Cruz should fight for every vote he can win and let the chips fall where they may. Why is it that the trumpkins who say their guy is such a YUGE WINNER always wants everybody else to quit? Winners take on all comers and win on the field, not by having the opposition forfeit the game. If he can win by amassing enough delegates good for him, we’ll all back him. But if needs others to drop out to win then he is not a winner in my book.
Do you think Trump’s friend Hillary will quit giving him the WH?
Isn't that what Cruz would be doing if he needs to trust that the GOPe won't backstab him in a round 2 vote in order to win?
It's not that Trump "needs" others to drop out in order to win, although keeping others from sucking up delegates always helps. It's when they cannot win outright but still insist on sucking up the delegates anyway that is the problem. It is the problem with Kasich, and is now the problem with Cruz.
Do you really believe the GOPe will back Cruz in a floor fight? I don't. I think they'll thank him and then turn on him to save themselves. So the question for Cruz is whether he really believes in the outsider movement against the Washington establishment, and is he ready to make the sacrifice to save it?
-PJ
I agree, there’s nothing wrong with a candidate staying in the race even after he can’t possibly reach 1237 majority. I don’t buy the logic that everyone is a spoiler except the frontrunner, and should bow out.
The reason they want a majority rather than a plurality is that with a bunch of candidates, a plurality could represent only a small slice of the electorate, leaving most citizens disenfranchised. By requiring a majority, the candidates are incentivized to broaden their appeal, to form a greater consensus.
I know that is difficult for some, who have a certain set of strong convictions and principles and who dream of finally electing a president who shares those convictions. But if only 15% of the people feel that way, it wouldn’t be fair to the other 85% to have to submit to such a small minority, even if it was a plurality.
If you have 17 candidates and require only a plurality, it is quite possibly the winner could have a plurality that is only 15%. This is why they require a majority. It forces candidates to build coalitions, and represent a broader base.
Trump (whom I support) should try to get the majority, either before the convention, or in the second or third ballot. Competing with Cruz and Kasich is part of that process and they shouldn’t feel obligated to drop out. They represent voting blocks that Trump needs to go after.
Go Trump!