If Trump is cheated out of the nomination and I stay home and Hillary wins, according to the Cruz supporters I and people like me will be to blame.
If Cruz is not nominated and the Cruz supporters stay home and Hillary wins will they be to blame?
Define "cheated". If he fails to make the magic number on the first ballot, and Cruz wins the second ballot, that's not "cheated", that's how the convention works. If, however, you define that as cheated, make a big deal out of it, and then publicly stay home, then, yes, you'll be blamed. Because, to be blunt, you'll be exhibiting the petulant "nothing is my fault" attributes Trump exhibits all too often.
And I'll add this - if Trump gets the number on the first or subsequent ballots, yes, I'll vote for him.
If any Republican voter stays home and Hillary wins it is their fault for not voting for the nominee, regardless who that nominee is.
A No Vote Is No Option.
I prefer a penalty for any Republican who votes for a Democrat or stays home in November.
The penalty should be similar but not equal to what the Greeks did when someone refused to vote.
A similar penalty would be DEATH! I’ll settle for anything close.