While you all are snipping back and forth between Trump and Cruz, note that not one person on this board has said their man Rubio won. This guy finished third, or second, yet does not have but few supporters on FR. IOW, he is not conservative and more than likely the GOPe candidate. With Trump and Cruz splitting the conservative vote up between them, Rubio is going to walk into the nomination...the amnesty express will be on the main line and if elected it is back to business as usual for the uniparty.
Not sure if Rubio can walk into it. If this vote split stays consistent, seems like we’re headed to a brokered convention. Is Rubio ever going to be getting 50% of the vote while Trump and Cruz are both in? Doesn’t seem likely.
The question is, which of the two of them will cut a deal at the convention to outflank the other. Unfortunately, I’d bet a fortune that Trump and Rubio will cut the deal and leave Cruz hang out to dry. The establishment will push hard for it and both of them have deep ties to the establishment, while Cruz is their #1 enemy. So a Trump/Rubio ticket is now the most likely outcome as of today.
Remember in 1992, Bill Clinton lost Iowa (by a lot!), came in second in New Hampshire and crowned himself the Comeback Kid!
And the press ate it up!