Cruz: ‘A Brokered Convention Is the Pipedream of the Washington Establishment’

‘If you want to beat a Donald, the way to do it is coming together behind this campaign’

CRUZ: “Listen, at this point, I’m not engaging in any negotiations. I’m focused on winning the nomination. You know, I have to say a lot of folks in Washington are really [indecipherable] right now of talking about a brokered convention. A brokered convention is the pipe dream of the Washington establishment. It is their hope that they can come and snatch this nomination away from the people. And — and the Washington establishment, they’re frustrated. All of their chosen candidates, all of their golden child candidates, aren’t winning. And they don’t understand. They picked who they want the nominee to be, and there’s just one little detail — they can’t actually get the votes from the people. In my view, a brokered convention ain’t going to happen. And if the Washington deal makers tried to steal the nomination from the people, I think it would be a disaster. It would cause a revolt. Instead, the answer is real simple. We’ve got to win this nomination — 1237 delegates is what it takes to be the Republican nominee. And if you look at where we are in delegates right now, fewer than 100 delegates separates Donald Trump and me. I am the only candidate that has the delegate count, that has the state wins, that is in a position to beat Donald Trump. And if you want to beat a Donald, the way to do it is coming together behind this campaign. And that’s what we’re working hard to do.”

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