I have no idea of the validity of this rumor, however its politics, these are politicians, whichever option they fell gives them personally the best outcome as they see it will be the one that they take.
I expect someone to drop out by 3/15 at the latest... the money just won’t be there if neither Rubio or Cruz shows any real momentum by then and Trump has taken the majority of the contests handily by then, the backers just won’t feed 2 fish long after that.
Cruz will likely have at least 2 state wins by then IA and TX... Rubio probably won’t have one, yet he’s the more likely to stick around because he’s more of the boring same old same old.
Kasich if he wins Ohio may try to pivot and stick around for a little while after that, but he’s no threat.. if anything he and Rubio would end up dipping from the same pool of voters.
If Cruz wins TX he may stick around a little longer, if he loses TX its hard to see him lasting much longer... Rubio will get creamed in his home state but will still stick around....
Its insane that the GOPe can’t seem to grasp what their electorate is telling them, they are in denial and think if only the establishment would setting on one candidate Trump would lose.... and while that might have worked a while ago, after Super Tuesday, let alone the other big back 7 days later, its just too late for them to have any shot to stop Trump.
The more Trump Wins, the more he will win... human nature. Success breeds success... And by 3/15 Trump is looking to be not only in the lead, but in the lead by leaps and bounds.
Time will tell.
They do grasp it.
Trump correctly identified the fulcrum from the beginning. This election has come down to a single issue:
The Borders.
The uniparty will sacrifice everything else to keep them open.
Trump stepped up to be the uncompromising candidate to block and reverse that agenda.