“They are terrified, irrational and flailing wildly”.
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The billionaire NY developer, who held a narrow lead in Missouri and lost OH on Tuesday, is faced with the prospect of a floor fight at the party convention in July if he’s leading in delegates but falls short of a majority, 1,237.
With only two opponents now to split the anti-Trump vote, it may be easier for one of them to outpoll you, preventing you from racking rack up enough delegates to win the nomination on the first ballot.
Barbour said Trump “doesn’t deserve to be president”, but said he could ultimately support him if he “can convince me that he’s presidential material”. So did conservative leader Bill Wichterman.
We call for a unity ticket that unites the Republican Party.
But if Trump reaches the convention short of a majority, it could turn into a contested convention.
Alex Wong/Getty Images The party could actually enlist a dark horse politician as its anti-Trump candidate in the event of a brokered convention.
On Capitol Hill, South Carolina Sen. That raises the question of how a so-far “self-funding” Trump would pay for what could be a billion-dollar campaign. Graham dropped his own longshot candidacy in December and has been a scathing critic of the Texas Republican in the past.
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Also this week, a reporter for USA Today asked Laura Bush if she’d vote for Trump, because the whole world is on the edge of their seat waiting for the keen political insights of Laura Bush. Her sweep of Tuesday’s five primary contests was a harsh blow to rival Bernie Sanders, giving Mrs Clinton what her campaign manager described as an “insurmountable lead” in the delegate count. He could accomplish such a feat by winning the remaining 19 GOP contests with about approximately 40% support, just a bit more than his average support level in the already completed primaries and caucuses. In the case of Cruz, he would need to win the vast majority of the remaining delegates to secure the nomination, which the New York Times said is “a near impossibility”. The ads are scheduled to run through the states’ March 22 primaries.
The campaign may include anti-Trump demonstrations and protests at the Republican National Convention. He also picked up an endorsement on Wednesday from Florida Governor Rick Scott.
The only other time Kasich has gone out of his way to blast Trump was last week, after Trump canceled a rally in Chicago amid fears that scuffles between his supporters and protesters would turn violent. Marco Rubio, facing sure defeat in Florida, advised his OH supporters to vote for John Kasich. The rest may vote for whomever they choose, though most are savvy politicians who will go by the wishes of the voters.
Borges said they have been working with state and local law enforcement and there is an extensive security plan in place as there would be at any convention.
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“We’ve got four weeks to identify what the most effective path is”, said Tim Miller, a former Jeb Bush aide who now works for an anti-Trump super PAC.
