Ted Cruz might be the last, best hope for conservatives to stop Donald Trump after Super Tuesday
- 8 years ago
Ted Cruz had a super Tuesday.
The Texas senator has suffered through a string of rough news cycles, from losing evangelicals to Donald Trump in South Carolina to firing his communications director and finishing behind Marco Rubio in Nevada.
But Cruz finally caught a few big breaks last night, and he could now emerge ) as the best bet to stop Trump.
He won his home state of Texas by 17 points, the neighboring state of Oklahoma and the caucuses in Alaska .
He lost Arkansas to Trump by just 2 points.
Rubio, meanwhile, had a very disappointing night and continues to not live up to his potential.
He won only the Minnesota caucuses and wound up losing Virginia, which was fertile territory and where he campaigned hard.
The Texas senator has suffered through a string of rough news cycles, from losing evangelicals to Donald Trump in South Carolina to firing his communications director and finishing behind Marco Rubio in Nevada.
But Cruz finally caught a few big breaks last night, and he could now emerge ) as the best bet to stop Trump.
He won his home state of Texas by 17 points, the neighboring state of Oklahoma and the caucuses in Alaska .
He lost Arkansas to Trump by just 2 points.
Rubio, meanwhile, had a very disappointing night and continues to not live up to his potential.
He won only the Minnesota caucuses and wound up losing Virginia, which was fertile territory and where he campaigned hard.