I suspect Donald Trump will have either a pretty good or a YUGE night (depending on Ohio). Does that mean he has the nomination in the bag? Not necessarily.
It's ain't over till it's over. And with Trump only having a plurality of votes so far, it's far from over. And while the GOP is not quite as stacked as the DNC is, don't underestimate the GOPe to dictate an election. Of course, it could backfire on the GOPe. The best thing Donald Trump has going for him is most of the GOPe loathe Ted Cruz possibly even more than they do the Donald, but Cruz is starting to make allies. The GOPe transferring its love to Kasich seems pretty thin gruel, Ohio notwithstanding.
Of course as Jonah recently pointed out, the invasion of body snatchers is a bit of a problem for those resisting a Trump nomination. Public perception of inevitability makes Trump's position that much stronger. As many of us have been saying for a while, there is really only one realistic path to resisting a Trump nomination. Cruz is also close in delegate numbers.
The Italian Thing: Trump is not Julius Caesar or Mussolini, he's more like this guy.
The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars— HL Mencken (@HLMenckenBot) March 6, 2016
Instapundit: Why Rubio is out, This one strange fact disqualifies him from the presidency, Cheesy, Why now, Why are democrat controlled newspapers so racist, What Trumpites should do, those Romans thought they wouldn't get the Republic back too (and they were right)
RedState: Trump Supporters shock the NYT, Trump wins Northern Marianas Islands, Preferred by the Troops (just like Caesar was), and did Pete Rose really endorse Donald Trump?
Lem's Levity/Chip Ahoy: How the media tries to control opinion (when you consider how the internet can influence things, it gets way scarier)
Twitchy: What the hell is going on over at Breitbart? This has been a wild week. If they are actually in the bag for Trump, this is a big deal.
DaTechGuy: Trump is definitely media savvy
Legal Insurrection: Super Duper Tuesday II
Mark Steyn: Richard Dreyfus endorses Mark Steyn?
John Podhoretz's New Trump Theory
What about the threat of a third party run, you ask: Donald Trump may not be able to afford it
Wombat: Don Surber: Ayers and Co will be going after any Republican this fall and Megan McArdle: Trump and his Protesters Symbiotic Relationship
American Power Blog: Trump's Unlikely Melting Pot Campaign and why do millions of Americans back Trump?Mark Steyn: Richard Dreyfus endorses Mark Steyn?
John Podhoretz's New Trump Theory
What about the threat of a third party run, you ask: Donald Trump may not be able to afford it
Wombat: Don Surber: Ayers and Co will be going after any Republican this fall and Megan McArdle: Trump and his Protesters Symbiotic Relationship
Regular Right Guy: The Trump Alternative?
AoSHQ: It is all but over if Trump wins big
While We Slept: Donald Trump's Revolution is like...
Rush Limbaugh: Wise Men?, Watch out for Jeb, and hanging their hopes of Kasich
Ides of March: How it changed the world
Rush Limbaugh: Obama is not serious about Garland, Schumer took out Rubio and Kasich: The GOPe's last best hope
AoSHQ: This is not a good idea (if you want to oppose Trump, let Cruz have the chance to legitimately win--that is your only option right now)
As of right now, he has better than half the delegates needed. Cruz is a tad shy of a third.
ReplyDeleteCruz also failed to win a single Southern state and only one Midwestern state.
Take a look at the schedule in April:
Wisconsin, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island.
How much of that looks like Cruz country?