If neither candidate has the 1,237 delegates necessary to win, how do they determine who the candidate will be? Cruz is simply stating the obvious. I suppose it would be acceptable to you if Cruz, after battling Trump to a draw, just gave in and quit. That’s not how it works. I don’t think we’ll get there, especially if Trump wins Fl. and OH, but this is how the nomination get’s resolved if no one wins outright.
“how do they determine who the candidate will be?”
How about the guy with most delegates wins? That is what it should have been all along.
Folks the convention for the Republican Party settles what happens if one does not get enough delegates. Everyone knows that. What you don’t know is the Democrat party uses those Super-delegates you hear so much about to handle the same thing for their party. This has been going on for many years.
So theoretically, Sanders could win enough delegates but not get the nod because the Supers deal him out.
See how both parties have the power/ability to do what they want. The Repubs have a vote, if one does not get the number of delegates, then the deals start. Another guy’s delegates on the second round may change his votes to the leader or not etc etc. It really is interesting to watch when there is arguing.
Don’t worry - if Trump gets the most delegates from the first vote, on the second vote the delegates will change to Trump I have no doubt. All this hoopla is keeping the whole country interested in this election and that is what this is all about.
If neither candidate has the 1,237 delegates necessary to win, how do they determine who the candidate will be? Cruz is simply stating the obvious.
No, Cruz is stating that he does not support the idea that the candidate with the most delegates gets the nom. Now why would that be? Hmmmm. Put your thinking cap on and I bet you can figure it out.
Everyone needs to remember that voters are NOT delegates. All delegates are a part of the establishment. That’s how they got to be delegates. That’s not to say that some delegates aren’t Trump or Cruz supporters. But I’d bet very few of them are.
This is one of the reasons Kasich and Rubio want to stay in. They want their name on the ballot.
If neither on gets the 1237 on the first ballot then the gopE can wheel and deal and give it to Bush, Romney or even Boner.