dropped out of the race

Much to the chagrin of the political establishment, Donald Trump is on the verge of locking up the GOP nomination.

New Hampshire: Trump.

Nevada: Trump.

South Carolina: Trump.

Put simply, if the brazen billionaire locks up Super Tuesday, it's all over for the field. Here's a preview of next week's critical polls via Politico:

Alabama primary; 50 delegates

A new Emerson poll from Massachusetts (votes March 1) shows that Trump continues to have a huge lead there:

New #Massachusetts Poll#GOP@realDonaldTrump– 50%@marcorubio– 16%@JohnKasich– 13%@tedcruz– 10%@RealBenCarson– 2%

— ECPS (@EmersonPolling) February 22, 2016