“With 16 primaries and caucuses remaining, Donald Trump has to win 70% of the delegates to secure the 1,237 needed to win a first ballot at the Republican convention.”
70%?
Common Core math? Cruz has to win more, but according to his article, Cruz has a lock.
This part from Ray’s post puts the perspective on that MSM article.
Where in the world did the MSM get “trump needs to get 70% of the remaining delegates”?
Ray76 wrote:
“Before tonight there were 867 delegates remaining. To reach 1237 delegates Trump required 56% of the remaining delegates. To reach 1237 delegates Cruz required 88% of the remaining delegates. After tonight there are 825 delegates remaining. To reach 1237 delegates Trump requires 58% of the remaining delegates. To reach 1237 delegates Cruz requires 89% of the remaining delegates.”