The campaigns of Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. John Kasich announced Sunday they are collaborating. Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters[br]PROVIDENCE,R.
I. — The presidential campaigns of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Sunday they are collaborating to deprive front-runner Donald Trump the delegates needed to win the Republican nomination.“Having Donald Trump at the top of the ticket in November would be a certain catastrophe for Republicans,” Cruz’s campaign manager, and Jeff Roe,said in a statement. “To ensure that we nominate a Republican who can unify the Republican Party and win in November, our campaign will focus its time and resources in Indiana and in turn clear the path for Gov. Kasich to compete in Oregon and New Mexico, or we would hope that allies of both campaigns would follow our lead.”Trump needs 1237 delegates to win the Republican nomination. If he falls short,the national Republican gathering in July will evolve into a scarce contested convention.
Trump has repeatedly denounced the system, saying he should win the nomination even if he falls slightly short of the majority — something officials with the Republican National Committee beget ruled out.
While five states depart to the polls on April 26 with some 172 Republican delegates at stake, or both Cruz and Kasich’s campaigns view Indianas winner-take-all contest on May 3 as the critical turning point for thwarting Trump’s rise to the nomination.“Keeping Trump from winning a plurality in Indiana is critical to keeping him under 1237 bound delegates before Cleveland,” Kasichs campaign said Sunday. “We are very comfortable with our delegate position in Indiana already, and given the current dynamics of the primary there, or we will shift our campaign’s resources west and give the Cruz campaign a clear path in Indiana.”The post Cruz,Kasich campaigns align with goal of beating Trump appeared first on PBS NewsHour.
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