Big win for Trump Clinton Kasich takes Ohio Rubio bows out
Date
3/16/2016 1:11:15 AM
(MENAFN- Asia Times) Sen. Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign ended after he was beaten in his home state by Donald Trump
Donald J. Trump won in Florida Illinois and North Carolina dealt a blow to Bernie Sanders's insurgent bid.
Trump a businessman who hoped a sweep of five states would put him on the path to the nomination now faces a three-way struggle with Kasich the Ohio governor and Ted Cruz a conservative U.S. senator from Texas that could lead to a showdown at the party’s convention in Cleveland in July.
Kasich’s win in Ohio gave new hope to establishment Republicans battling to deny Trump the nomination and block him from capturing the 1237 delegates needed to win the nomination.
“We have to bring our party together” a restrained Trump 69 said in Palm Beach Florida as the results rolled in. He congratulated Rubio on his campaign but did not mention Kasich or Cruz. Read More
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