Adding, “Even if John Kasich were to direct them to do that”. Both could lose all the voting events that remain through June and still reach the conventions with pluralities among the delegates.
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“His opposition got six, one for Cruz and five for Kasich in Rhode Island, so that leaves the count at 950 for Trump, to 1,020 not Trump, but that’s the uncommitted delegates in Pennsylvania“. Cruz gained three delegates.
Ted Cruz, looking for a rebound to keep his presidential hopes alive and block Donald Trump from capturing the Republican nomination, said Monday he’s “all in on in”, a crucial test for the Texas senator especially now that another rival is getting out of his way in the state.
Trump’s continued dominance led him to revise that view: He gave Cruz a check of $2,700 on March 31. IN holds 57 delegates at stake.
At this point, Trump’s delegate lead appears likely to crush the schemes Republican Party leaders have for a contested convention in which the nomination could be snatched away from the NY real estate mogul.
Primaries do not operate the same way as a general election; winning a state is only the first phase of acquiring the most delegates. With four victories on Tuesday, she now has 91% of the delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination.
Kasich and fellow Republican Ted Cruz have taken action that could be seen as brilliant or could backfire in a big way.
Cruz on Wednesday joked that his high school basketball coach would have been horrified by what Cruz called a verbal “stumble”. He says they have no path. He’s also unleashing on Hillary Clinton and just last night right here in trump tower I asked him about a possible running mate.
Cruz has been ridiculed on social media for making the gaffe in basketball insane Indiana. The other February contests got a lot of attention, as did Super Tuesday and the mega-states like NY.
Then on Tuesday morning in an appearance on the “Today Show,” Kasich reiterated that “I’m not telling people anything in IN because I’m not campaigning in IN”.
The pamphlet has now been sent to every household in the state but is separate from the official ballot voters will use on election day, where Kasich’s name is listed as a candidate. Lindsey Graham, a former presidential candidate who now backs Cruz.
Fiorina dropped out of the Republican primary earlier this year and endorsed Cruz.
And no wonder: After Tuesday, she’s 90 per cent of the way to the nomination.
Those who want to follow live results of the April 26 primaries can find up-to-date results from Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island from the New York Times.
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Bernie Sanders’ movement for a political revolution is reaching a crossroads even as he is vowing to campaign against Hillary Clinton through the June primaries. Although it was known going into Tuesday that he would win, his margins of victory exceeded expectations.
