And so what ended up happening is even though I won twelve states, at the end of the day, Trump had too big a lead, and it essentially took too long for the rest of the field to consolidate that. Rubio stuck around a long time. Kasich stuck around a long time. They couldn't win anywhere, but they could suck votes away from me, and they did. And that their sticking around played a pivotal part in Trump's winning the nomination in 16. All right, let's talk about dropping out. (10:32–10:39)
CLAIM
Asserts that Rubio and Kasich's prolonged candidacies diverted votes from him.
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