[PA Engineer]

If Mr. Trump and his staff had been able to work a “deal” like this one, I guess some of the Trump supporters would be writhing in orgasmic delight, while telling us that the Colorado coup had proven once again how brilliant Mr. Trump is at organizing and executing a complex operation.

Nope, voters choose their representatives. We are a Representative Republic and not a Banana Republic.

[Gene Eric]

>> Hawthorn: If Mr. Trump and his staff had been able to work a “deal” like this one, I guess some of the Trump supporters would be writhing in orgasmic delight

LOL, Hawthorn defending Cruz’s rigged game by way of hypothetical fantasies...

Well, we can’t deny that Team Cruz has a vibrant libido.

[Hawthorn]

>> We are a Representative Republic and not a Banana Republic <<

Couldn't agree more, my FRiend, couldn't agree more.

To expand upon that belief, I think the essence of a representative republic is that the representatives are supposed use independent judgment as to what is in the best interests of the republic as a whole, as opposed to their robotically following the will of the demos.

So if the delegates follow the rules, state by state, and subsequently exercise their best judgments in selecting whichever nominee they deem will best serve the interests of their party and nation, I don't see how your "Banana Republic" analogy would apply.