tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post7488623659443164906..comments2024-03-18T17:28:44.693-07:00Comments on Rondam Ramblings: Can Trump win? Let's do the mathRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-46831360498879858112016-04-19T08:34:26.113-07:002016-04-19T08:34:26.113-07:00As Carl Sagan once said, prophecy is a lost art. T...As Carl Sagan once said, prophecy is a lost art. The outcome of a brokered convention depends on whether the party decides it would rather win or make a statement. Current polls show the only candidate with a chance of beating Hillary (and Hillary will win the Democratic nom) in November is John Kasich, and I think it's possible that Cruz and Trump are widely enough disliked that delegates Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-55499890614147338082016-04-18T21:08:35.045-07:002016-04-18T21:08:35.045-07:00"I think it's extremely unlikely he could..."<i>I think it's extremely unlikely he could win any other way</i>"<br /><br />To be fair, if Trump comes close (say, 1200 delegates), and the next #2 candidate (Cruz?) is far, far below him ... it's actually not at all clear how the convention would go. Tough for Trump to lose on the first ballot. But also tough for anyone else to assemble a majority, on a later ballot.<br />Don Geddishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214642122689048677noreply@blogger.com