let's say ted cruz comes in second and john kasich comes in third, ted cruz would like to take more ofhose, but to keep donald trump from taking them all. it's a win for donald trump, but the math is still -- it's like lie to have an open convention. donald trump has to win big there. watch the polling in new york. trump has been above 50%. let's see if the cruz win in wisconsin effects the numbers. on the democratic side, a win for bernie sanders, he'll get a net gain of eight delegates. can hillary clinton rebound here, 291 delegates for the democrats. if she can win 55-45 she'll say we're back on track. >> unlike wisconsin, new york state on the democratic primary is a closed state. only registered democrats can vote. independents, republicans, they can't vote on the democratic side. you have to be a registered democrat. >> i'm back here with my mega monster panel. i appreciate it. ron, i want to start with you. looking ahead, what are you anticipating we're going to see in the next few weeks when it comes to victories in these soon to be primaries. >> if you look on the democratic

they will be ted who?re using ted right now to stop donald trump. >> also told me the trump campaign is playing catch-up in this area because trump decided later than ted cruz to run for president. martha: we talk about delegates, who are these delegates? we see them in their funny hat at the convention but they get there for a reason. >> i don't think those are funny hats. i love those hats. these typically are local republican activists, creatures of the establishment. perhaps the greatest reward they receive in exchange for sitting through the dreary east winter meeting, tinkering with arcane rules and ballot issues is their quadrennial attendance at the party convention. the number of delegates who become unbound searches from 5% on the first ballot to 59% on the second. since these delegates are part of a local power structure of governor, state party chairman and so on some analysts question how unbound these people have become. >> reporter: if you think delegates since they have been active in the p

foolishly. >> ted cruz -- no, ted cruz -- look, he's a very smart guy. i like ted cruz.hink he would be an infinitely better president than donald trump. he's a smart guy who loves politics and he can't resist getting in the kind of discussion that kellyanne and i should have, not that he should have. he should stay on the issue of why he should be president, what his position on entitlement reform, vladimir putin, obamacare and so forth is and let donald trump defend his positions to the degree he has them. >> interesting discussion today, guys. bill kristol, kellyanne conway, jeff dewitt. john kasich, we haven't said his name yet today. he says he is in this race to stay. we're going to ask where he campaigns next and what his chances are in indiana, a key supporter in indiana will talk about just how important that state is. hey pal? you ready? can you pick me up at 6:30? ah... (boy) i'm here! i'm here! (cop) too late. i was gone for five minutes! ugh! move it. you're killing me. you know what, dad? i'm good. (dad) it may be quite a while before he's ready, but our su

just yesterday donald trump had convinced a lot of people that ted cruz was an outsider. ted cruz. mean, an inside guy. that this outsider in ted cruz who'd never gotten along with anything in washington was an inside guy. that was a trick too. lots of tricks. donald trump is accusing hillary clinton of playing the woman card. you heard sam. he says that if she were a man she wouldn't get 5% of the vote. the republican front-runner made those comments last night after sweeping everything in the gop contest. he stad by his statements earlier today on "fox and friends." >> i don't think she does well with women, frankly. her poll numbers are very bad with women. but i watched her last night. and i said it. i mean, hillary clinton is playing the woman's card. it's the only thing she's got going. >> you may have heard hillary clinton fired back at donald trump last night as she had before after she won four of five democratic primaries. listen. >> if fighting for women's health care and paid family leave and equal pay is playing the woman card, then deal me in! >> of course hillary cli

charles: this may help ted cruz in new york doesn't help ted cruz?>> all the internal polling shows a head-to-head matchup cruz beats trump easily so he says it takes votes away from cruz and trump doesn't want him in the race. let's see who wins the race and that the republicans have a chance at that point. charles: then how do you see it shaking out? >> kasich has fewer delegates than marco rubio in rubio is completely out of the race. what i think the storyline we will look for tomorrow is obviously can trump close that gap and can he get close to winning in wisconsin and in many regards because of the way the map is shaping outgoing for this is ted cruz last stand previous big victory is a threat to stop the trump domination. charles: this could be the end of the republican national committee as we know it if trump wins. charles: iraq as thanks a lot. fantastic appreciate it guys and at home we appreciate you watching. catch me every single night and if you can't watch -- now lou dobbs the man himself, next. lou: good evening everybody. i'm lou d

and this statement saying lying ted cruz coordinating with his own super pacs, quoting now, ted cruz is worse than a puppet, he is a troejan horse being used by party bosses. what do you think of that? >> i hope those statements will be seasoned with important policy issues. naming the people who are going to be considered nominees for the supreme court. and talking about some other important leadership positions, talking about policies. what are we going to do about the tremendous debt that are inflicting the next generations? unless we begin to talk about that we need to talk about the downtrodden in our society and what other ladders of opportunity we're going to provide. these are things republicans not talked about. we feed to bring those people in. a lot of the bernie sanders people are not going to vote for hillary clinton. we have to give them a place to come. >> have you told mr. trump your concerns about focusing on policy? on these things and perhaps, do you think he's going to change his tone? >> i believe he's going to be adding a lot more substance and policy and he's g

they go to ted cruz.versation with scott walker next. ♪ ♪ mark: thank you for joining us. scott walker: good to be here. mark: you are a candidate and now you are hosting primaries. we want to talk about that, but let us start with when you got out of the race. you said clearly you thought other folks should get out, the person you deem to the front runner, and listen. scott walker: i thought the plurality on the majority dispersed among many. i hoped others would follow at least sooner. they eventually did, but more time, more money, primary and caucuses. i'm excited wisconsin is no relevant in a small way. you can argue it is a big way. i talked about way back symptom or 21. mark: let's talk about you and donald trump. that before he was the presidential candidate, he was a big supporter of yours. you had some warm conversations. he said nice things, publicly and privately. he was in your state, and he says, you do not look like a motorcycle guy. those of the biggest fighting words. i am elected almost

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people all over the country going to ted cruz.org. ted cruz.org. ted cruz.org.0. we've had over $1.3 million contributions. in the last two weeks and in the coming days when colorado and wyoming finish voting we are likely to have gained over 100 delegates on donald trump. and as a result of tonight, as a result of the people of wisconsin defying the media, the pundits i'm more and more convinced our campaign is going to earn the 1,237 delegates needed to win the republican nomination. either before cleveland or at the convention in cleveland, together we will win a majority of the delegates and together we will beat hillary clinton in november. tonight was a bad night for hillary clinton. it was a bad night in the democratic primary and it was an even worse night for her in the republican primary. we're winning because we're uniting the republican party. of the 17 candidates who started this race a terrific talented dynamic field, 5 have now endorsed this campaign. rick perry and lindsay graham and jeb bush and carly fiorina and wisconsin's own governor scott w

people all over the country going to ted cruz.org. ted cruz.org. ted cruz.org.tributing $10 or $25 or $50. we've had over 1.3 million contributions. in the last two weeks, and in the coming days when colorado and wyoming finish voting, we are likely to have gained over 100 delegates on trump. and as a result of tonight, as a result of the people of wisconsin towing the republican yits, more and more convinced that our campaign will earn the number of delegates needed. >> will he and can he do that? joining us to answer that question and more from our d.c. bureau to talk about the badger state results. vince is the helper. he is the online expert. i will start. but you heard cruz there in his speech this evening. he says that the national political terrain is changing. do you believe that is true or do you believe the win in wisconsin was just a hiccup or a bump in the road for donald trump? >> well, either way, it is true that it has changed dramatically. if donald trump continues to win the nomination, that would be a huge change. if ted cruz stumbles. ted cruz

we knew that ted cruz, senator ted cruz was expecting a big endorsement, he's been talking about it todayw we've seen the governor of indiana, mike pence, saying that he will vote in favor of ted cruz. he says i like all the other three or all three of the candidates, nothing against donald trump. it was interesting, he mentioned donald trump's name before he mentioned ted cruz's name. what you can make out of that politically, you can talk about yourselves, among yourselves. we'll talk about it here. kimberly, you had a reaction. kimberly: yeah, i think it was very significant. the first thing out of his mouth was a compliment to donald trump. pretty extensive, and he book ended it by saying i will support the republican nominee. we want to have jobs, strong economy, etc. that, to me, was a very watered-down enforcement. he was more drawing on reagan conservative principles, which was good, but that to me smells all about behind the scenes wrangling, arm twisting, big donors saying, you know, you've got to do this. it didn't seem like his heart was in it personally. harris: sean, you sai

lying ted cruz. part of a statement, ted cruz is worse than a puppet. trojan horse being used by the party bosses attempting to steal the nomination from mr. trump. now cruz, as you would expect, is taking a different posture insisting that he is gaining momentum that would carry his campaign through colorado and wyoming, that he will get enough delegates to hit the magic number of 1237 before the convention. >> i look forward to coming back to the state of wisconsin this fall and in november for the first time since 1984 painting the badger state bright republican red. >> a >>. >> reporter: and the chief strategist for governor kasich says this means no one will hit the magic numb

is it ted cruz?ell, i think the person who is going to be best suited to beat hillary clinton is the one who gets the most delegates by time we get to cleveland. >> this is a game of constant learning ted cruz a better candidate that i than six months ago, donald trump is a dramatically better candidate this can he was kasich great i don't see how he gets to nomination i think he could be vice president but very hard to see, how is past two to win the nomination. >> always a pleasure to have your great analysis newt gingrich there. >> donald trump rallying against ford over new 1.6-billion-dollar investment in a factory in where else? mexico, later fast-food chain carls, jr., making a name for it's gone risque a burger commercial ceo weighing in, on this fight. come on, burger commercial. really? >> that is -- really? >> i really want a burger right now after seeing that [laughter]. ♪ ♪ higher ♪ ♪ only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supp

ted cruz he diction. ted cruz was kicked out of his college fraternity for being unlikeable.act or fiction. lisa, you have lost. now we go into question number i knew it was s an odd number. you are still in it. you could win. only one point separates you from the men. after ted cruz renounced his canadian citizenship, prime minister stephen harper held a good-bye party and said ted cruz is the abraham lcoln of sarah palins. you got that one wrong. the was one question left. tom, this is a bigig night for you. question number. you guys ready? in a fill busker against obamacar ted cruz performed a monologue from the princess dave, you are tied for the lead. tom and dave, he read green egg and ham, he quoted ashton kutcher and rformed a darth vader impression. >> i always watch a filibuster all the way through. you and dave are tied with 7 apiece. but we have consolation prizes for you including goat cheese from the green room. here is the tie breakeker question. you don't need your paddles for this how mamany times has ted cruz argued before thsupreme court. >> twice. >> three

at ted cruz?important to note that a couple of years ago, they conspired to bring down john boehner as speaker of the house. when you engage in political assassination, you're just asking somebody else to bring out the knife down the road. you have to keep your back to the wall if you do that. you strike a king you better kill him. >> and senator mike lee, one of only a few of cruz' fellow senators actually support him. and lee did not hold back in his defense of cruz. here is senator mike lee. >> i am appalled that john boehner would do this. i held my tongue for years on john boehner, even when i disagreed with him. i never saw ted cruz engage in any of the despicable acts that john boehner engaged in. i have had it. >> do you think the tone of john boehner's words were too personal or not? >> no, i don't, listen, he came in to washington intentionally trying to stir up a storm. he wanted to win publicity so he could make this race. you know, you can talk to people in houston who understood this

because he hates ted cruz. he thinks ted cruz is the devil. the thinks ted cruz is a terrible, terrible person. and the problem for ted cruz is that john boehner isn't just speaking for washington professional republicans. according to the polls, he is speaking for millions of republicans out there. the stop trump movement would have a tough job if they have a strong candidate to offer an alternative to trump. but the stop trump movement is stopped with ted cruz as their alternative with donald trump. and a republican candidate and a republican leader who can happily and publicly call lucifer in the flesh. we're joined by luke russert, capitol hill correspondent for nbc news and cooper, the senior adviser for the never trump super pac. and brian dougherty is with us in new york. luke, huh a moment with the current speaker. i have a feeling you wish you could have had a moment with the retired speaker. would have been a lot more fun. >> certainly. i presume the dinner beforehand where the california reds were flowing. interesting comments from

john kasich says he will stay out of ted cruz's way in indiana while ted cruz will steer clear of newexico and oregon. it's being called an agreement, an alliance, a pact, a treaty. today in rhode island a certain someone used a different word for it. >> it is collusion. if you collude -- in politics you are allowed to collude, and i was happy because it shows how weak they are. it shows how pathetic they are. mark: this morning as kasich campaigned in philadelphia, ted cruz was in indiana. they defended their unorthodox cooperation. >> i don't see this as any big deal other than the fact that i'm not going to spend resources in indiana and he's not going to spend them in other places. so what? what is the big deal? i've never told them not to vote for me. i am not over there campaigning and spending resources. we have limited resources. >> he's focusing his energies elsewhere. that is a decision allocation of resources that makes a lot of and is devoted to the principle of meeting hillary clinton and turning the country around. >> donald trump is going to scream and yell -- that has

i came out with ted. i put all my supporters behind making a very clear case that ted cruz wasn't a default choice for me. he was the choice for me. i'm going to support him not only in the primary. i'm going to support him through the convention where he's going to win. >> so there are still certainly a lot of questions about how ted cruz deals with the difficult map in the coming weeks. not just new york, but then pennsylvania and also rhode island and connecticut. but again, his campaign says this is a game changer, that the momentum has shifted. and tamron, if you remember, ted cruz has been making this argument for the past two months or so that this really has been a two-man race. he made it when he beat donald trump in iowa. his campaign says that now, the republican party is uniting behind ted cruz. coalescing behind them. they hope they can ride the momentum right into the convention this summer. >> thank you very much. while hillary clinton and donald trump remain, of course, the front-runners f

they go to ted cruz.rsation with scott walker next. ♪ ♪ mark: thank you for joining us. kellyanne: good to be here. good to be here. candidate anda now you are hosting primaries. we want to talk about that, but let us start with when you got out of the race. you said clearly you thought other folks should get out, the person you deem to the front runner, and listen. scott walker: i thought the plurality on the majority dispersed among many. i hoped others would follow at least sooner. they eventually did, but more time, more money, primary and uses. is -- cauc i'm excited wisconsin is no small way. a you can argue it is a big way. i talked about way back symptom or 21. mark: let's talk about you and donald trump. that before he was the presidential candidate, he was a big supporter of yours. you had some warm conversations. he said nice things, publicly and privately. he was in your state, and he says, you do not look like a motorcycle guy. those of the biggest fighting words. i am elected almost to repea

to ted cruz's credit, america needs the fight to stop obamacare and ted cruz has been fighting to balancehe budget. you see puerto rico going through the throws and greece and other places around the planet. john boehner was not willing to engage in those. that's one of the reasons where we have ted as the only two candidates with any viability left. they are considered to be in the public arena and the public's mind. i start to see that john boehner is endorsing donald trump. that's not the message i want if i'm donald trump. >> thanks for the time. >> certainly. >> let's bring in the spokesperson for the trump campaign. let's follow-up. if he is donald trump, he would have pause about taking support from john boehner. there conservative activists who think john boehner sold them out. do you welcome support from john boehner? >> anyone who wants to support donald trump can support him. john boehner is no longer a sitting member of congress. you have to take pause when members of congress has endorsed ted cruz. with all due respect, if we are united states using his logic, ted cruz should

ted cruz is their guy. we saw radio hosts doing it in iowa and in florida and now in wisconsin, and in a really big way. what you're seeing is that sort of momentum. you're not just seeing the establishment gravitate toward cruz, you're seeing talk radio come to cruz. those make for strange bed fellows but could prove to be effective. >> interesting how talk radio is evolving. there were comments about trump and abortion and some things that lost him in that kind of fear of right-wing talk radio. thank you, dylan. >> thank you. >>> a defeat for trump, a win for cruz. ahead, more on the changing landscape in the race for the white house. what brand of makeup is better for your skin than wearing no makeup at all? neutrogena® cosmetics. powders, concealers and foundations in new shades for more skin tones. with vitamins and antioxidants. your skin will look beautiful when you wear it and even after you take it off. neutrogena® cosmetics see what's possible. >>> tonight is a turning point. it is a rallying cry.

ted: yeah. actually, what linked learning especially, though, it does a better job of really integrating classroom instruction with that technical and career instruction. jessica: okay. the bottom line, no a's. ted: right. jessica: at all, not one single a. and we were discussing this. if one of our kids brought home this report card, you'd be like, "what's going on? you need to buckle down. something's got to change." ted: not a passable report card. jessica: so, why is it that we've gotten such mediocre scores overall? ted: well, i mean, one of the things this report does is do a quick national scan, and then look at the statistics, and then also look for progress. so, you know, some of those b grades you referenced, why we're still a ways from that a level and where we should be, we're recognizing the progress we made in this report. so, you know, preschools are an example where the state is making a commitment, saying all low-income kids should have access to preschool. and the state last ye

ted cruz 15% support. ted cruz lagging kasich in the state. donald trump using ted cruz's words against him. you may remember cruz criticizing new york values. donald trump jumping on that saying cruz was insulting new yorkers. cruz said he was insulting the new york liberal class, not new york voters. if you look, ted cruz is doing well in the delegate hunt. wins in colorado. he took 34 delegates. the donald trump saying he used gustapo tactics. cruz saying that say donald trump temper tantrum. we won because we have a superior organization. in fact, beefing up that delegate organization of his home bringing in a delegate expert to compete here going forward. new york, the next big battle ground could be a winner take all. we should continue to hear donald trump through this week here in new york. john and michelle. >> that's chris frates and the rolling stops. bernie sanders ratcheting up the issue with the primary eight days away over who is qualified to be president. now questioning the secretary's judgment. >> she may have the experience

ted."ple there were the ones that used to scream "darrow, darrow" when he walked in. there's some mets fans out there, my fan. there's some yankee fans but -- >> i would say on behalf of yankee fans, derek jeter, derek jeter. you can go either way with that one. >> anyway, yeah, the newspapers joining in as well. ted cruz -- i'm serious, ted cruz may want to go to williamsport, pennsylvania, this afternoon. it may be safer than being in new york state for his political fortunes. >> it's been a tough start to the new york campaign for ted cruz. no question about it. he was heckled at a restaurant in the bronx, making his case, he was asked about that new york values question and his spin here is that he was talking about guys like eliot spitzer, anthony weiner and charlie rangel, people who donald trump has supported in the pest and not about the good people in front of him at that point or the people in that room with trump. here's what the "new york daily news" has to say this morning. i'l

in the case of lyin' ted cruz, lyin' ted -- lies. oh, he lies. know, ted, he brings the bible, holds it high, puts it down, lies. >> okay. the new donald trump was senator, cruz and the new was back to lyin' ted today. >> i know there is some eye-rolling that all of a sudden because in one speech donald trump doesn't call cruz lyin' ted, all of a sudden he's presidential. i get that. however, i do think we have to talk about the fact that trump legitimately had entered a new phase of his campaign. i thought the most striking part of last night's speech, he came prepared. he clearly had prepared remarks, he was not speaking off-the-cuff. and a large part of that has to do with the fact he now has a new leadership team, including paul manafort. manafort is not sitting behind a desk, he is also involved in sort of the broader direction of the campaign. and also about presentation. he himself said that he wants to help trump frame his tone and set the tone of the campaign. so i think all these things are sort of coming together at a point when trump

but ted cruz has.ultimately, one of them is going to have to come out of cleveland with the majority. and only ted cruz so far has proven he's able to do that anywhere. >> all right. so the other part of my question, of course, even if he didn't have the majority, but had more votes -- more delegates then and more votes than ted cruz, why you thought ted cruz would still, you know, be right as the nominee. on that note, i want to get more on tom's reporting. let's take wyoming, right? no public vote can -- party insiders in the state award 24 of 29 delegates to ted cruz. how is that democratic? >> well, first of all, at the precinct level out in early march, there were scattered votes all over the state. and donald trump did win a delegate then, ted won nine, rubio won one and there was an uncommitted. so a lot more people involved in this than you have suggested. it's not that there were party insiders making those choices. there are a couple states where that does seem to happen. indiana, new york, a

ted cruz is who he says he is, and that kind of consistency is very important to carly fiorina. >> tedruz is just like any other politician. he says one thing in manhattan, another thing in iowa, he says whatever he needs to say to get elected... >> trevor: okay, uh, first of all, you're busted. second of all, if ted cruz says whatever he needs to get elected, then why would he say i'm running with carly fiorina? that doesn't make sense! honestly, no one can figure out why ted cruz made this move. was it to capitalize on carly's popularity in california or an effort into bait trump into saying something sexist about her or was it something personal? >> on the bus on the campaign trail, carly makes up songs and sings them to carolnie and catherine. >> i've come to know ted and heidi and carolnie and catherine -- ♪ i know two girls that i just adore ♪ ♪ i'm so happy i can see them more ♪ ♪ 'cause we travel on the bus all day ♪ ♪ we get to play ♪ we get to play (laughter) >> trevor: and then ted cruz's daughters are probably like -- ♪ i want to get off the bus now please ♪ ♪ she's giving

then calling ted cruz senator, instead of saying lying ted. then today it was lying ted.oes it even matter anymore? >> no. because people love him. it doesn't matter what he does. he'll have -- there will be trump 3.0 and 10.0 by the time we're through with it. >> i thought you said something in your article that i thought was very interesting. you said the problem for hillary clinton is that the people who are the bernie sanders supporters won't be energized enough, may not be energized enough to go to the polls. they may just stay at home because they like bernie so much and they dislike her so much. >> it's not that they don't dislike her, they're just not enthusiast enthusiastic. >> that means if that happens, a lot of those people, that means president trump for her. >> i'll let you say that. >> just saying. thank you. i appreciate it. frank rich sglrnts , thank you. >>> cruz insists no one, including trump, will have enough delegates to get the nomination before the convention. who's right? (patrick 1) what's it like to be the boss of you? (patrick 2) pretty great.

with john kasich and donald trump calling ted cruz a lying ted cruz. it is obnoxious. why is it sticking right now? >> i don't think it is sticking. looking at fox poll, ted continues to rise. that has been a steady progression. it because he is talking about his economic agenda not drawing pictures of fake noses. in his tax record, and his tax proposal, lead to economic growth and more jobs, the more people learn about john kasich the less they like him, he raised taxes in ohio, increases obamacare that is a baseline issue in the republican party against ted cruz who is leader fighting expansion and existence of obamacare. ted's focus on economic growth and job creation is something he is not going to be derailed from. >> hardly derailed, he now leading in wisconsin, which is really interesting considering that donald trump has been leading in many other states, yet he has made real missteps, biggest one the situation where he said women should be punished for illegal abortion. katrina pierson was on the last hour, saying they should punish the doctor or person who pe

for ted cruz.ight now, he's getting all of the delegates for winning the state, all 18 as david shuster said still waiting to hear about the congressional district. it sometimes donald trump is doing well may one or two of those. ted cruz called it a turning point for campaign. i am joined now by contacts written frazier, the national press secretary for cruz for president. this is everything you wanted it to be. isn't it? >> a great night. as the senator said, it is a turning point but a campaign. wisconsin is a unique state. it's different than any other state that voted. not the evangelical state a lot of these others have been. what this shows is that senator cruz is bringing republicans from behind the spectrum from behind his candidacy. his message resonates with working class americans, with women, with minorities and different coalitions we are going to be working hard to share our message with and bring on board moving forward. >> let's talk about where we go from here. this campaign does

he called ted cruz lying ted cruz. him of illegally kwo l coordinating with a pro-cruz super pac, and called him a trojan horse used by the party bosses attempting to steal the nomination from mr. trump. you're on capitol hill. you know ted cruz a little bit. you have seen him up here. is that a fair characterization of ted cruds, someone who is stealing an election and trying to steal a nomination from donald trump? >> i don't know whether it's so much ted cruz or the establishment in washington. donald trump in wisconsin actually outperformed the real clear politics poll average. he was sitting around 34%, he got 35%. i think ted cruz got a real wave in wisconsin of the never trump or anti-trump movement. and he took advantage of that. but there was a lot of operatives in there working who were not big ted cruz fans in the past, but i do think they have this anything but trump mentality. and i think they realize the only vehicle to stop trump from getting to 1,237 is ted cruz. so is it that the establishment has real

lying ted cruz --. ted cruz is worse than a puppet.e's a trojan horse being used by the party bosses, attempting to steal the nomination for mr. trump. and i'll add one thing. anti- -- forces. as of the end of march they spent between 20 and $30 million just to defeat donald trump. not to support any other candidate. >> well this is a primary election. right now we are win knowing the field in order to determine who represents the gop when we two into the national election this fall. so it is unsurprising to me that you had primary candidate versus primary candidate. >> historically, when can you remember another race where so much money was spent simply to defeat one candidate? and it didn't really matter who anyone else voted $30 million in one month. >> well carol, let me tell you about two other things i think made the difference yesterday. i think first of all wisconsin voters were independent and pragmatic yesterday. but two other things that made the difference i think for ted cruz were talk radio. we have a really unique situat

[cheers and applause] people all over the country going to ted cruz.org, ted cruz.org, ted cruz.org,ibuting $10 or $25 or $50. we've had over 1.3 million contributions. [cheers and applause] >> the last two weeks and in the coming days when colorado and wyoming finish voting, we are likely to have gained over 100 delegates on donald trump. [cheers and applause] and as a result of tonight, as a result of the people of wisconsin defying the media, defying the pundits, i am more and more convinced that our campaign is going to earn the 1,237 delegates needed to win the republican nomination. either before cleveland or at the convention in cleveland together we will win a majority of the delegates and together we will beat hillary clinton in november. [cheers and applause] tonight was a bad night for hillary clinton. [ laughter ] it was a bad night in the democratic primary and it was even worse night for her in the republican primary. [cheers and applause] we are winning because you're uniting the republican party. of the 17 candidates who starts this race, a terrific talented, dynamic

ted cruz just walked in here in the back. really the question is they're looking again -- we're talking about delegates and congressional districts. there's only 13,000 republicans here in the bronx. sure, it's a democratic district, but remember you have 13,000 republicans here, that's much easier to connect with. only 2% of the district is white. therefore ted cruz sees this as a potential opportunity to really hit -- he is coming back into brooklyn tomorrow and come and hit this place. if you're talking about ted cruz, when he was here in manhattan two weeks ago, he used bill de blasio as sort of a pinata, political pinata connecting to donald trump, saying donald trump is funded the likes of michael bloomberg, bill de blasio, anthony wiener, the governor here, andrew cuomo. he has used new york and new york values to equate donald trump with the democratic party and liberal values, but the problem is that ted cruz is still ten points down in recent polling here and you've got to remember, we had polling this morning that

ted cruz is worse than a puppet. he's a trojan horse being used by the party bosses attempting to steal the nomination from mr. trump. the campaign charges cruz with illegally coordinating with a super pac backing his candidacy. despite a distant third place finish, kasich's campaign said their candidate is still viable. the campaign's chief strategist, john weaver, writes, quote, the nomination contest is now wide open. tonight's results will solidify that the bound delegates. the republican candidates have two weeks to campaign before the next primary, that's new york. the state offers 95 delegates on a proportional basis. on april 26th, five other northeastern states vote where trump is expected to perform well. >> rich edson in washington. rich, thanks very much. >> dan springer joins us live from wyoming. hi, dan, how is it going tonight? >> reporter: hi, heather. another good night for bernie sanders. he's declared victory in the wisconsin primary. here in wyoming tonight, everyone's talking about new york bein

lying ted cruz. part of a statement, ted cruz is worse than a puppet. he is a trojan horse being used by the party bosses attempting to steal the nomination from mr. trump. now cruz, as you would expect, is taking a different posture insisting that he is gaining momentum that would carry his campaign through colorado and wyoming, that he will get enough delegates to hit the magic number of 1237 before the convention. >> i look forward to coming back to the state of wisconsin this fall and in november for the first time since 1984 painting the badger state bright republican red. >> a >>. >> reporter: and the chief strategist for governor kasich says this means no one will hit the magic number. this week will be remembered as the one in which ted cruz and donald trump both effectively admitted they will not reach the gop convention with enough bound delegates to be the nominee. one thing is certain on a rainy wednesday morning is that everyone is still in the fight and we have plenty of fodder for these broadcasts. back to you. >> mike tobin. thank you, m

tonight did ted cruz beat trump or did the never-trump beat ted cruz? >> both perform this was a life-line opportunity for cruz, it gave him the momentum he needs to create an argument moving forward that, he can prevent him from getting the critical 1237 number. scott walker just endorsed ted cruz the week before, it was a decisive endorsement. it deflates donald trump's narrative whose message is he's invincible. he's got problems with women and we saw that tonight. >> the exit polling, tonight it's not so much the story coming out for trump, it's not his support was eroded and his supporters left, he did okay with the peoplewho said he liked them. he didn't lose them. the story tonight it's not that donald trump is losing support, it's that ted is growing and donald trump is not growing at the same rate. >> we brought up the statement that the trump campaign put out. he makes further assertions on inappropriate action on the part of the cruz campaign and the super pacs. any truth to that? >> he says it's not legal. no, that is not false. to date ther

ted cruz has the momentum.ce a year ago when ted cruz was in a field of 17 you see consistent leadership, consistent messaging. that's paying off over time. that's what people want in the white house. they want a solid candidate they can rely on. his erratic behavior by donald trump is paying off. >> in terms of turning point means the fates have changed. when you look at the delegate count, if you want to put up the numbers, math can get deep. 60% on of the remaining delegates is what trump has to get. but your man can't win either. he needs 88%. i do know the campaign is working existing delegates, going to arizona and louisiana. even then it is a little bit of a stretch. what is your path to victory? >> and the delegates to jeb bush. it is going to be a battle. donald trump is losing support. the vast majority are against donald trump. we are going into new york in two weeks. it will be a tough battle. i think you will see ted cruz competed expectations and do better than people think even if new york. >> ho

ted cruz responded today. listen. >> when john boehner calls me lucifer, he's not directing that at me. he's directing that at you. what boehner is angry with me for is not anything i've said to him. i haven't said much of anything. what boehner is angry with me for is standing with the american people. >> barry, is that what ted cruz is doing, standing with the american people? >> well, so far he's stood with 25% of republican primary voters. i don't think he's standing with the american people. i mean, ted talks a good game about his washington experience but in his six years here, he really hasn't changed anything. but, you know, he made a lot of enemies, picked a lot of fights, some of them unnecessarily. and just very unpopular guy in the senate and in the house. >> ron, i can hear the big sighs there but let me get this question in before you respond. why is it that it seems, ron, that we hear over and over these sorts of insults about ted cruz? it's like ted cruz is applying for a job and all of his ref

ted cruz is what has done tonight. we are talking about donald trump. >> he has the most delegates heading into the convention by the time cleveland rolls around in july. >> and because he is the most probable front runner we have seen in a great many years. >> he has the highest negatives of any major presidential candidate in american history. >> the second highest go to hillary clinton. we are on the verge of having our two major party nominees be the least liked. >> voters will booy motivated to show up. or they will say forget it. >> i think people have to be motivated. that what each candidate is saying is important to mark and their life. >> wisconsin you look at the exit polls and people said i am not going to vote or i will vote for a 30-party candidate or write somebody in. they are that angry with the choice they currently have. all right, tony, ellen, judy, good to see you. thanks for being with us. >> thank you. >> well, 18 states are left. "fox and friends first" starts right now and i will see new a coup

if you haven't been sold on ted cruz before does that sell you on ted cruz? does the seventh place finisher from iowa and new hampshire hold that much sway over the remaining republican voters in the country. is this the key to unlock their hearts? honestly nothing against carly fiorina here and nothing against richard, but stunts like these are less about the identity and the characteristics of the person who gets chosen for a stunt, it's about trying to shake up a race that a candidate is losing. ted cruz might have named anybody. the point of doing something like this is just to try to change the news around ted cruz to be something other than the story of how badly donald trump is beating him in the race for the republican presidential nomination. 38 states have voted so far on the republican side. of the 38 states donald trump has won 26 of them, including his blowout wins last night in five states. his smallest margin of victory was 30 points in connecticut. that was the smallest margin and 30 points, that's how badly he beat john kasich in connecticut.

it wasn't all for ted cruz. lot was to stop donald trump. >> you raised the issue of a possibility of a contested convention. >> could be a double-edged sword for republicans. >> no doubt if developmented trump feels he is not being failure treated by republican party, he could bolt and form -- run as an independent for the presidency and that, again, would not bode well for the republican party. so very, very difficult choices. it's still going to be hard for republicans even tcontrol roomig the rules f donald trump enters the convention with less than 1237 but somewhere close to 1237, it's going to be hard to deny him the nomination. some difficult choices with the republican party. >> david, earlier in the year, polls in wisconsin were showing trump ahead or at least some of them were showing him ahead. >> seemed to change. virtually all of them showed ted cruz was going to have a win tonight, not a big a win as he has had how much of a role do you think all of the issues with trump's comments and his campaig

ted cruz. >> why ted cruz? >> i want obamacare out, out.t's killing us. >> we will repeal every word of obamacare. >> i'm torn between donald trump and ted cruz right now. and if they don't stop bickering like two little kids, the name-calling, it's getting very embarrassing. >> count to 10, donald, count to 10. >> i might go third party because you have got to vote for what you believe. otherwise, you will never get what you want. >> i am voting for ted cruz because he will not violate the constitution. >> i love ted cruz. i will just stop there. >> god bless the great state of wisconsin. >> have you decided how are supporting and why? >> i'm leaning more toward donald trump but i'm open right now. one thing i like about trump is that he is not a politician. >> do we love wisconsin? >> one of the things i like about cruz is his integrity. he has a lot of values. >> as opposed to donald trump, i believe that ted cruz is a constitutional conservative. i feel much more comfortable with ted cruz selecting supreme court justices and i feel more

he's taken to referring to ted as lying ted. how does that wash with you? >> one thing about ted, he always tells the truth. i think these attacks on character are a distraction. >> recently, donald trump sent out an unkind retweet about you comparing your appearance unfavorably to that of his wife, melania trump, who is a retired model. how did that first come to your attention? >> one great thing about me, megyn, is i don't tweet. i have an ability to completely ignore it and i think we have a pattern of behavior here that when donald trump is falling behind, it's interesting the timing oh of that was right before ted's sweep, sweeping victory in utah. >> that's a dodge. who told you about it and how it made you feel? >> you and my dear friend carly have been the object of some of donald's criticisms. but i know why we're running this race, it's not for donald trump, it's for the voters of this country. so it gives me a lot of strength and i have to honestly say it didn't impact me in the least. i have one job on this campaign, and that is to tell the vot