Ted Cruz and Allies Work to Halt Donald Trump’s Gains
Until recently, the group had focused on Senator Marco Rubio of Florida. “For months, until about two or three weeks ago, every single person that I encountered in the Republican Party would begin every sentence the same way: ‘When Trump is gone,’ ” Ms. Conway said. “That itself was a flawed premise.”
.. Yet Mr. Cruz has been dealing with more than Mr. Trump. Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum continue to attack him, and the state’s six-term governor, Terry E. Branstad, urged Mr. Cruz’s defeat, part of an onslaught from allies of the ethanol industry.