I'll answers it - It doesn't.
Even giving Cruz 7 states where he shuts out Trump who gets zero delegates including Utah as seen in bold below, Cruz will not stop Trump. In this scenario, Trump gets 696 + 710 = 1,406 delegates by June 7th.
States | Delegates | Trump Simulator |
American Samoa | 9 | 9 |
Arizona | 58 | 58 |
Utah | 40 |
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North Dakota | 28 |
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Wisconsin | 42 | 42 |
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Colorado | 37 |
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New York | 95 | 95 |
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Connecticut | 28 | 21 |
Delaware | 16 | 16 |
Maryland | 38 | 38 |
Pennsylvania | 71 | 60 |
Rhode Island | 19 | 15 |
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Indiana | 57 | 57 |
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Nebraska | 36 | 36 |
West Virginia | 34 | 34 |
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Oregon | 28 |
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Washington | 44 | 38 |
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California | 172 | 140 |
Montana | 27 |
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New Jersey | 51 | 51 |
New Mexico | 24 |
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South Dakota | 29 |
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Totals | 983 | 710 |
Thank you! I agree.