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Trump Closing In on GOP Nomination?
The New York Times has an article this morning suggesting businessman Donald Trump is on track to win enough delegates to become the Republican nominee in 2016:
Republican Delegate Math Favors Donald Trump After Latest Wins
Donald J. Trump drew closer to grasping the Republican presidential nomination with his victories in three states Tuesday night, and the chances of party leaders’ wresting it from his hands at a contested convention were a bit more remote on Wednesday.
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Republican Delegate Math Favors Donald Trump After Latest Wins
Donald J. Trump drew closer to grasping the Republican presidential nomination with his victories in three states Tuesday night, and the chances of party leaders’ wresting it from his hands at a contested convention were a bit more remote on Wednesday.
Read More >>Sanders and Trump Have Best Nights
Yesterday’s contests provided more than enough fodder for analysts and commentators to assess and come up with opinions on what it all means. The biggest story of the night seems to be Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ upset win in Michigan over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton even after trailing her by as much as 20 percentage points. Starting with that, here’s part of the analysis from Bloomberg Politics’ Jennifer Epstein:
Sanders’ Michigan Upset Offers Warning Signs to Clinton
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GOP establishment creeps toward Cruz
Republican elites are begrudgingly embracing Ted Cruz—and hanging Marco Rubio out to dry.
Panicked at Donald Trump’s dominance and dismayed by Rubio’s continued inability to do anything about it, some top Republican power brokers are turning to Cruz, putting aside their policy and personal misgivings to back the candidate they now openly label as their best hope to stop Trump’s GOP takeover.
Read More >>Polls: Trump leads Kasich in Ohio, Rubio in Florida
Trump Hits a Wall Within the GOP; His Critics Back a Convention Fight
Donald Trump’s facing a wall within his party, with Republicans who don’t currently support him far more apt to prefer Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio in a two-way race — or even to favor a contested convention to block Trump’s nomination.
Trump continues to lead in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, with 34 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning Independents who are registered to vote saying they’d like to see him win the nomination. But he trails both Cruz and Rubio one-on-one.
Read More >>2016 Momentum Shifts, But Not the Math
Last night’s primary and caucus results changed the momentum in both presidential races. But they didn’t significantly alter the overall math and trajectory of the two contests. Let’s start with the Republican race. Donald Trump headed into last night losing some steam after Ted Cruz’s gains over the weekend. And what did Trump do? He won the Michigan and Mississippi primaries by double digits over Cruz, and he even triumphed in Hawaii’s caucuses.
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