– Trump ‘would lose’ to Clinton –
Next week’s primary in Rubio’s home state of Florida, a winner-take-all contest with 99 delegates at stake, is widely seen as a must-win if he is to remain a viable contender.
Meanwhile Cruz insisted that he is the best alternative to Trump.
“Of course Donald is upset and I will predict he will engage in more attacks,” Cruz told reporters in North Carolina.
“They will be more personal and nasty, and we will not respond in kind but focus on issues, substance and policy because that’s what voters expect in the end.”
A total of 150 Republican delegates are up for grabs Tuesday out of 1,237 needed to win the party’s nomination.
As of Monday Trump has 384 delegates, compared with 300 for Cruz, 151 for Rubio and 37 for Kasich.
Clinton was hoping Tuesday could be the day she pivots toward the GOP.
“The sooner I could become your nominee, the more I could begin to turn our attention to the Republicans,” she said at a rally Monday in Detroit.
Clinton has amassed 1,130 delegates, compared to 499 for Sanders, thanks in part to the hundreds of so-called “superdelegates” – elected officials and party operatives with a vote at the national convention in July – who have committed to Clinton in addition to the delegates won in primary contests so far.
A candidate needs 2,382 delegates to win the Democratic nomination.
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