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I guess it kind of speaks to Kasich that I forgot about him.
Kasich: He seems to have put most of his eggs into the Michigan basket, so I do not see him dropping out before then. Makes sense for him to stay in for a while. Give Rubio a few weeks taking heavy fire from Trump and Cruz to make sure he does not implode. In the unlikely, but possible, event that Rubio just flat-out breaks under the pressure, suddenly Kasich is the only establishment candidate still running. If Rubio does manage to get his footing and it turns into the expected Trump/Rubio/Cruz race, then Kasich can still stay in and collect some delegates. He might have some play in the midwest. He can negotiate a campaign suspension with Rubio's people in a way that will provide maximum benefit to Rubio and set Kasich up for a VP nod or a sweet cabinet post. He's 64, so he's probably too old to be thinking 4 or 8 years ahead (though Trump, Hillary, and Bernie are resetting the ideas about age). Still, if he runs a positive campaign and drops out at the right time, he'll have played it pretty well.
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