On Sun, 3 Apr 2016 06:36:54 -0700 (PDT), trader_4
wrote:

On Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 9:16:51 PM UTC-4, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per trader_4:
That's nothing unusual. It's happened 10 times before with the GOP and
in 7 of those cases, the candidate with the most delegates did not wind up
the nominee.

Yes but..... My understanding is that Trump has the means and
inclination to run on a third-party ticket - and thus torpedo the GOP's
chances of winning.
--
Pete Cresswell

It's certainly possible. I wonder what the Trumpies think of that?
Suppose Trump winds up at the convention, doesn't have 1237, and the
convention chooses Cruz. Do most of the Trumpies think Trump should
run as an independent? I would think many of them are so delusional
that they would believe Trump would win if he did.

No one thinks a third party candidate can win. The issue is, do the
reps hate trump so much that they will deny the PEOPLE CHOICE (Trump)
the nomination and instead hand pick one of the losers? If they do
Trump has the power to make sure the reps lose the election. The
options for the RNC are to nominate Trump, the guy that MOST of the
PEOPLE want, then get behind him and hope to win in the general
OR
Screw Trump and if that makes him run third party be assured that
Hillary (or Bernie if hillaries in jail) wins the general.