Why would that even matter? It doesn't matter if it's a first term senator, a sitting governor or a guy who builds big buildings. The same rules apply to them all. To say that Reagan had more of a right to pursue the nomination than any other candidate is patently absurd. You guys just can't stand it when your blatant inconsistencies are brought to light. And you always seem to have something illogical to explain it away.
Cruz is right. The nomination will either be Trump or Cruz, or else the end of the Republican Party as we know it will occur. Trump doesn't earn the nomination until he gets to 1237. He needs to close the deal and being the king of the deal, now is the time to make it happen. Can he? We will see. If he does, I'll be one of his many supporters. If not, then the fault lies with him, even though Trump and many of his supporters will choose to blame others instead.
I didn't say that Reagan had no right to pursue the nomination. I said the circumstances were entirely different. There were only two candidates in the race in 1976, the incumbent President and Reagan. They battled it out over the course of the primary season. We had an initial field of 17 in this one. The field is now three with only one candidate having a shot at 1,237. Why are Cruz and Kasich staying in the race? They want to steal it at a contested convention, the only way they can win.
Cruz is right. The nomination will either be Trump or Cruz, or else the end of the Republican Party as we know it will occur.
LOL. Cruz can't have it both ways. If the primary season means nothing if no one gets 1,237, then the delegates can choose any "fresh face" they want. Cruz doesn't dictate who will be in that field. The rules say that the delegates will select the nominee. Why shouldn't Kasich be considered?
The GOP as we know it will end if someone other than the guy with the most delegates won during the primaries and the most votes and the most states won is selected. Trump has almost 300 more delegates, 2 million more votes received, and twice as many states won.
Trump doesn't earn the nomination until he gets to 1237. He needs to close the deal and being the king of the deal, now is the time to make it happen. Can he? We will see. If he does, I'll be one of his many supporters. If not, then the fault lies with him, even though Trump and many of his supporters will choose to blame others instead.
The GOPe will be changing the rules prior to the convention. It is going on right now. Most of the delegates are part of the GOPe. After the first round, they will decide who gets the nomination and it won't be Trump or Cruz.