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Monday 4 April 2016

Trump works to right campaign before Wisconsin votes

Kasich’s campaign tried Congress and the state lev- decisive victory last month
to flip the script, contend- el., as the candidate most in his home state.
ing that neither Trump nor likely to defeat Democratic Still, Kasich suggested that
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz would front-runner Hillary Clinton. a contested convention
have enough delegates to “That’s why I think I’m going would not involve the cha-
win the nomination outright to be the nominee.” os that party leaders fear.
going into the convention. Trump’s declaration came He told ABC TV that a con-
“Since he thinks it’s such as Republican concerns tested convention will be
a good idea, we look for- grew about the prospect “so much fun.” Republicans
ward to Trump dropping of convention chaos if fear an unseemly internal
out before the conven- Trump fails to lock up his fight would damage the
tion,” said Kasich spokes- party’s nomination — or party in November’s gener-
man Chris Schrimpf. even if he does. Kasich al election, and Trump isn’t
And Kasich, in an earlier has acknowledged that a ruling out the possibility that
interview with ABC’s “This contested convention is his if he’s not the nominee, he
Week,” said he expected only path to victory. He has could run as an indepen-
an “open convention” and faced calls in the past to dent, likely sinking Repub-
that delegates would look bow out, but those nudges lican chances for winning
to him, with experience in had dimmed following his the White House.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during
a campaign rally at Memorial High School in Eau Claire, Wis. A
frustrated Trump worked to right his campaign on Sunday after
a rough week and found himself on the defensive just two days
before the closely watched primary in Wisconsin.

(AP Photo/Jim Mone)

JILL COLVIN chance to overtake him in
JOSH LEDERMAN the delegate hunt before
Associated Press the convention. Ohio Gov.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A John Kasich has none.
frustrated Donald Trump Trump called for Kasich
worked to right his cam- to drop out of the Repub-
paign on Sunday after a lican race, arguing that
rough week and found the Ohio governor who’s
himself on the defensive only won his home state so
just two days before the far shouldn’t be allowed
closely watched primary in to continue accumulat-
Wisconsin where he faces ing delegates if he has no
the prospect of a loss that chance of being the nomi-
could stem his momentum nee.
toward securing the Re- Working to recover his
publican presidential nomi- edge after a difficult week,
nation. Trump said Kasich could
Trump trails Texas Sen. Ted ask to be considered at
Cruz in the polls in Wiscon- the Republican convention
sin. A loss in Tuesday’s pri- in Cleveland even without
mary will raise doubts that competing in the remain-
the billionaire real estate ing nominating contests.
mogul can net the needed Trump told reporters at a
delegates to win the nomi- Milwaukee diner that he
nation outright, making it had relayed his concerns
far easier for his party to to Republican National
oust him in a floor fight at Committee officials at a
the national convention in meeting in Washington this
July. past week.
Cruz, Trump’s closest chal- “He’s taking my votes,”
lenger, has only a small Trump said about Kasich.