Cruz has yet to win a state east of the Mississippi. He’s always come in second or third.
He did win Maine. But he doesn’t do well in states with diverse populations. Nor does he do well in open primaries.
These same guys were telling us that Cruz was going to “surprise” and win both Michigan and Mississippi as well.
So Maine is on the west coast? Who knew?
Maine isn’t east of the Mississippi?
Maine isn’t east of the Mississippi. It is very, very far west of the Mississippi.
Basic idea is correct though: Trump is national. Strong all across the board. Cruz is strong is Southwest, Plains states and Rocky Mountain West. Also, Trump is stronger in primaries and Cruz in caucuses.
>> Cruz has yet to win a state east of the Mississippi. He’s always come in second or third. <<
Cruz won Maine. Not big, but Trump’s strongest region (the Southeast) will be completely finished voting, yet Trump only has what amounts to one medium-state’s sized lead in the delegate count. And now we go to West of the Mississippi, with winner-take-all contests dominated by closed primaries. And Cruz clobbers Trump one-on-one as Rubio is about to be knocked out and Kasich rendered irrelevant.
Cruz won his states by a wide margin. Trump eked out a 2 or 3 point victory where he won.