Trump scored his own points, promising “we will move the American embassy to the eternal capitol of the Jewish people, Jerusalem”.
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Mr Cruz is likely to do well in Utah. Utah Sen. Mike Lee has also endorsed Cruz and is campaigning for him around the state. And he expressed confidence he will pick up delegates in the Utah caucus Tuesday, although he wouldn’t predict a win. A group of rabbis said they were boycotting his evening speech to a pro-Israel lobbying group as protesters gathered outside. Democrats’ delegates are awarded proportionally throughout the primary process; for Republicans Arizona’s delegates are winner-take-all, while Utah’s are winner-take-all if one candidate receives at least 50 percent of the vote. Ted Cruz face off on the Republican side.
“Trump has significant momentum in the state, and I think there is a high likelihood he might pull it off here”, Graham said.
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) afternoon general session in Washington March 21, 2016. As the race goes on, Cruz and particularly Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s chances of stopping Trump are increasingly dependent on keeping him from reaching the 1,237 delegates necessary to capture the GOP nomination outright, forcing the contest to play out at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July. Yet Mitt Romney, the GOP’s 2012 presidential nominee, is telling his fellow Utah voters in a recorded phone message that Cruz “is the only Republican candidate who can defeat Donald Trump”.
Democrats in Arizona, Idaho and Utah are heading to the polls this not-so-super Tuesday, with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders hoping – and the latest voter surveys suggesting – they will give a much needed boost to his campaign after last week’s dismal showing. Romney also previously appeared at a Kasich rally, but emphasized that any help for Kasich was in reality a boost for Trump.
Three days earlier, Romney, the former MA governor, announced he meant to vote for Cruz in the Utah caucuses.
John Kasich, one of Trump’s rivals for the nomination, and House Speaker Paul Ryan, were among those who had criticized the initial remarks.
The polls that should be looked at are the ones that show him as the Republican best able to beat Hillary Clinton in November, he said. Trump now has 678 delegates.
Arizona Republican Party Chairman Robert Graham views Trump as the odds-on leader, although the state party has steadfastly avoided backing any GOP candidate in the presidential race. “America should be better than this, and I believe it’s our responsibility as citizens to say so”.
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The governor campaigned with Kasich and Cruz this past weekend.
