In case you're not following closely, Donald Trump is one of the men trying to secure the Republican nomination for President this year. That by itself is a little surprising to a lot of people because of his past views on political issues and his past support of other politicians. But it seems that many people are taking him at his word and voting for him in the primary process.
Meanwhile, his leading opposition, Ted Cruz, is doing everything he can to give himself a chance to be the nominee. It's to the point now where he won't be able to do so before the convention this summer, but if he can prevent Trump from clinching, Cruz does have a realistic chance at the convention. That's because of the way the convention will work.
If there were just two candidates, only one would've had a chance to get a majority of delegates. However, since this thing started with 17 and still has 3, it's not unrealistic to think that nobody could get a majority. When they set up the system, they realized this could be a possibility. So, they wrote the rules in such a way that in this particular case, despite the fact that Trump will likely win a plurality of votes and delegates and probably a majority of states, he may not end up being the nominee.
That sets the stage for Trump and everyone who voted for him to be very upset. And this brings me to my point; he's already griping about the system being "rigged" and that Cruz is "cheating" and that Cruz is an "insider" making deals. However, Trump knew all the rules before he started.
So, why didn't he run as a Democrat? Or even better, why didn't he run as an Independent?
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