In a storyline that could be ripped from a House of Cards script, John Kasich’s campaign is looking to coordinate behind the scenes with Ted Cruz’s in a mutual effort to deny Donald Trump enough delegates to win the Republican presidential nomination. They even tried to get 2012 nominee Mitt Romney to help broker it.
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The only problem for team Kasich is that Team Cruz is not interested.
Kasich adviser John Weaver told CNN that Romney urged Cruz campaign manager Jeff Roe to contact the Kasich campaign, but Roe has yet to do so…
Cruz officials insist the Ohio governor is a spoiler — plain and simple — because they say he does not take votes from Trump, only Cruz.
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