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Cruz Plans on ‘Competing Vigorously’ In New York, Trump’s Home Turf
Two months after deriding rival Donald Trump for having “New York values,” Ted Cruz entered Manhattan on Wednesday calling the state “a battleground” and said he intends to give Trump a run for his money in his home state’s primary.
“God bless the great state of New York!” Cruz said upon taking the microphone in front of a tightly-packed crowd of 150 Republicans at the Women’s National Republican Club in midtown Manhattan.
Read More >>John Kasich Rejects a G.O.P. Call to Quit to Block Donald Trump
Republicans desperate to stop Donald J. Trump from capturing the presidential nomination increased the pressure Wednesday on Gov. John Kasich of Ohio to quit the race, with Jeb Bush joining the growing number of party figures throwing their weight behind Senator Ted Cruz.
Mr. Kasich refused, saying that he, not the Texas senator, was the best option to stop Mr. Trump. But his argument was undercut by his dismal showings Tuesday in Utah and Arizona, where he won no delegates — as well as by the surprise endorsement Wednesday morning by Mr. Bush of Mr. Cruz.
Read More >>Western Tuesday Results, Analysis
Four of the five remaining major presidential candidates had what, to varying degrees, might be considered good days yesterday on so-called Western Tuesday. The Washington Post offers the following report this morning, declaring former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and businessman Donald Trump the biggest winners of the night:
Winners and losers from the Arizona, Utah and Idaho votes
Arizona was the big prize of the night, the third-biggest winner-take-all state on the map, with 58 delegates. There was some chatter in ... Read More >>
Poll: Kasich, Cruz voters prefer Trump as second choice
Nearly half of the supporters of Ohio Gov. John Kasich would vote for Donald Trump, not Ted Cruz, as their second choice, according to the results of a Quinnipiac University national poll released Wednesday. And more than half of Cruz’s backers suggested they would do the same with their man out of the race.
Asked whom they would like to win the GOP nomination, 43 percent of the 652 Republicans surveyed said they wanted Trump to emerge as the party’s choice in Cleveland, followed by 29 percent for Cruz and just 16 percent for Kasich, with 9 percent undecided.
Read More >>Trump and Cruz Split States, Setting Up Showdown in Wisconsin
Donald Trump and Ted Cruz split victories in Republican presidential contests in Arizona and Utah on Tuesday, setting up a showdown in Wisconsin to determine whether the billionaire is on his way to the party nomination or the effort to stop him has momentum.
On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton won the Arizona primary and Bernie Sanders dominated the caucuses in Utah and Idaho.
Read More >>Jeb Bush Endorses Ted Cruz
Jeb Bush is endorsing Ted Cruz for president, arguing that the Texas senator is the best hope of stopping Donald Trump from reaching the Republican nomination.
“Ted is a consistent, principled conservative who has demonstrated the ability to appeal to voters and win primary contests,” Bush wrote in the statement released this morning.
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