morning consult: rubio exit not likely to change outcomes of future races

[Matty]

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https://morningconsult.com/2016/03/marco-rubio-supporters-to-vote-for-cruz/

[Maxwell]

Problem is - how many Rubio supporters were left? what, 5% of the electorate? Maybe 8% in some places? If Trump is up by 10 in a lot of areas, this does little to beat his advantage.

[Penelope]

Problem is - how many Rubio supporters were left? what, 5% of the electorate? Maybe 8% in some places? If Trump is up by 10 in a lot of areas, this does little to beat his advantage.

Rubio was hovering around 12% according to the Huffington Post aggregator.

[Matty]

Problem is - how many Rubio supporters were left? what, 5% of the electorate? Maybe 8% in some places? If Trump is up by 10 in a lot of areas, this does little to beat his advantage.

Admittedly it would have helped cruz in MO but that's it.

[Matty]

Problem is - how many Rubio supporters were left? what, 5% of the electorate? Maybe 8% in some places? If Trump is up by 10 in a lot of areas, this does little to beat his advantage.

Rubio was hovering around 12% according to the Huffington Post aggregator.

Great, so cruz would get around 5.5%. Besides MO, where would that have changed the outcome>

[Maxwell]

Problem is - how many Rubio supporters were left? what, 5% of the electorate? Maybe 8% in some places? If Trump is up by 10 in a lot of areas, this does little to beat his advantage.

Rubio was hovering around 12% according to the Huffington Post aggregator.

But sinking very quickly.

[Meclazine for Israel]

It will slightly assist Cruz.

I could not imagine Rubio voters going to Trump.

It's pretty arrogant of Rubio to say "It's not the year to run a campaign of hope".

more like....

"It's not the year to run a campaign where you sound like a spoilt private school kid who missed out on being the teachers pet and started talking really quickly and attacking the boy who did."

[yankeesfan]

Problem is - how many Rubio supporters were left? what, 5% of the electorate? Maybe 8% in some places? If Trump is up by 10 in a lot of areas, this does little to beat his advantage.

Rubio was hovering around 12% according to the Huffington Post aggregator.

Great, so cruz would get around 5.5%. Besides MO, where would that have changed the outcome>

Asuming that 47% number, just these states:

Arkansas
Louisiana
North Carolina
Kentucky
South Carolina

Plus the ones Rubio has won:
Minnesota
Puerto Rico

[PaperKooper]

A Cruz win in South Carolina would have been BIG. 

[Maxwell]

Okay - you're talking about races that already happened. Too late gents.

[Vosem]

Okay - you're talking about races that already happened. Too late gents.

A little less than half the country is yet to happen, though

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Okay - you're talking about races that already happened. Too late gents.

A little less than half the country is yet to happen, though

Fortunately the northeast can be counted on to reject a nut like Cruz.

[Gass3268]

Okay - you're talking about races that already happened. Too late gents.

A little less than half the country is yet to happen, though

Majority of that being in the Northeast, Trump's best region.

[TJ in Oregon]

Okay - you're talking about races that already happened. Too late gents.

A little less than half the country is yet to happen, though

Fortunately the northeast can be counted on to reject a nut like Cruz.

I thought you weren't supporting Trump any more supposedly?

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Okay - you're talking about races that already happened. Too late gents.

A little less than half the country is yet to happen, though

Fortunately the northeast can be counted on to reject a nut like Cruz.

I thought you weren't supporting Trump any more supposedly?

I'm ticked off with some of his distasteful views, but I've always said I would do anything to stop Cruz. If Kasich has a chance, then great, but he doesn't. And Bernie Sanders has beyond disgusted me for the last time. Plus, I can't stay mad at Donald for long. He's just so perfect - like a dream.

If we get Paul Ryan as a compromise candidate, I'd be quite ecstatic, but of what remains, there is no choice but Trump.

[TJ in Oregon]

Okay - you're talking about races that already happened. Too late gents.

A little less than half the country is yet to happen, though

Fortunately the northeast can be counted on to reject a nut like Cruz.

I thought you weren't supporting Trump any more supposedly?

I'm ticked off with some of his distasteful views, but I've always said I would do anything to stop Cruz. If Kasich has a chance, then great, but he doesn't. And Bernie Sanders has beyond disgusted me for the last time. Plus, I can't stay mad at Donald for long. He's just so perfect - like a dream.

If we get Paul Ryan as a compromise candidate, I'd be quite ecstatic, but of what remains, there is no choice but Trump.

Ah, I guess we're on the opposite sides of it then: I don't really like Cruz but if it's a choice between civilization and savagery as seems likely, I will have to forgo any reservations and vote for Cruz. Beggars can't be choosers and I'd say I'm now a beggar.