Declaring the Republican presidential contest at “a fork in the road”, Ted Cruz and John Kasich defended their extraordinary new alliance on Monday as the party’s last, best chance to stop Donald Trump, even as the NY billionaire surged toward another big delegate haul. As Kasich backs out of Indiana, Cruz promised he would not compete in OR on May 17 and New Mexico on June 7.
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The clashing philosophies are less about tax plans, the Islamic State or building a wall, and more about the convention nominating process itself.
Anti-Trump Republicans seem to be saying that if The Donald fails to win on the first ballot, his reaction will be: “That’s fine”.
Although Clinton and Trump look likely to score a clean sweep in the Northeast, Cruz, Kasich and especially Sanders will all have their fingers crossed for better-than-expected showings to peel away some delegates from the frontrunners. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., waves to supporters during a campaign rally in Hartford, Conn., Monday, April 25, 2016.
Speculation is beginning to hit reality, as Hillary Clinton pivots toward a presidential campaign, and starts to seriously considers her options for running mate.
Former Secretary of State Clinton is leading Vermont Sen.
There are 162 delegates running for 54 delegate slots there.
Ted Cruz got the support of 23 percent of those surveyed.
Cruz kept up his dominance of the intra-party delegate fight this weekend, by virtually sweeping delegate selection in ME on Saturday.
Trump can afford to lose OR and New Mexico, which award delegates proportionally.
The Maine sweep stung more than in Utah (where Cruz had already won that state’s contest) and had Trump supporters complaining.
Her Tuesday triumph in NY has put her a few steps closer to obtaining the necessary amount of delegates needed to secure the nomination. Trump can pick up even more if things go just right in Pennsylvania’s quirky delegate primary. The campaigns have tried to downplay it, but names were began getting floated from both sides of the aisle this weekend.
Donald Trump is the only candidate in the race who has pledged that he would use tariffs to cancel out Chinese currency manipulation and has pledged to reduce migration.
If the Republican primary election were today, for whom would you vote?
“Trump later tweeted, “.@AndreBauer Great job and advice on @CNN @jaketapper Thank you!” On the GOP side, 71 percent of Republicans think Trump has a realistic shot of winning, compared to 39 percent for Trump and 5 percent for Kasich. But he offered some ideas of who his father would be looking for. Christie has since become one of Trump’s most prominent endorsers.
Hillary Clinton completely forgot what she was talking about over the weekend.
If it weren’t for Trump, however, the story would be about Clinton’s negatives.
Trump’s path to the nomination is narrow.
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Senator Sanders captured the imagination of millions with his call for a “political revolution” aimed at upending a status quo they feel is stacked against them – a message that has resonated particularly strongly with young people who see him as a break from the politics of the past.
