2016 Campaign Watch

It is looking more and more likely that no candidate on the Republican side will arrive at the convention with enough delegates to claim the nomination on the first ballot. Both businessman Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz could still potentially win the necessary 1,237 delegates needed for a majority, while Ohio Gov. John Kasich has no possible path to a first-ballot win. So long as all three remain in the race, a contested convention seems more and more ...
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Last night’s results aren’t quite complete, with recounts possible in Missouri on both the Democratic and Republican sides, but the takeaway this morning seems to be that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had an excellent night and businessman Donald Trump did very well also. Dan Balz of The Washington Post summarized much of the conventional thinking this morning with the following article:

A good night for Trump and a better night for Clinton

It was a good night for Donald Trump ...

Following a disappointing second-place finish in his home state of Florida last night, Sen. Marco Rubio suspended his campaign last night. Politico reports:

Rubio suspends presidential campaign

Marco Rubio suspended his presidential campaign Tuesday night in Miami after losing his home state to Donald Trump.

After falling far behind Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the delegate race, Rubio needed a win in Florida just to survive. But he couldn’t overcome the strong support for the party’s unconventional and controversial frontrunner, who ...