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The good news for the Republican “establishment” is that there’s a man who might be able to stop Donald Trump. The bad news is that it’s Ted Cruz, someone they may dislike almost as much.

Cruz, who won Idaho on Tuesday while finishing second to Trump in Michigan, Mississippi and Hawaii, is within striking distance of Trump. So far, 29 percent of Republican primary voters have voted for Cruz as compared with 35 percent for Trump.

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.

By winning Michigan, Mississippi and Hawaii, ... Read More >>

For the Record: Can Marco Rubio win?

Marco Rubio was supposed to be the establishment’s savior, but now (if you believe the unnamed sources) even his advisers are pressing him to throw in the towel before next week’s primary in Rubio’s home state of Florida, where the latest Quinnipiac poll shows Donald Trump in a comfortable lead. Rubio’s campaign says that’s crazy talk: They’re in it to win it! Nevertheless, it’s a fair question whether “death watch” coverage becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. After all, were any of us surprised by the time that Ben Carson and Jeb(sad emoji) Bush dropped out?

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.

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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Marco on the brink

With mounting losses and his chances that voters deliver him the Republican nomination near-nonexistent, Marco Rubio is flirting with the same political “death spiral” that swallowed Jeb Bush only three weeks ago.

He’s fending off rumors of quitting, defending undersized crowds and promoting polls that show him losing (even in his home state), while also whining about Donald Trump’s media coverage.

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.