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When you have multiple candidates it is hard for anyone to get over 50%!

Cruz didn't get over 50% in his own State, nor did Kasich, if I remember correctly.

Agreed, so when there are multiple candidates, it is important that the ultimate nominee can show that he can get at least nominal support from 50%. Otherwise, you risk having a candidate that only represents the interests of a smallish part of the party. We don't know what would have happened in Georgia or South Carolina if it were just Trump, Kasich and Cruz. Trump's his own animal so he generally didn't have to divvy up his votes, whereas Carson dug hard into Cruz' count. There also has to be a fallback position in case Trump really DID shoot someone on Fifth Ave, or Heaven forbid, something happened to him. Same with any of them.

Speaking for myself, I would choose Trump over a GOP-E candidate dropped from the sky in the event that I am a delegate, but the rules have been in writing for years, and a smart candidate plays the whole game, not just the first section. Stone warned Trump about this back in August or so, and Trump decided to brush that off (and I rarely side with Stone's judgment). If Trump does win the nominatin, which is still likely, I want him to run better mechanics on the general election campaign. Dems exploit those kinds of weaknesses.