“I would agree with you characterization of Trumpsters except that when the derangement syndrome sets in they throw common sense out the window. It is unfortunate because many times these are otherwise reasonable, intelligent folks.”
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You may find it beneficial to look at things from the Trump supporters’ perspective.
Ted Cruz is staying in a race he cannot possibly win. Yes, it’s mathematically possible, but he’s not gonna win the northeast, which he absolutely would need to do.
So the best Ted can do is deny Trump a first ballot victory and open the door for GOP convention shenanigans. Cruz will never win the nomination.
So tell me again about common sense, reason, and intelligence.
In effect, Trump will absolutely have to win South Dakota and Montana, which he will not do in order to reach 1237 delegates.
This should've been a two man race a long time ago. You have to win it. No one is going to hand it to you. The candidates didn't make the rules. They have to play by them.
As we have seen, Cruz is much better at knowing the nominating process and the primary delegate rules. I trust his assessment that he still has a path to victory. There are over 400 delegates either unbound or committed to a defunct candidate. After the first ballot even more will be unbound. I think it is very likely Cruz will win if it goes beyond the first ballot.
As for the GOPe inserting an outside candidate, that outdoor only appen if the rules are changed, and the rules committee will be dominated by Cruz and Trump delegates. They won’t approve such a change. Even if by some fluke such rule changes make it out of the committee, the convention delegates then have to approve the new rule. As long as Trump and Cruz delegates refuse to approve such changes, they will never happen.
Thus, the likelihood of an outside candidate even getting nominated is bill to none.
“Ted Cruz is staying in a race he cannot possibly win. Yes, it’s mathematically possible”
You categorically contradict yourself in the same sentence.
Hilarious idiocy.