No, Trump needs 56% of the remaining delegates, while Cruz needs 81%. Cruz’s only hope is a contested convention. He will not be able to secure that 1,237 magical number.
Trump needs to play this rather sleazy game by the known and written rules. Besides winning bound delegates in primary elections and caucuses, he needs to court the unbound delegates. If he ends up 50 or so bound delegates short, he needs to have enough unbound delegates who favor him to put him over the top.
If Cruz is "stealing" unbound delegates, I have no more sympathy for Trump than in a baseball game when the opposing team is stealing bases. That is how the game is played, and Trump needs to pay attention to everything, not just to hitting a huge number of home runs.
If Trump has not learned how this game is played by now, and hired the right people to manage all aspects of his campaign and win in the first round of voting at the convention, he has no business going up against Hillary in the general election. He has to know that subsequent ballots will not be in his favor if he doesn't win on the first ballot. Trump has my vote, but that is not enough.
“No, Trump needs 56% of the remaining delegates, while Cruz needs 81%.”
From the FR Caucus, it looks as though those numbers are no 62% and 95%. To be sure, Cruz has no hope of a first ballot nomination. I guess that’s why he’s out with his henchment, trying to diddle the delegates in places like AZ so if Trump fails to reach 1237 before the convention, he can attempt a second ballot win. Pesronally, it would be better for the Party and the country if Trump arrives with enough delegates to take it on the first ballot.
Do Cruz supporters think they can manipulate the delegate count and deny Thump the nomination? They may but they will gain nothing. Do they think all will be forgiven he forgiven after the Convention? Believe me it won,t be. Let me ask you this. Would you rather take a chance of losing the Presidency with Thrump at the head of the ticket or take the chance of losing the Presidence Senate and House with Cruz? That's what will happen if Cruz steals the nomination. y
And Cruz won’t win a contested convention. Either the front runner, Trump will win, or they will give it to a GOPe “fresh face” ensuring a democrat win and the gopE stays in power for another 4 years.