Afterward, he told reporters that he wasn’t planning to denounce Trump as some other Republicans have.
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Yet Ohio Gov. John Kasich vowed to stay in the race for at least the next two weeks until his home state votes on March 15. Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson all but ended his bid Wednesday, saying he would skip the debate and declaring he did “not see a political path forward”.
Some party leaders are considering the once unthinkable option of aligning behind the conservative firebrand Mr Cruz, whom many dislike.
Trump, the trash-talking NY billionaire, and Clinton, the former secretary of state, each won seven states in the biggest day in the primary campaign, building their leads in the delegate counts that will determine each major party’s nominee in national conventions this summer. Finishing second and third in a variety of states (granted a close finish in Virginia) while only winning Minnesota (and appearing to be tied in the delegate allocation there) means whatever momentum Rubio was banking on should probably evaporate leading toward important contests on March 15.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump didn’t exactly sew up their parties’ nomination on Super Tuesday. Ted Cruz combine forces to stop Trump. He also channeled a wave of enthusiastic youthful supporters into caucus goers who delivered.
Now, I’m not sure that Lindsey’s opinion on the sudden, untimely and violent death of another Senator has changed considerably, but desperate times call for desperate measures – and after last night’s brutal Trump victory, he’s willing to put away his knife for the time being and openly endorse his (and Trump’s) outspoken ideological rival from Texas.
The comments came as the #NeverTrump hashtag spread across Twitter.
And Marco Rubio indicated in his speech on Tuesday that the Republican establishment was unlikely to back the former reality TV star. According to CBS, three of four Cruz and Rubio voters in six Super Tuesday states would be displeased with a Trump victory. But Cruz took Texas, and he’ll take at least seven other states, giving him the power to send the RNC into gridlock. There were still 40 delegates left to be allocated.
Based on results from Democratic primaries and caucuses in 11 states, Mrs Clinton succeeded in containing Mr Sanders to states he was expected to win, such as Vermont and Oklahoma, and overpowering him in predominantly black and Hispanic areas that were rich in delegates needed for the Democratic nomination. After Super Tuesday, Trump has 316, Ted Cruz has 226 and Marco Rubio has 106. A win for Rubio in his home state of Florida would raise questions about Trump’s strength, as could a win for Kasich, Ohio’s governor, on his home turf.
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Clinton’s early coronation seems more probable at this point, given a commanding lead over Bernie Sanders and the number of superdelegates in the Democrats’ primary calculations. Sanders gains at least 286. It takes 2,383 delegates to win the nomination.
