This can only hurt Cruz. I fail to see how it hurts Trump.
Cruz has almost no chance in a one-on-one against Trump in the remaining states, but if you throw in the delusional governor of Ohio, Cruz is almost assured to win close to nothing. Maybe Utah.
I wonder if Kasich is angling for a job from Trump.
Exactly. Cruz has to be somewhere saying, WTH? And he burned his bridge with Trump.
I don’t think so. I think he’s nuts and just like ted had disastrous advisors around him, Kasich has ones telling him he can do this!! pull it out!! blah blah
he does hurt Cruz. good. I hope he stays in till the end.
then when he loses he can go deliver some ####ing mail.
Cruz’s only (slim) hope is being the default anti-Trump in a 1 on 1. He can’t seal the deal himself and he’s sunk with another candidate to his left like Kasich in the race. Kasich wraps up AZ for Trump.
I support Cruz, proudly, but I am not suggesting he has a realistic chance, I merely note the following...
Rubio dropped out. Carson is out. Fiorina. Rand Paul and I could go on. Santorum dropped out and endorsed Trump, ditto Hucksterbee. These wannabes have no control over who their voters now support. If their supporters want to be players, they have to pick someone and do the political stuff.
Cruz will benefit from this.
Remember as well, it is delegates and not states that decide. Some states have winner take all, a lot have proportional by congressional district. To date, Cruz has already won more delegates than one would expect if one looks only at states won and not delegates.
If people want a choice and not be told by the powers in DC that it must be Kasich and/or Ryan at a brokered convention, then they have to choose between Trump and Cruz.
It really is that simple.
That doesn’t mean Cruz wins the day.
It just means that voters all along should have seen this. It was staring them right in the face. But by now it has become startlingly obvious, if you do not want Trump you vote for Ted. Or you fold your hands and sit home.
Polls have shown that if the GOP rank and file are asked, if you had to vote between Trump and Cruz, who gets your vote, Cruz wins that imaginary matchup.
It isn’t really imaginary. It is real. But people have been too confused and distracted to see it.
It sounds like the new happy turtle Gov Kasich has been assured by Soros Inc that he is in the bag and no compromise is necessary
I thought they would wait until closer to the convention to throw Cruz under the bus. Maybe they will dangle VP in front of him, like a pork chop to a starving dog- but I think they want to save it for Jeb who is now jobless
Maybe the GOP is doing this to elect Trump so the party can remain viable.
Kasich said yesterday that he will not work for Trump in any capacity.
On the other hand, if we go into July with Trump 950, Cruz 750, Kasich 400, Rubio 150, etc... It makes it a lot easier for the Republicans to say, "There really isn't that much consensus in the electorate on how to move forward. The candidate with the most delegates was almost 300 shy of the what is needed. Plus Trump is evil and Cruz is weird so let's just give it to Paul Ryan. He was nominated Speaker by the representatives of the people. That is only fair."
In other words, if Kasich is OUT these are the odds...
30% Ryan
25% Trump
25% Romney
20% Cruz
If Kasich is IN these are the odds...
70% Ryan
20% Romney
6% Cruz
3% Kasich
1% Trump
A bargain will be struck, I feel sure. Probably before the convention, after the rules meeting in April.
“I wonder if Kasich is angling for a job from Trump.”
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No doubt; however, Kasich is GOP-e and is on the WRONG side of ALL 3 KEY Trump ISSUES: IMMIGRATION/THE WALL; TRADE and the 2nd AMENDMENT!
I definitely would not want Kasich a heartbeat away from a 70-year-old, type A, President Trump. If he wants to be Postmaster General; well, reluctantly, OK.
I have some real problems w/Ted on his recent qualified position on the 1st Amendment; however, I would much rather see Ted mend fences w/Trump than see some sort of GOP-e brokered deal between Trump and Kasich.