I’ve seen that possibility mentioned on FR, and the premise sounds so plausible that I have been using it with Cruz supporters myself.
The perception is that Cruz stole the delegates and the voters had no say.
Perception is reality.
And Trump is a master at taking a negative and turning it around.
Go Trump!
Trump knew before the first primary that the chances of ANYONE getting the win on the first convention ballot was nil... there were just too many candidates splitting up the votes...
If you lose by 1 , 100 or 300 it JUST DOESN’T MATTER ...
He’s playing this just right looking ahead to pressure the delegates and the RNC...