CLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich had a gym full of cheering supporters and confetti as well as 66 brand new Republican presidential delegates after his home-state victory, but he's got no mathematical path to win the GOP nomination outright.
By winning the do-or-die Ohio primary, Kasich lives to fight on against front-runner Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. But his only way to his party's nomination is by way of a contested Republican National Convention, where he would try to attract the delegate majority that eluded him in the primary season.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump warned Wednesday that if Republican Party leaders try to block him from becoming the GOP presidential nominee, "You'd have riots."
Emboldened by yet another round of convincing victories in Florida, North Carolina and Illinois, the New York billionaire refused to participate in the next scheduled GOP debate, leading to its cancellation. Meanwhile, Republican Party leaders spent Wednesday wavering between grudging acceptance and deep denial about the former reality television star's tightening grip on the nomination.
