Almost Two-Thirds of Trump Supporters Want Third Party Run If He Loses Nomination

By Cathy Burke. Donald Trump has a double-digit lead in the GOP presidential primary as rival Sen. Ted Cruz closes in — and a big majority of Trump supporters say he should launch his own White House bid if he isn’t the party’s pick, a new poll shows.

The CBS News poll released Thursday has Trump with 42 percent support among GOP voters, the Texas lawmaker with 29 percent, and Ohio Gov. Kasich with 18 percent…

[I]f Trump loses the party’s nomination this summer despite having more delegates than his rivals, 63 percent of Trump supporters say he should run as an independent or third-party candidate, the poll shows. (Read more from “Almost Two-Thirds of Trump Supporters Want Third Party Run If He Loses Nomination” HERE)

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Dallas Morning News: Cruz Starting Quiet Running Mate Search

By Sandy Fitzgerald. Ted Cruz’s campaign is starting a quiet search for a suitable running mate to be in place should he pull out the GOP presidential nomination, but with the race still remaining unsettled, it’s not easy for him and rivals Donald Trump and John Kasich to plan too far ahead.

“It’s one of the complicating factors of having a protracted nomination,” Jason Johnson, Cruz’s chief strategist, told The Dallas Morning News in a Wednesday article. “We quickly approach the point where if we’re not thinking about those things, we’re neglecting our obligation to be prepared to be the nominee and beat Hillary [Clinton]”…

Johnson said that Cruz is not “negligent” by not yet naming any running mate choices, but “ultimately the goal is to beat Hillary, and in order to beat Hillary you have to have a running mate. Those things are being considered.” (Read more from “Dallas Morning News: Cruz Starting Quiet Running Mate Search” HERE)

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