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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So...OP you basically want Kasich out because it gives Trump a better chance on the first ballot.

If I am the RNC (i.e. establishment GOP) and I hate Trump, why would I ever tell Kasich to get out?  That would be cutting off my own foot.

Plus, the only rail to derail Trump is an open convention.  It would not surprise me one bit if the RNC is encouraging Kasich to stay in the race just for that reason. [/quote]

It's not about giving Trump an edge but about a fair election process. Both Cruz and Trump want him out. He can still hold on to his delegates just like Rubio did and hope for a brokered convention.[/quote]

I have seen the "unfair" word used more than once and I do not see how it applies.  You are saying it is unfair for him to stay in the race although he cannot "win" the nomination that way.  How is it unfair and to whom?  Electoral politics are not inherently "fair."

Of course Cruz and Trump want him out.  They realize he could steal some states and delegates.  If I am him, I stay in the race and try to rack up as many additional delegates as I can.  Then at least I would be going into the convention with some leverage and some influence on the nomination.   [/quote]

It's unfair to the voters who wait in line for hours and stay in the caucuses for hours and think their votes will determine the nominee. It's unfair to the candidates who still have mathematical chance to clinch the nomination. Kasich needs 120% of the remaining votes.  His only hope is a brokered convention where delegates picked by the voters become unbound. Basically he is staying in a voting process to try to invalidate that exact election.[/quote]

Why is playing by the rules unfair?[/quote]

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