(CNN)Conservative
leader Bob Fischer gathered more than a dozen right-wing leaders and
Republican lawmakers in Washington Thursday to discuss how to stop
Donald Trump from getting their party's nomination.
"I'm
there to support Ted Cruz," said Mike Farris, a Republican lawyer, as
he left the Army and Navy Club, where the group met behind closed doors
for close to three hours. "There's a lot of Cruz support."
Rep.
Trent Franks, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, attended the
meeting briefly. So did conservative leader Bill Wichterman.
The
event was advertised as a meeting of the group Conservatives of Faith.
Erick Erickson, who has floated the idea of a third-party candidate
against Trump dialed in to the meeting by phone.
With
wins in at least three nominating contests on Tuesday, Trump is the
overwhelming front-runner in Republican delegates, though he still faces
the possibility of a contested convention this summer, particularly if
either of his remaining rivals, Cruz or Ohio Gov. John Kasich, gathers
momentum.
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