The GOP loves having ‘Blue’ States pick our candidates.
That's the bottom line here.
They also like open primaries, so that liberal democraps can choose our candidate.
They also like front-loading the primaries so that the candidate with the most money to spend on TV ads enjoys the advantage.
Candidates used to be chosen in smokey backrooms. It's much different now. They're chosen in smokey frontrooms.
If Bush wins the nomination, it was won in that meeting with Romney where he made Romney an offer he couldn't refuse.