Thirty states have spoken. Before Iowa, we had 12 candidates. Now we have just three (but really two). The race has started to take its victims.

Wisconsin votes on April 5, and the big Northeast primaries including Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland and Rhode Island will take place later on in the month.

Before we focus on them, let’s recap the primary season and see who can win. In Iowa we saw Cruz victorious in the first caucus primary (27 percent to Trump’s 24 percent), and this was in a state that Trump was favored to win. Then Trump dominated the next three states by large margins (New Hampshire by 20 percent, South Carolina by 10 percent and Nevada by 22 percent), and was carrying huge momentum into Super Tuesday (the Tuesday when 11 states voted). Trump was victorious with wins in seven states and only having three close states (Arkansas, Vermont, and Virginia). Cruz won three states: Texas (his home state), Oklahoma and Alaska. Rubio took Minnesota and finished third in most states. Then on to the following Saturday, with four more primary states up for grabs. Cruz and Trump split them, but Cruz got the better of Trump as he won more delegates (69 to 53). That doesn’t seem big, but that is 16 delegates closer.

Now that we have gotten this far, we see that Rubio could not beat Trump consistently like Cruz can. We have also seen that Texas has been instrumental in helping Cruz stay close. We see that John Kasich can only win his state, and not much else.

What does this mean? I’ll tell you. Kasich has one of two options: the first is to drop out and throw support behind Cruz, as he is the only candidate that can beat Trump. Or he can wait for a brokered convention and for yet again another Cruz victory. John is a great guy, but he has to see the writings on the wall and choose a camp: Trump or Cruz.

For all reading this, understand that I am pro-Cruz and for a reason. Trump is no Conservative, and he is no Republican either. Trump is a populist who will do whatever will get his poll numbers up. Cruz has values and core beliefs that Democrats don’t like, but Trump spells the end of the Republican Party. Trump is also the only candidate of the four left that loses to Hilary Clinton in a general election poll. This is not trying to tell you who to vote for — that’s your choice. I am just laying out an argument to see the light or at least feel the heat. I have many friends who are Trumpites, and I won’t treat them any differently than anyone else.

All I am saying is for the sake of the party of Lincoln and Reagan, look at what is happening, vote and stay informed. It is the only way we can make sure the vibrancy of American politics stays alive and we keep this great country what it is.