Ted Cruz, John Kasich coming together to stop Donald Trump

Ted Cruz and John Kasich.
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On Sunday night, the Ted Cruz and John Kasich campaigns issued statements nearly simultaneously announcing they are coordinating efforts to prevent Donald Trump from becoming the Republican presidential nominee.

Cruz's campaign manager, Jeff Roe, said in a statement that having Trump "at the top of the ticket in November would be a sure disaster for Republicans." The Cruz campaign will start focusing its resources in Indiana ahead of the May 3 primary and will "in turn clear the path for Gov. Kasich to compete in Oregon and New Mexico."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.