However, the lack of a victory in OH, where all 66 delegates will go to Kasich, blocked him from the blowout that would have made him nearly unstoppable. “In fact, to do so would be to guarantee a meltdown of historic proportions in Cleveland”, said Sabato’s Crystal Ball, a newsletter by a group of United States political scientists.
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However the house speaker is not stepping away from the prospect his party might be heading towards a contested convention, “This is more likely to become an open convention than we thought before, so we’re getting our minds around the idea that this could very well become a reality”.
At about 7:50 p.m., with less than one percent of the Buckeye State reporting, Kasich took the lead over GOP frontrunner Donald Trump, and the OH governor remained in the top spot all evening. But if he continues to win at that same clip, he’d fall more than 100 delegates short of the 1,237 needed.
But Trump said he should win the Republican nomination even if he doesn’t get 1,237 delegates.
“These are people who haven’t voted, because they didn’t believe in the system, or didn’t like candidates”. That I can tell you because there’s nothing like it. Lies, deceit, viciousness, disgusting reporters – awful people. “I get things closed”.
Still, Trump won the other big prize of the night: the Florida primary and its 99 delegates.
The Tuesday outcome was seen as pivotal for Republicans because, for the first time, two states – OH and Florida – had winner-take-all contests.
Donald Trump would need to win a little more than 50 percent of the remaining delegates to reach that mark.
Donald Trump and Ted Cruz warned fellow Republicans Wednesday of dire consequences if the GOP establishment attempts to have a brokered convention this summer.
Ohio Governor John Kasich is riding high after securing a win in his home state’s primary contest on Tuesday. That makes it easier for Sanders to stay close enough to Clinton in the delegate count, but also makes it harder for him to make up the difference.
Those victories, adding to previous wins, brings Clinton’s total of delegates – including previously pledged “superdelegates” – to more than 1,500, against less than 800 for Sanders. Clinton, meanwhile, continued her march toward the Democratic nomination.
There were fewer problems for Clinton, who defeated her rival Bernie Sanders in Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and IL.
Rubio had failed to impress conservative voters because of his perceived weakness on immigration and a series of campaign gaffes.
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Opinion polls gave her a big lead in Florida and North Carolina, but showed Sanders gaining ground in Ohio, Illinois and Missouri, a possibly worrisome sign for Clinton after Sanders’ surprise victory in MI a week ago. We have something happening that makes the Republican party the story over the world.
