Will you feel sorry for Trump if he's denied the nomination?

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Of course not. CRUZ getting himself nominated would be hilariously seedy and make for excellent television.

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He has earned 37 percent of the Republican votes. So, no. The people have spoken in the primary and say they want a Trump alternative.

And because of that, I won't be sad if they screw Trump.

The issue with this line of argument--which is very much technically correct--is that there's no such specific person as A Trump Alternative. All specific people who could be placed into that role have either garnered even less support than Trump or didn't run at all.

It's the same issue as with Generic Republican beating Obama in the polls in 2012.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

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Since we've had nationwide primaries, *every* nominee has gotten to 50 percent. Trump cannot.

And neither can anybody else.