Trump didn't expect to pick up anything from Colorado anyway, so whatever action swirls around events there can only help, provided he doesn't obsess over it. I read a report that Manafort began his work there, figured out that the Colorado republican party had already moved to shut out pro-Trump delegates, and decided that further efforts there would be a waste.
Just look at it as a winner take all state, where Cruz won. On the other hand, Florida is a winner take all state, and Trump got those.
-- that is frightening because I remember what Reince Prebis said, "The Party will pick the nominee." --
Priebus is correct. I think Trump knows that he is engaged in the political equivalent of a hostile takeover. Such an effort is bound to be messy.
Trump's campaign is doing fine, but the race isn't over. One aspect that is overlooked is the unbound delegates. Many of those will be pro-Trump, and none of those are being accounted for in the race to a majority of delegates. We'll see how the party reacts to further delegate accumulation by Trump. It might accept the fact that he's popular and has a chance, or it might continue to fight, even going so far as to set a supermajority threshold for getting the party's nomination.
Excellent post, and the above quote is the key. I'm sure a businessman of Donald Trump's caliber knows all about hostile takeovers. I'm now reassured, thank you!
Thank you for your calm, coherent explanations.