Posted on 03/21/2016 5:44:31 PM PDT by markomalley
Ted Cruz questioned John Kasich's decision to stay in the presidential race Monday, openly speculating that Kasich may want to be Donald Trump's vice president.
Cruz also definitively told Fox News that if Kasich were not in the race, he would be able to hit the 1,237 delegate benchmark to clinch the Republican nomination before the convention. The Texas senator's declaration came not long before his scheduled address before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's policy conference.
"Either scenario is possible," Cruz said regarding his chances of winning the nomination outright or at a contested convention. "I think we have a clear path to 1,237, and we are fighting hard. If John Kasich were not in the race, we would get to 1,237. It is possible. Kasich's role is a spoiler."
When FNC's Bret Baier asked him why Kasich was staying in the race, Cruz said that he really didn't have a good idea before bringing up the possibility of being on Trump's general election ticket.
"I have no good explanation," Cruz said. "Maybe he's auditioning to be Donald Trump's vice president. Every vote for Kasich is a vote for Donald Trump."
"If Kasich were not in the race, I'd be very confident we'd get to 1,237," Cruz said. "If he stays in the race, I think we still can, but it's a more difficult path."
I just read on another thread that Rubio turned him down.
True words
The first sign that you’re losing is you’re whining.
I don’t think Cruz drank Beck’s kook aid. I think he was a kook all along and Beck has a knack for bringing out the best in people.
Now that is some high level horesshit. I actually WATCHED Cruz's speech. I saw NO ONE walk out, but I did see at least a half dozen standing ovations. And at the end, the room exploded with applause, huge crowds surrounding him as he made his way out, stopping often for the hugs and embraces from the audience members.
Is that what you’re doing?
Cruz is becoming unbearable. Beck was like Kryptonote to him. It destroyed his credibility among with the stunts on Carson and Rubio.
Then to top things off he gets in bed with Romney and the rest of the GOPe.
Do you gat paid for writing this crap?
NO KASICH ,,, NOT NO BUT HELL NO!!!!!
Jewish people like Canadians.
I watched it because I wanted to see how many times he ‘lied’ and he did, and how many ‘Me2Ted’ he pulled, quite a few, and yes they did...
If your going to support your candidate at least admit he’s going NO WHERE in a hand basket!!!
Cruz gets to be a shallow, nasty , bitter man more each day. Guess it is true bad association.... His love fest with Mitts, Neil and Stabby is not good for this guy.
Rubio isn’t completely stupid. He has no desire to hitch his wagon to a loser after he got his ass kicked in his on home state.
Trump won’t partner with this trash.
We’ll see. You know these nut jobs like you who post their foolish Trump worship here of the formerly great Free Republic are a subset of a subset of a subset of Americans and comprise a group that is decidedly abnormal in terms of their ability to relate to the real world. In real life I have met NO ONE who thinks, talks, or expounds like the Trumpettes I encounter here. That’s why I have to discount a lot of the crap that gets spouted. It represents the demented 1%.
I really hope that going stark raving nuts is not ‘waking up’ to you.
Laws ARE the only lasting thing a politician can do. Cruz and politicians have given obama everything he wanted but Americans nothing. I see the country I live in about to go down the drain. do you live here?
and your Cruz did vote for the Corker bill (Iran nuke deal), TPA , and Roberts is Cruz's protege and because of Roberts we have Obamacare
I'm worried as CRAP as that is your vulgar language you use. all you have is name calling . I'm putting out the record of laws Cruz and politicians have passed and all that's done is hurt America.
Tell me what is a lie , about these actions and laws.
All you have is cursing, attacks against me? I'm not running. Cruz and Trump are why don't you discuss the issue? all you do is insult and attack me.
I'm Just posting what I see and to you that is a thought crime.
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