It's an in - the - weeds job, but the vote counters at contested conventions have a crucial (and lousy) job, and Rick Lazio's effort was spearheaded by Lynn Krogh, the head of the state's Young Republicans chapter and a former George Pataki staffer. (politico.com)
Cruz and Kasich are both incapable of securing the GOP nomination on the first ballot from a mathematical perspective, and so their collaboration is aimed at blocking Trump from reaching 1,237 delegates — a goal they must attain if they hope to stand a chance at a contested convention. (fortune.com)
It's unlikely that either candidate will reach the 1,237 delegates required to secure the nomination, so this joint effort is clearly meant to keep Trump from reaching that threshold himself, leading the way to a contested convention. (fortune.com)