Trump Should Welcome a Contested Primary
You know for a guy who supposedly got rich because of his negotiation skills, you would think Donald Trump would be French kissing the idea of a contested Republican convention instead of whining about the possibility.
Think about it.
What happens in a contested convention? If no candidate has a clear majority of delegates after the first vote, the wheeling and dealing begin. Trump has gotten rich doing that so why worry?
Trump claims that he can build a wall on the border and make Mexico pay for it. He says he can renegotiate our trade deals with China and Japan and eliminate our trade deficit. And he called the Iranian nuclear deal a sham and says he could do a lot better. So if he can negotiate all these items, why should he be worried about a few delegates?
And when you break it down, it’s really not that many.
Remember, to get the Republican nomination for President, you need 1,237 delegates. After Wisconsin, Trump has 740 or 47 percent of the current total. If he stays on this trajectory he will have about 1162 delegates by convention time, which is 75 delegates short of what’s needed to win the nomination..
So you mean to tell me one the most famous billionaires in America who has been negotiating multi-million and billion dollar deals for decades is worried about convincing 75 people to change their minds and support him for President? Seriously?
Trump who plans to bring the Chinese to their knees, make Mexico fork over a few billion pesos to build a wall and bomb the you know what out of ISIS is worried that he can’t 75 Republicans to change their mind and support him for President?
If that’s the case then it appears that rumors of Trump’s deal making abilities may have been grossly exaggerated.
