WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) –  Donald Trump has said that 68% of his supporters would vote for him if he ran as an independent rather than a Republican.  But what he is not saying is that this doesn’t mean he’ll win the nomination.  Let’s do the math:

One recent poll shows that Trump had 27% support among Republican primary voters.  Senator Ted Cruz, who is currently in second place, had 22% support while Marco Rubio had 15% support.

So, if 68% of Trump’s 27% supporters would vote for him as an independent, that would result in an  18% support which puts him second to Cruz.

If the remaining 9% of Trump’s supporters (27% minus 18%) voted for Cruz, that would put the Senator at 31% — a double digit lead over the real estate mogul.

If, on the other hand, the remaining 9% voted for Rubio, that would mean the Florida senator would have 21% support which would put him in second place and Trump in third.

It looks like Trump missed a few of his math classes when he was attending college at University of Pennsylvania!

Note: The Adobo Chronicles’ math wizard on staff contributed to this report.