Super Tuesday Results & GOP Analysis

JEFFHEAD.COM ^ | March 2, 2016 | Jeff Head

[Jeff Head]

Given the polling in the week running up to the election, he did better than many expected.

It is the largest percentage defeat of Trump so far this election...and it netted Cruz almost 100 of the delegates.

So, yes, he would have liked to have gotten over 50% and gotten all of those delegates...but given the year and the tremendous popularity of Trump...it was a good victory.

It was also a must have for Cruz....as is Florida for Rubio...as is Ohio for Kasich.

I believe Rubio is going to lose his home state...and lose it big.

And in Ohio, Kasich will either lose it (which appears likely)or if he wins it, it will most likely be by far smaller a vote percent than Cruz won Texas.

The irony would be though, that since it is a winner take all, he would get all of the delegates. Double irony would be, that even getting all of them will be quite a bit fewer than what Cruz won on Super Tuesday in Texas.

[Pietro]

Thanks for your reply.

I agree the campaign has gotten rough, but in a sense that's to be expected, especially when one of the combatants plays a "no-holds barred" type of offense.

But I think both men are pragmatists and realize that uniting the party is essential for victory, and too, they both have thick enough skins to let a lot of that stuff roll off. Also, they both bring unique and necessary strengths.

In any case, at this point, I think that's the best we can hope for.

[Jeff Head]

I agree...it is the best thing that could happen.

...and who knows? If they came out and said that this had been their strategy all along, and then shook hands and moved forward together, it would negate the attempted backlash by the dems in the general, and allow them to proceed without having to worry about all of that.

I hope you are right.

[bert]

——We simply do not know.-—

There we have it.