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Wednesday, March 09, 2016

Republican Leaders Starting to See Ted Cruz as Best Anti-Trump Alternative

Republican leaders on Sunday grappled with the prospect that the best hope for stopping Donald Trump’s march to the nomination may be Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) – the only candidate who causes as much heartburn among party elites as the billionaire businessman, if not more.

The Texas senator split contests with Trump in Saturday’s voting, bolstering his argument that only he can defeat the real estate mogul. Trump and Cruz are now significantly outpacing Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) in the delegate count, further shrinking the Florida senator’s already narrow path to the nomination.

If Rubio’s slide continues, he would be the latest establishment candidate to fall victim to an angry, frustrated electorate that cares little about endorsements from party leaders or newspaper editorial boards. Rubio has rolled out both at warp speed in recent weeks, but his appeal with voters is not keeping pace.

Rubio did pick up a victory Sunday in Puerto Rico’s primary, his second win of the 2016 cycle. Democrats were holding a caucus Sunday in Maine.

The wary interest in Cruz from more mainstream Republicans is the latest unexpected twist in a GOP race where talk of a contested convention or third-party candidate is becoming commonplace.

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11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Cruz!

Anonymous said...

It's time for the Mittster to make another speech.

Anonymous said...

Cruz will do his best to turn the US into a theocracy like Iran.

Anonymous said...

12:30 Seriously? How?

Anonymous said...

It will be Christian Shiria law all the way with Cruz. He believes we should be governed by his bible, not the constitution.
Trump doesn't get caught up in all this bible thumping stuff.

Anonymous said...

2:13 the only thing that you are right about is that Trump doesn't get caught up in the bible. Too bad for him.

Anonymous said...

Cruz? ? Another establishment candidate. NO THANKS! !!

TRUMP 2016

Anonymous said...

Yes, we should not be governed by any religious book. We have a Constitution and its Amendments, and it's a small book that has worked well for over 230 years.

Trump holds to this, Cruz does not.

Anonymous said...

7:01 could not be more wrong.

Anonymous said...

2:13 is wrong, he is Constitutionalist.

Anonymous said...

8:46 is wrong, Cruz is a Constitutionalist.