Has a candidate ever had a bigger home state, electoral college footprint than Trump with NY and FL?
Perhaps Reagan due to the sheer size of California. Florida was much smaller population wise back then and New York is somewhat smaller as well (in terms of overall percentage of delegates). Still, it’s impressive. When you look at states where Cruz has little to no chance even after Tuesday, you realize his only strategy at this point is to be a pawn of the establishment. NY, NJ, CT, PA, MD, AZ, CA, OR, WA, WI. His chances are slim to none there.