In the latest Wisconsin poll for the Republican presidential primary the numbers continue to move away from Donald Trump and towards Ted Cruz and even John Kasich.
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Trump recently said that if abortion were outlawed, women who undergo the procedure should be punished-a position he later walked back after intense criticism.
Trump said in the CBS interview that he “would’ve liked” for abortion to be decided on a state-by-state basis, but said that the laws are now “set” and should not be changed. “And I think we have to leave it that way”.
“Um, I have my opinions on it but I’d rather not comment on it”, Trump replied.
“But you don’t disagree with that proposition?”
Cruz said nominating Trump would be a “train wreck”.
“Then, he will change the law through his judicial appointments and allow the states to protect the unborn”, Hicks said.
In Racine, in the first of his three rallies Saturday, Trump said little to suggest his allegiance with the GOP is cast in stone. “And it was said, ‘Illegal, illegal, ‘” Trump said.
Wisconsin’s primary is a key test of the Republican movement to stop Trump from seizing the 1,237 delegates necessary to clinch the party’s nomination ahead of its convention in Cleveland in July.
Campaign manager Corey Lewandowski confirmed to CNN Trump’s earlier meeting at the hotel property included his national security team.
In an interview Friday, to be broadcast on “Fox News Sunday”, Trump left open the question of an independent candidacy when asked about it.
Meanwhile in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker, in his first joint appearance with U.S. Sen. In a hypothetical match-up with Walker still in the race, Cruz leads the entire field by more than 20 points.
The Friday night crowd gave Cruz a rousing reception – and only a tepid response to Sarah Palin, who spoke on behalf of Trump.
Cruz did not mention, however, the candidate who spoke only shortly before him, and the one that may have a shot at Pennsylvania’s delegates on April 26. He might severely damage the Republican Party, and adversely impact Republicans in Congressional and state races.
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Another state’s rules may play an even bigger role in determining the GOP nomination. Including superdelegates, party leaders who are free to support any candidate, Clinton has 1,712 delegates to Sanders’ 1,004, leaving her shy of the 2,383 it takes to win the nomination. He’s just one of several conservatives who have advanced the theory that Clinton and Trump have been conspiring to get her in the White House from the beginning.
