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And while he's probably not right, here's why he's not crazy to think that I’ve been like a lot of other people when it comes to John Kasich, talking about how he really needs to just get out of the race already because he’s hopelessly behind (even now he’s in fourth place behind Rubio in the delegate count) and hasn’t won anywhere except his home state. In the meantime, anyone who believes as Kasich claims to that Donald Trump should not be the nominee should see that Kasich’s continued candidacy is helping Trump by preventing those who share that sentiment...

Trump, of course, says they're desperate losers and should just get out of the way. But if that's the case, the strategy should be easy to defeat, right? Strategically it makes perfect sense. Neither Cruz nor Kasich can get to 1,237 via the primaries and caucuses, but if they can make sure Trump falls short too, then anyone could conceivably become the nominee in a contested convention. I’m a little surprised they’re actually announcing it, but here we are: Within minutes of each other, the pair issued statements late Sunday saying they will divide their efforts in upcoming contests with...

Trainwreck: A Hillary Clinton presidency would be an unqualified disaster for this country Not that anyone thought they would at this point, but even the pretense defeated candidates for the Republican nomination would come together behind the nominee is now gone. All three who remain in the race said during last night’s CNN Town Hall that they’re done with the pledge they signed last year: Initially designed to stymie the threat of a Trump independent run, the real-estate mogul’s Republican foes have been hamstrung by the signed pledge they all gave to the Republican National Committee in September to back...

The Establishment Plans for an Open Convention February 19, 2016 BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: This is Julie in Topeka.It's great to have you. Hi. CALLER: Hi. I just have a question. RUSH: Yes? CALLER: At what point would you see... ?I know Ben Carson wants itand I know Bush wants itand I know Kasich wants it, but by having so many people in thereit allows Trump to carry that banner of,"I'm winning."Is there some point that those others, the lower tier at this point, would say,"For the sake of the Republican Party and saving the country from Trump," that they...