It's over. Donald Trump is the Republican nominee.
He
just added Nevada to the growing list of caucus primary wins, and while
he needs more delegates to clinch it, who the heck can stop him now?
He
is leading in national polls and in many state polls; he's succeeded in
upending rivals such as Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush and Ben Carson; and there's
no one in sight who can stop him. The only question is when will the GOP
embrace him? The answer: no time soon.
The
establishment doesn't like him because it can't control him. Yet he's
the only conservative candidate who stands a chance against Hillary
Clinton. The polls may reflect Marco Rubio doing well as a conservative
uniter, but no one will hammer Clinton's biggest weakness better than
Trump, and that's Clinton fatigue.
Sorry, Bernie fans, the Democratic nomination is hers to lose.
Bush
has limped away from the race in a manner that validates almost every
insult Trump had flung at him (these are just from the past two weeks):
"Total disaster," "had to
bring in mommy to take a slap at me," "zero communication skills," "weak
candidate," "spent a fortune of special interest money on a Super Bowl
ad," "desperate," "failed campaign," "Not a leader!" "by far the
weakest of the lot," "Jeb failed as Jeb," "gave up and enlisted Mommy
and his brother," "Weak," "no chance."
At least Jeb had the guts to face the truth and withdraw. John Kasich is a nice guy, and he gives good hugs,
but under what scenario does he actually win? Carson is just as
surprised as you and me that he's still on stage, which means he doesn't
belong there.
Staying in the race is delusional at this point. It's time they pack their bags and turn their loss into a win on the speaking and publishing circuit.
That
leaves Rubio and Cruz. Neither one of them can beat Clinton, or Trump
for that matter. Yes, Cruz captured Iowa, but he is too scary for
moderate Republicans and independents. And the GOP "establishment" can
hope that with Jeb gone, Rubio will scoop up enough non-Trump votes to
cruise to a victory, but that's not happening either. After Cruz and
Trump grab their share of the undecided, there won't be enough left to
give Rubio the bump he needs to pass Trump.
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