His low nos virtually collapsed. Self-absorbed Ivy League Cruz is one-dimension. How dumb not to have factored in that millions of Trump supporters would not be amused at his shenanigans.
Even if Cruz's poaching delegates from Trump-won states were legal, Trump has effectively turned it around to "Cruz cheats".
Perception is everything and Trump is capitalizing on that to where he may exceed the 1237 on the first vote.
Nice take——there’s also Rule 20 (I believe) which allows a candidate to challenge delegates and can prevent them from being seated.