Surely you must know better than that. If Trump doesn't get the requisite delegates, then he is just as mathematically eliminated on the first ballot as Cruz is. And that is why it is worth spending time and money in NY to keep Trump under 50%. If that happens, there is almost no chance Trump can get the delegates he needs to win the nomination - and believe me, Trump WILL lose on the 2nd or 3rd ballot. You run a sleaze campaign full of insults, lies, bullying, etc, and Trump will reap what he has sewn at the convention.
Excellent post! If no one reaches 1237, there is no winner prior to the open convention. Trump's scorched earth insults, name-calling, crudeness, and mockery may come back to bite him. Trump was very late in realizing how delegates are managed and has finally hired an establishment operative in a effort to play catch-up.