FINANCIAL TIMES: Donald Trump, the leading Republican presidential contenders in opinion polls, vowed on Thursday not to run as an independent if he failed to win the party’s nomination…
“The best way for us to . . . beat the Democrats is if I win the nomination,” he told reporters and supporters after meeting Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee. “For that reason I am totally pledging my allegiance to the Republican party.”
Speaking in a marbled lobby in front of a store that sells Trump T-shirts and teddy bears, the presidential hopeful said he had not been given any special concessions for signing. “I received nothing other than a promise to be treated fairly. The [RNC] has been absolutely terrific over the last few months.” … (more)
