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| US election 2016: Cruz and Kasich team up to slow Trump | US election 2016: Cruz and Kasich team up to slow Trump |
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| Donald Trump's two rivals for the Republican party's presidential nomination have announced they will now co-ordinate strategies against him. | Donald Trump's two rivals for the Republican party's presidential nomination have announced they will now co-ordinate strategies against him. |
| Ted Cruz will cut campaigning in the Oregon and New Mexico primaries to help Mr Kasich, while the latter will give Mr Cruz a "clear path" in Indiana. | Ted Cruz will cut campaigning in the Oregon and New Mexico primaries to help Mr Kasich, while the latter will give Mr Cruz a "clear path" in Indiana. |
| Mr Trump said his rivals were "totally desperate" and "mathematically dead". | Mr Trump said his rivals were "totally desperate" and "mathematically dead". |
| He has a clear lead in delegates but but may still fall short of the 1,237 needed to win outright. | He has a clear lead in delegates but but may still fall short of the 1,237 needed to win outright. |
| If he does not reach the target, the vote will go to a contested convention - where a different nominee may emerge through negotiations among party figures. | If he does not reach the target, the vote will go to a contested convention - where a different nominee may emerge through negotiations among party figures. |
| 'Disaster' | 'Disaster' |
| Mr Cruz and Mr Kasich announced their move in near-simultaneous statements. | Mr Cruz and Mr Kasich announced their move in near-simultaneous statements. |
| Trump's surprising new style | Trump's surprising new style |
| 25 things that Donald Trump believes | 25 things that Donald Trump believes |
| Mr Cruz's campaign manager, Jeff Roe, said: "Having Donald Trump at the top of the ticket in November would be a sure disaster for Republicans. Not only would Trump get blown out by [Hillary] Clinton or [Bernie] Sanders, but having him as our nominee would set the party back a generation." | Mr Cruz's campaign manager, Jeff Roe, said: "Having Donald Trump at the top of the ticket in November would be a sure disaster for Republicans. Not only would Trump get blown out by [Hillary] Clinton or [Bernie] Sanders, but having him as our nominee would set the party back a generation." |
| John Weaver, Mr Kasich's strategist, said in a statement released on the Team Kasich site: "Our goal is to have an open convention in Cleveland, where we are confident a candidate capable of uniting the party and winning in November will emerge as the nominee." | |
| Some Republican strategists have been urging this deal for weeks but analysts say it may now have come too late to stop Mr Trump. | Some Republican strategists have been urging this deal for weeks but analysts say it may now have come too late to stop Mr Trump. |
| Mr Trump tweeted: "Wow, just announced that Lyin' Ted and Kasich are going to collude in order to keep me from getting the Republican nomination. DESPERATION! | Mr Trump tweeted: "Wow, just announced that Lyin' Ted and Kasich are going to collude in order to keep me from getting the Republican nomination. DESPERATION! |
| "Lyin' Ted and Kasich are mathematically dead and totally desperate. Their donors & special interest groups are not happy with them. Sad!" | "Lyin' Ted and Kasich are mathematically dead and totally desperate. Their donors & special interest groups are not happy with them. Sad!" |
| Donald Trump has frequently said the party nomination process is "rigged" to favour establishment figures against him. | Donald Trump has frequently said the party nomination process is "rigged" to favour establishment figures against him. |
| However, he did last week promise to change his image, in a closed-door meeting with Republican party leaders. | However, he did last week promise to change his image, in a closed-door meeting with Republican party leaders. |
| The Indiana primary is on 3 May, Oregon is on 17 May, with New Mexico on 7 June. | The Indiana primary is on 3 May, Oregon is on 17 May, with New Mexico on 7 June. |
| But before those comes voting in five north-eastern states where Mr Trump is heavily favoured. | But before those comes voting in five north-eastern states where Mr Trump is heavily favoured. |
| Maryland, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware all vote on Tuesday. | Maryland, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware all vote on Tuesday. |
| Campaigning in Maryland on Sunday, Mr Trump said he was confident of avoiding a contested convention. | Campaigning in Maryland on Sunday, Mr Trump said he was confident of avoiding a contested convention. |
| 'Unified' | 'Unified' |
| On the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders spoke to a rally of 14,000 supporters in New Haven, Connecticut, on Sunday, again accusing Mrs Clinton of earning money through "speeches behind closed doors on Wall Street". | On the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders spoke to a rally of 14,000 supporters in New Haven, Connecticut, on Sunday, again accusing Mrs Clinton of earning money through "speeches behind closed doors on Wall Street". |
| Mrs Clinton retains a clear lead in delegates and will hope the north-eastern state votes will effectively put an end to Mr Sanders' dogged campaign. | Mrs Clinton retains a clear lead in delegates and will hope the north-eastern state votes will effectively put an end to Mr Sanders' dogged campaign. |
| The pair have traded increasingly hostile remarks in recent weeks. | The pair have traded increasingly hostile remarks in recent weeks. |
| But Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said: "Regardless of the intensity of what's played out here... we are going to be unified." | But Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said: "Regardless of the intensity of what's played out here... we are going to be unified." |