John Kasich remains optimistic about his chances in the Republican presidential even though he has fewer than 200 delegates, runner-up Ted Cruz is out and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Preibus declared Donald Trump the “presumptive nominee.”
“Our party is facing a clear choice between positive solutions that can win in November and a darker path that will solve nothing and lead to Hillary Clinton in the White House, a Democrat Senate and a liberal Supreme Court. As long as it remains possible, Governor Kasich will fight for the higher path,” Kasich chief strategist John Weaver said in a statement on Tuesday night after the Indiana results came in.
He added, “Ted Cruz ran a strong campaign, stood for conservative principles and exposed a lot about Donald Trump. Governor Kasich will continue to campaign and offer the voters a clear choice for our country.”
If Cruz had no path forward, Kasich has even less of one, having only won Ohio and come in a distant second place in a few other states.
The Kasich campaign still claims that he is the candidate “best positioned to win a contested convention,” the only Republican who can win in November and the only candidate who offers the GOP “a refreshing choice of hope.” Next week Kasich will compete with Trump in Kentucky and West Virginia.
