of their vote, then I have no right to expect respect for my vote.

At least on this Ted Cruz should eagerly seek to agree to engage in solidarity with Donald Trump. Trump is close to victory, he and his supporters should be magnanimous and stop antagonizing other candidates and their supporters who are now going to have to unite (in all likelihood) with Trump or watch Hillary take the POTUS oath of office (which she would have o more intention of honoring than did Obozo). If I were Trump or a Trump supporter, I would make myself be gracious to earn the support of those reluctant to support him.

[wiseprince]

Sorry, Cruz supporters at this point are enabling the GOPe. Period. The guy got 17% in Florida, 13% in Ohio. This while NO ONE has attacked him since SC. He got about 25% of the vote in Michigan. He hasn’t excited the electorate and if he does win now he will win because of NY, NJ, CA states where he has ABSOLUTELY no chance in a general election He will win not because of who he is but because the party elites hate Trump. He was also in the mid teens in Virginia I might add. This is not someone who deserves the nomination. If Trump were getting these type of numbers tell me you’d honestly suggest that he should be given the nomination at this point. Cruz supporters are enabling this crap. The guy is 44 years old, make nice, join the administration or bash Trump for 4 years in the senate and run again. A Selfish Ted is worst than a lying one