Former Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.) is warning of “wholesale losses” for Republicans if Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is the party’s nominee, and says only Donald Trump can stop him.

“I question his allegiance to the party,” the 1996 GOP presidential nominee said about Cruz in an interview with The New York Times published Wednesday. “I don’t know how often you’ve heard him say the word ‘Republican’ — not very often.

“If he’s the nominee, we’re going to have wholesale losses in Congress and state offices and governors and legislatures,” Dole continued.

Read the article “Establishment Repub. Bob Dole Picks Trump Over Cruz, Argues Electability Despite Cruz Polling Better Than Trump in General Election Matchups” on thehill.com.