That would be true except for the relentless campaign of character assassination which amounts to a full blown conspiracy, featuring an unholy alliance between the Left/Media/GOPe, and Cruz campaign, and kicked off with Mitt Romney's shameful and traitorous address.
So, in that context, you're incorrect.
Donald Trump deserves the nomination regardless. If he comes up short, it won't be by much. It'll be close enough to chalk it up to the diabolical "NeverTrump" conspiracy. To enbrace handing the nomination to Ted Cruz, one must be in willful denial of the aforementioned conspiracy, in addition to ignoring what Trump has done for voter enthusiasm, creating a yuge gap, and holding the potential for GOP demographic gains that would relegate the Democrat party to minority status for decades to come.
So, the GOPe/NeverTrump crowd are fully responsible for this dynamic, and now it's going to come back and bite them in the ass, especially if they succeed in denying Trump the 1,237.
Trump's voters are furious and we're loaded for bear, and if he's denied the nomination and supplanted by some clown who arrives with half as many delegates, there's gong to be a civil war, a splintered party, destroyed voter enthusiasm, countless Trump voters staying home, and a Hillary Clinton Presidency in November.
Under normal circumstances, a floor fight would be survivable. But these aren't normal circumstances. Far from it. Under these particular circumstance, a floor fight which goes against Trump will be an unmitigated disaster. There will be no redemption possible.
The GOPe has made their bed, and now they're going to have to sleep in it. If they screw Donald Trump, they screw us, and their crooked house is going to burn to the ground. And I'll bring the gasoline just to help things along.
It's Donald Trump, or the Revolution fails.
It's Donald Trump, or President Hillary gets elected in a landslide.
It's Donald Trump, or a new party arises to replace the illegitimized GOP.
Damn the torpedoes!
Vote Trump. Unite or DIE...
....”Trump’s voters are furious and we’re loaded for bear, and if he’s denied the nomination and supplanted by some clown who arrives with half as many delegates, there’s gong to be a civil war, a splintered party, destroyed voter enthusiasm, countless Trump voters staying home, and a Hillary Clinton Presidency in November”.....
Nobody has denied Trump anything regarding this nomination....if this goes to convention the game changes because Convention rules are based on ‘delegate votes’, not on the ‘popular vote’.
Had and if Trump meets the magic number before convention well then he’s won not lost and game is over. He’s the nominee. No need for convention.