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BURLINGAME, Calif. Ted Cruz is speaking confidently about knocking off Donald Trump to take the GOP nomination, but his top staffers admit theyre getting nervous.
In interviews, several aides, speaking on the condition of anonymity, expressed growing alarm that Cruz would lose Indianas primary on Tuesday an outcome that would be a major blow to his hopes of holding Trump below the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the GOP nomination on the party conventions first ballot. The aides concede that, without a win in an Indiana primary where 57 delegates are at stake, Cruzs shot at the nomination would significantly narrow.
And while the Texas senator has closed the gap in Indiana in recent days, he still trails Trump and his decision to tap Carly Fiorina as a running mate has provided only a modest boost in the state, according to sources familiar with the campaigns internal deliberations.
Within the campaign, some are turning to the question of whats next. One senior aide said there had been no discussion about dropping out before the final primary contests are held on June 7 but noted that Cruz wouldnt be eager to prolong a campaign he was convinced he couldnt win.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/ted-cruz-campaign-nervous-222675#ixzz47QDplckn
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lindysalsagal
(20,684 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,316 posts)For a week now, the betting odds have given Trump a 75% or better chance of being the Republican nominee (he's just hit 89%).
HassleCat
(6,409 posts)And they do it every time, get all the followers whipped into a frenzy, then fizzle.
rock
(13,218 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,429 posts)That could b be the deal breaker!