Will Cruz/Fiorina drop out if he loses IN Tuesday?

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

IMO, if he loses Tuesday, he really should drop out.

[dax00]

He should, but he won't.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

No, the main anti-Trump dropping out would accomplish nothing

[Lief 🗽]

Cruz isn't going to drop out until he tries to unbind the delegates on the first ballot at the convention.

[Ronnie]

Cruz isn't going to drop out until he tries to unbind the delegates on the first ballot at the convention.

How do you think he would justify nullifying the vote of the people when he constantly says that "we need to defeat Donald Trump at the ballot box"?

[Santander]

Cruz isn't going to drop out until he tries to unbind the delegates on the first ballot at the convention.

This. Cruz will continue stealing delegates up to the convention and he'll pull a Ted Kennedy once he gets there.

[Lief 🗽]

Cruz isn't going to drop out until he tries to unbind the delegates on the first ballot at the convention.

How do you think he would justify nullifying the vote of the people when he constantly says that "we need to defeat Donald Trump at the ballot box"?

I have no idea, but if it looks like there's a possibility that Trump would not have a majority if all delegates voted "their conscience", then I think Cruz is power-hungry enough to try.

[NHI]

He should, but he won't.

[Blue3]

Will? No

Should? Yes

[Pragmatic Conservative]

No. he will stay in as long as Trump is below 1237 delagates

[Meclazine for Israel]

He is on a mission from God, so he will not drop out.

It's an amazing situation where he thinks if Trump finishes below 1,237, he will get the nod at the convention.

[Higgs]

No. he will stay in as long as Trump is below 1237 delagates

This. As long as Trump doesn't reach 1,237 by the convention then Cruz has a chance. Why would he drop out?

[Ljube]

He should, but he won't.

[Mr. Morden]

Cruz probably drops out when Trump hits 1237, which is coming up pretty soon.

How do you define "hitting 1237" though?  If we get to the end of the primaries, and Trump has something like 1220 pledged delegates, but ~50 or so of the unpledged delegates have publicly said they'll back him, meaning that he should easily end up over 1237 on the first ballot, does Cruz drop out, or does he try to lobby the unpledged delegates to change their minds?

[Fuzzy Bear]

No. he will stay in as long as Trump is below 1237 delagates

This. As long as Trump doesn't reach 1,237 by the convention then Cruz has a chance. Why would he drop out?

Agreed.

There are fundamental policy differences between Trump and the rest of the GOP (both the Establishment and Movement Conservatives).  Supporting Trump is a real compromise for them.  Trump, underneath it all, isn't different from Mitt Romney on policy; the difference is that Mitt Romney was willing to pretend he was something he was not, whereas Trump is not going to be anyone other than who he is.

[Coolface Sock #42069]

Cruz isn't going to drop out until he tries to unbind the delegates on the first ballot at the convention.

How do you think he would justify nullifying the vote of the people when he constantly says that "we need to defeat Donald Trump at the ballot box"?

He is Ted Cruz. He will find a way to "justify" it, at least to himself.

[IceSpear]

It would be pretty damn funny if Trump won Indiana in a landslide, Cruz drops out, and Sneed would've had the honor of being a potential VP for a whole week.

[Thunderbird is the word]

No. he will stay in as long as Trump is below 1237 delagates

This. As long as Trump doesn't reach 1,237 by the convention then Cruz has a chance. Why would he drop out?

Agreed.

There are fundamental policy differences between Trump and the rest of the GOP (both the Establishment and Movement Conservatives).  Supporting Trump is a real compromise for them.  Trump, underneath it all, isn't different from Mitt Romney on policy; the difference is that Mitt Romney was willing to pretend he was something he was not, whereas Trump is not going to be anyone other than who he is.

Honestly without his race baiting Trump would have gotten about as far as Jon Huntsman only he's even more heterodox.

[Seriously?]

Cruz and Kay-sick should be long gone at this point. But they both will stay in to do the GOP-e's bidding, because they have this insane idea that if Trump wins Indiana, he'll somehow lose California.

Not going to happen. The path narrows significantly for the Anti-Trumpers if the Donald takes the majority of the delegates in Indiana.

[libertpaulian]

If Trump wins Indiana, he should honestly make a play for Nebraska.  Cruz is still the favorite to win that state, but he'd have a three-week momentum to justify his campaigning there.

[OkThen]

If Trump wins Indiana, he should honestly make a play for Nebraska.  Cruz is still the favorite to win that state, but he'd have a three-week momentum to justify his campaigning there.

Yeah especially since he has WV basically locked up.

[pppolitics]

No.

Even if Trump gets 1237, Cruz might still try to charge the rules of the convention to snatch the nomination away from Trump.

[Ronnie]

It depends on the margin.  If Trump wins by double digits, which the NBC poll indicates is possible, I think it would be pointless for Cruz (and Kasich, for that matter) to stay in the race.