Kasich Rebuffs Efforts to Push Him from Race

“Republicans desperate to stop Donald Trump from capturing the presidential nomination increased the pressure Wednesday on Gov. John Kasich to quit the race, with Jeb Bush joining the growing number of party figures throwing their weight behind Sen. Ted Cruz,” the New York Times reports.

“Mr. Kasich refused, saying that he, not the Texas senator, was the best option to stop Mr. Trump. But his argument was undercut by his dismal showings Tuesday in Utah and Arizona, where he won no delegates — as well as by the surprise endorsement Wednesday morning by Mr. Bush of Mr. Cruz.”

Stuart Rothenberg: “Kasich’s campaign has bordered on the bizarre. He has survived for two reasons: First, he has refused to get out, no matter how badly he has done. And second, he has been so irrelevant that nobody attacked him, leaving him generally unscathed in a race where there is plenty of blood on the floor.”