How Kasich Staying In Helps Trump Win
How Kasich Staying In Helps Trump Win
https://politicalwire.com/2016/02/23/how-kasich-staying-in-helps-trump-win/
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First Read: The Stop Trump movement is now picking up momentum with just a week to go until Super Tuesday (where 595 delegates are up for grabs on the Republican side). Yesterday, for instance, we saw more members of the GOP establishment Sen. Orrin Hatch, Sen. Dan Coats, Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Bob Dole endorse Marco Rubio. But maybe the biggest impediment to stopping Trump right now is
John Kasich.
Think about it: If you assume that a big chunk of the Jeb Bush vote goes to Rubio, that means that Rubio can rack up delegates under the proportional allocation formulas. But Rubio wont be able to grow his percentages as long as Kasich is in the race and competing in Super Tuesday states like Georgia (where he campaigns today), Tennessee (where hell be Friday and Saturday). And with Kasich in the race, its possible that Trump could sweep the Super Tuesday states a week from now hes in striking distance in Texas, where the University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll has him trailing Ted Cruz there by just eight points (and that poll was taken before Saturdays South Carolina results).
If youre the GOP establishment, the good news is the Quinnipiac poll showing Kasich losing to Trump in his home state of Ohio. The bad news: Were just a week out from Super Tuesday, and it doesnt look like Kasich is going anywhere anytime soon.
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