Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich will be working together in three upcoming primary states in hopes of thwarting Donald Trump’s chances of capturing the Republican nomination.
According to FoxNews.com, the campaigns announced late Sunday that
Kasich would give Cruz a “clear path” in Indiana’s primary on May 3 and
Cruz’s campaign will “clear the path” in Oregon’s primary on May 17 and
New Mexico’s primary on June 7.
"Having Donald Trump at the top of the ticket in November would be a
sure disaster for Republicans," Cruz's campaign manager, Jeff Roe, said.
"To ensure that we nominate a Republican who can unify the Republican
Party and win in November, our campaign will focus its time and
resources in Indiana and in turn clear the path for Gov. Kasich to
compete in Oregon and New Mexico, and we would hope that allies of both
campaigns would follow our lead."
In response, the Trump campaign said the coordination was a “horrible
act of desperation from two campaigns who have horribly failed.”
Meanwhile, Trump took to his personal Twitter account to respond personally to the news.
“Wow, just announced that Lyin' Ted and Kasich are going to collude in
order to keep me from getting the Republican nomination. DESPERATION!”
Trump needs 1,237 delegates to win the GOP nomination. Otherwise, the
national Republican convention in July will decide on a nominee.
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