It’s certainly not over.
The big states, most of which are winner take all....will determine the nominee.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois, California, Ohio, Florida, Michigan, etc.
Which every candidate wins most of these states will be the nominee.
“Trump Fever Has Broken”
Better in the primary than in the general.
Trump will win Michigan. Romney is seen as a losing skunk ‘round these parts.
You are right.
It is ALL over for the next 8 years. Maybe we will get lucky in 2024.
I congratulate Cruz for his win, but you are greatly overstating what this means. If Cruz wins LA then I would agree something has fundamentally changed, but right now you are reaching.
I support Cruz over Trump, but I think you’re way premature with your call. It looks like Cruz and Trump may split the races tonight with each winning two states. But depending on margins, Trump could come away with more delegates. Cruz’s victory(ies) isn’t nothing, but I’m not sure it’s going to change the narrative. And on the ground, there are more primaries, including big winner-take-alls coming up, and fewer caucuses. Cruz will get a boost tonight, but I don’t think the race fundamentals are changing that much. The best thing Cruz can do with his media attention is to put more get-out pressure on Rubio and Kasich.
My fear is that the old conservative/base split continuing to the convention, with neither Trump nor Cruz getting enough votes for a first ballot victory will lead to the GOPe working their second ballot magic—a splintered party and yet enough tepid GOPe loser of a nominee.
The GOPe must be thrilled tonight.
“Chris Christy gets the bad timing of the year award”
Na, he should have stayed at the donut shop and not have
gotten in the race in the first place. Same for Jeb. All
they did was pad the pockets of the liberal mainstream
media. Waste of time, energy and good air.
And who won Kansas in 2012? Santorum.
Yep, Kansas is quite the bellweather for GOP nominees, it would seem.
Oh, wait...
I don’t know if I’d go that far, but if Cruz can win at least two of the four states tonight, I think Trump’s campaign may come out of this hurt more seriously than his supporters think.
Another problem for Trump is Rubio’s poor showing. The ‘anti-Trump’ vote seems to be trying to coalesce around one candidate now, that being Cruz. If Rubio’s bad outing convinces his supporters to start fleeing the sinking ship, are the majority of them going to go to Cruz? I think they probably will.
I’m not ready to say that Trump is finished, by any stretch, but I think, for the first time, Trump could now be seriously vulnerable.
You’re high dude
Cruz was almost even in the one recent Kansas poll....6 points for Trump with an MOE OF THREE percent I think
Maine I’m unsure of
Trump is favored in KY and LA
NOT A BIG SHOCKER
Cruz does better in caucus party primaries
Trump if he wins KY and LA by decent margins expands his margin
It’s all over to you?
You’re not a Cruz guy?
Whatever
Yeah, I doubt it.
Trump is winning Kentucky right now, and will probably win Lousiana too.
Notice that the states, Nevada excepted, that Cruz does really well in are the caucus states. That’s because the turnouts are small, and are more limited to the type of party hacks who goes to CPAC and read National Review. Trump does better in the primary states where the actual *people* vote.
Trump obit #3,728
Commentary from someone who can’t even spell Christie’s name correctly!
That new york times off the record interview from trump hurts him. Can he be trusted...
Dream on. LOL!
His “softening” is silly and needless, and show he arrogantly assumes he is the inevitable nominee. And I am a supporter. People love the waterboarding fist pumping against Muslims. Who cares what Michael Hayden, S.E. Cupp or Sally Kohn think? Worry about it later. Not now.
http://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president
You’re right. Trump is doomed. Doomed, I say!
Trump is listed dead last for Louisiana. He’s even behind Paul, Rubio, and Santorum. Doomed!
Cruz is up near the top with Bush, Carson, Christie, and Cook.
It’s over. Trump is doomed. [Sadly, it’s nearly impossible to tell satire from serious posts these days. I wonder what people will guess for my post.]