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Ted Cruz said the rough alliance formed between himself and Ohio Gov. John Kasich should not be interpreted as the beginnings of a presidential ticket. | Getty Cruz: Kasich VP talk 'very, very premature'

Ted Cruz downplayed the possibility of John Kasich as his running mate on Tuesday, a little more than a day after the two Republican presidential candidates agreed to cede each other states in an attempt to stop Donald Trump from becoming the party's nominee.

"Oh, I think that is very, very premature," the Texas senator said in an interview with Indianapolis radio host Tony Katz.

Cruz's team is vetting former opponent Carly Fiorina on its short list.

Cruz went on to say that that while he respects Kasich and he is a "good and capable man," the latest announcement should not be interpreted as the beginnings of a presidential ticket.

"We have decided to go all in on the state of Indiana," he said. "I think the Hoosier State is going to have a pivotal role, and John Kasich has made a decision to pull out of Indiana to focus his resources elsewhere."

Although Kasich has decided to pull his resources from Indiana and its 57 winner-take-all delegates, the Ohio governor has declined to tell his supporters to vote for Cruz in the state's May 3 primary, suggesting in multiple interviews that pulling those resources would do the trick. Cruz's team, meanwhile, has given up Oregon and New Mexico's total of 52 proportionally allocated delegates.

"I think both of those decisions make eminent sense from the respect of the campaigns and what needs to get done," Cruz remarked.

Earlier in the interview, Cruz said that while he has some policy disagreements with Kasich, both men "agree that Hillary Clinton would be disastrous for this country, and that nominating Donald Trump ensures a Hillary Clinton win.”