– Pressure on Rubio –
On Saturday, only ultra-conservative Cruz scored victories against Trump – in Kansas and Maine. Trump won in Louisiana and Kentucky, but Cruz picked up more delegates overall.
Rubio picked up only a few delegates, unable to capitalize on the establishment assault on Trump, who called on Rubio to step aside.
“I would love to be able to take on Ted one on one,” Trump said in Florida, minutes after winning in Kentucky on Saturday. “That will be easy.”
Cruz also urged Rubio and Ohio Governor John Kasich to drop out, arguing that the anti-Trump vote will be split as long as they remain in the race.
“If we’re divided, Donald wins,” he warned. “The field needs to continue to narrow.”
But both Rubio and Kasich were expected to stay in at least until the primaries in their winner-take-all home states.
The next big day on the electoral calendar is Tuesday, when Michigan and Mississippi have Democratic and Republican primaries.
Republican-only nominating contests also are being held that day in Idaho and Hawaii. Puerto Rico also holds a Republican primary on Sunday.
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