The #NeverTrump movement is claiming, in effect, that the combined 13 million or so votes that have been cast for Cruz, Rubio, Kasich, Carson, and the others should be considered a vote for Not Trump — and that, as the presumptive runner-up, Cruz should be the one to serve in the Not Trump role on ballots in November.

That is, quite simply, ridiculous…

Trump is a different, and far more alarming, kind of candidate than Romney, in all kinds of substantive and stylistic ways. But as a matter of electoral politics, he’s no different than anyone running for president. And the disturbing but undeniable fact is that more Republican voters prefer him than any other candidate — and, despite recent Trump stumbles, it’s extremely unlikely that anyone (including Cruz) is going to catch him in the scramble for votes between now and the close of primary season in early June.

The day after a solid Cruz win might not be the ideal time to suggest it, but the #NeverTrump Republicans really do need to get a grip. They can’t stop the Chaos Candidate by giving in to the chaos he managed to stir up in their thinking.