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Rivals’ alliance is easiest way to force brokered convention, stop Trump nomination
The last best hope for Donald Trump’s three rivals to stop him may be for them to agree to a March 15 alliance in the hope of forcing a brokered convention, analysts say.
Read More >>Trump’s Mo Slows, But Too Late?
In a normal political environment, Donald Trump would have had a good night on Super Tuesday, establishing himself as the de facto Republican presidential nominee. But this isn’t a normal election year. And in a world where most of the party’s powerbrokers are (belatedly) trying to stop Trump at all costs, the effort to block his nomination became more plausible this week.
Read More >>The Day After Super Tuesday
The results of yesterday’s caucuses and primaries played out about as expected – former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and businessman Donald Trump won a majority of their parties’ contests, while Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders successfully defended their home turf and won a few other states as well. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio finally won a contest (Minnesota’s caucuses) and ran a strong second in Virginia, but few seem to think he did well last night. ... Read More >>
Cruz pins his hopes on two-man race
It wasn’t the Super Tuesday result that Ted Cruz might have envisioned a month ago, but his victories in Texas, Oklahoma and Alaska gave him a rationale to continue his campaign- and to attempt to seize the title of Trump alternative, as he looks to build momentum in the series of states that vote ahead of March 15.
Read More >>5 takeaways from Super Tuesday
Democrats and Republicans ratified their respective front-runners on Super Tuesday — and the two winners revealed two parties galloping in radically divergent directions.
The Democrats’ top priority in coalescing behind Hillary Clinton: running the country.
Read More >>Super Tuesday = Super for Trump
There are only two real storylines out of Tuesday night’s SEC primary: 1. Trump is on a roll and more likely than not, on a path to the GOP nomination; and 2. there is no consensus alternative to Trump. Here are my four quick takeaways for what Super Tuesday means going forward.
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