You’re right, of course. But I have serious doubts that Trump can hold to the course of a first ballot victory—which I why I posted my essay as a warning to FRumpsters who always gripe and cry foul when Trump doesn’t get his way.
The math favors a first ballot victory.
There will be no second ballot.
It’s sad to see so many be so delusional.
I don’t gripe or cry. It is on Trump or whoever to make their own way. There are types of fraud I consider unacceptable, and some that are illegal. I don’t pretend that kind of thing doesn’t happen, but the bottom line is that fraud is fraud.
It really has been a mathematical impossibility for Cruz to win for a while now, given other viable candidates pulling in votes, but it certainly is now.
Even a 2nd round win is extremely improbable given he’d need even more delegates than he doesn’t have now.
That said, I’m not pleased with any of them.