OH YEAH, LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD, THE 2016 ELECTION IS
FINALLY STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT SHAPE IS KIND OF LUMPY.
THIS IS THE ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> KNOCK THE CRAP OUT OF HIM, WOULD YOU?
>> Stephen: ON TUESDAY NIGHT TED CRUZ SCORED A HUGE WIN IN
THE WISCONSIN PRIMARY.
WHICH HAS GIVEN HIM PLENTY OF REASON TO-- I'M GOING TO SAY
SMILE?
BUT SURE, BUT HIS TED-MENTUM MIGHT BE SHORT LIVED BECAUSE THE
CAMPAIGN HAS MOVED TO NEW YORK WHERE CRUZ HAS GOTTEN IN TROUBLE
FOR CRITICIZING NEW YORK VALUES.
SO HERE'S HOW CRUZ WAS GREETED BY THIS MORNING'S NEW YORK DAILY
NEWS.
TAKE THE BLEEP TRAIN TED.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) NOW FOR YOU NONNEW YORKERS, THE
F [BLEEP] TRAIN SAY PROMINENT LINE HERE IN THE CITY.
WE FREAKILY TELL OUT OF TOWNERS TO TAKE IT.
OF COURSE IT ONLY HAS ONE STOP, AND ITS YA MUTHER'S HOUSE.
BUT EVEN IF NEW YORKERS AREN'T RALLYING BEHIND TED CRUZ HE'S
STILL RACKING UP ENDORSEMENTS RIGHT AND FURTHER RIGHT.
YESTERDAY IDAHO SENATOR AND INAPPROPRIATELY CHIPPER FUNERAL
DIRECTOR JIM RISCH WAS ASKED WHO HE SUPPORTS FOR PRESIDENT.
>> I KNOW YOU HAD ENDORSED MARCO RUBIO.
THAT DIDN'T EXACTLY WORK OUT.
WHO ARE YOU ENDORSING NOW?
>> WELL, I REALLY HAVEN'T ENDORSED ANYONE.
>> ARE YOU NOT GOING TO SUPPORT DONALD TRUMP.
>> I AM NOT GOING TO SUPPORT.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER TWO?
>> WELL, I WOULD, OBVIOUSLY, KASICH IS SO FAR BEHIND, IT'S
IMPOSSIBLE REALLY FOR HIM TO GET THE NUMBERS.
SO BY PROCESS OF ELIMINATION, THAT GETS YOU TED CRUZ.
>> SO YOU WANT TED CRUZ TO GET THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION.
>> AT THIS POINT THERE'S NO CHOICE.
>> Stephen: YES.
YES, AT THIS POINT THERE'S NO CHOICE.
IT'S THAT KIND OF PASSION THAT INSPIRED THE NEW CAMPAIGN
SLOGAN, TED CRUZ, ABANDON ALL HOPE.
BUT-- (APPLAUSE)
THE IMPORTANT THING IS SENATOR RISCH IS ALL IN!
>> SO FAR YOU ARE ONLY, I THINK BY OUR COUNT, THE THIRD SENATOR,
REPUBLICAN SENATOR WHO WOULD NOW EFFECTIVELY ON THIS PROGRAM HAS
COME OUT AND ENDORSED CRUZ.
LINDSEY GRAHAM AND MIKE LEE YOUR COLLEAGUES, THEY HAVE.
BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN.
>> DID I JIS ENDORSE?
>> YOU SORT OF SAID YOU PREFER HIM OVER THE OTHER TWO.
>> I DO.
>> THAT SOUNDS LIKE AN ENDORSEMENT, DOESN'T IT?
>> I GUESS IT DEPENDS ON YOUR DEFINITION.
>> Stephen: YEAH, IT DEPENDS ON THE DEFINITION.
ENDORSEMENT PLEENS THROWING UP IN YOUR MOUTH A LITTLE BIT,
RIGHT?
THAT ENDORSEMENT IS GOING TO STAY WITH ME FOR AWHILE.
SO TED CRUZ IS PILING UP DELEGATES AND GAMING ON DONALD
TRUMP.
WE MIGHT BE ON OUR WAY TO WHAT IS CALLED A CONTESTED
CONVENTION.
THAT'S WHEN NO CANDIDATE HOLDS A DECISIVE MAJORITY OF THE
DELEGATES SO THE NOMINEE IS CHOSEN THROUGH WHEELING AND
DEALING, OR ON RARE OCCASIONS, A HOT BUNS COMPETITION.
HOW DO YOU THINK NIXON GOT THE NOMINATION IN 68EE?
BUT OH, DADDY LIKE.
HERE, HERE'S WHERE IT GETS SUPERCRAZY THE GOP COULD
NOMINATE SOMEONE WHO DID NOT EVEN RUN THIS YEAR.
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO DID NOT RUN THIS
YEAR NOW SOME NAMES, SOME NAMES-- GOOD MEN, SOME NAMES
HAVE ALREADY BEEN FLOATED LIKE PAUL RYAN, MITT ROMNEY, AND MITT
ROMNEY.
I KNOW I JUST SAID HIM, BUT PEOPLE FORGET HIM SO QUICKLY.
NOW IN AN ACT OF DES OPERATION, WHO KNOWS WHO THE GOP WILL
NOMINATE.
COULD BE SCROOGE McDUCK, A OUIJA BOARD THAT SPELLS OUT
RONALD REAGAN, A BALD EAGLE WEARING A PAIR OF KHAKIS.