Ted Cruz's SEC "firewall" turned into more of a spigot-and-bucket effort Tuesday night. Still, his wins in Texas and Oklahoma were enough to avoid being overrun by Trump's scorched-earth campaign. Rosie Gray reports:
Cruz is back in the spotlight now. But the problem is that the process doesn’t get any more favorable to him going forward than it was on March 1. The most realistic outcome of tonight will be the race continuing to be split among several candidates divvying up delegates but failing to knock out Trump — an outcome that Cruz urged his rivals to prevent during his speech here on Tuesday.
Speaking to supporters gathered at the Redneck Country Club, Cruz did not refer to Rubio by name but called on his rivals to clear his path. [...]
“For the candidates who have not yet won a state, who have not racked up significant delegates, I ask you to prayerfully consider uniting,” Cruz said.
Wishful thinking, Ted. Rubio ain't going anywhere—he's committed to losing his way straight to a convention victory. (Btw, who’s idea was it hold a rally at “Redneck Country Club”?)
Meanwhile the Cruz campaign is taking aim at Ohio and Florida even though Cruz isn't favored in either of them. Bad news for them—second place doesn't get you anything in these winner-take-all states.