Yesterday, Ted Cruz lost five primaries; by now we all know that. More important, however, Cruz was crushed in these contests. He came in third in four out of the five states and if one adds the votes together for all five states, Cruz came in behind perennial loser John Kasich. It's not clear yet who won all the delegates in Pennsylvania, but Cruz won only one delegate in the statewide group in PA and in the other four states combined. As I said, Cruz was completely crushed.
At this point, there is no way that Cruz will ever be the nominee. Even if he succeeds in scraping together enough delegates so that Trump is blocked on the first ballot (which seems unlikely), Cruz will not be the second choice of the delegates. He has just lost too badly in many of the places where the contest will be decided in November. Look at the swing states. Cruz got very few votes in Florida and Ohio, the most important swing states, and that was among Republicans. Cruz did not do well in Virginia, another swing state. He was crushed last night in Pennsylvania, the big state that is always on the cusp of going to the GOP but which somehow never quite gets there. There's really no reason to believe that Cruz could energize the party and win the election in November.
It's worth my noting that in yesterday's Connecticut primary, I voted for Ted Cruz, so I am not someone who has been against him. I just think that a candidate has to recognize reality. He's not going to win, and he helps no one other than Hillary Clinton by staying in the race. It's time for Cruz to go.
At this point, there is no way that Cruz will ever be the nominee. Even if he succeeds in scraping together enough delegates so that Trump is blocked on the first ballot (which seems unlikely), Cruz will not be the second choice of the delegates. He has just lost too badly in many of the places where the contest will be decided in November. Look at the swing states. Cruz got very few votes in Florida and Ohio, the most important swing states, and that was among Republicans. Cruz did not do well in Virginia, another swing state. He was crushed last night in Pennsylvania, the big state that is always on the cusp of going to the GOP but which somehow never quite gets there. There's really no reason to believe that Cruz could energize the party and win the election in November.
It's worth my noting that in yesterday's Connecticut primary, I voted for Ted Cruz, so I am not someone who has been against him. I just think that a candidate has to recognize reality. He's not going to win, and he helps no one other than Hillary Clinton by staying in the race. It's time for Cruz to go.
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