When last we checked in on Spain, the country was struggling to make sense of largely inconclusive elections held in late December.
Mariano Rajoy’s PP managed to secure the most seats in parliament, but when the electoral smoke cleared it was apparent that Spanish voters were no longer content with the political status quo.
Ed Luce indulges the Michael Bloomberg presidential bid speculation:
David Brooks predicted a Rubio victory yesterday:
"It's gonna be Rubio. I'm telling you, it's gonna be Rubio." – David Brooks on the GOP nominee. #MTP
— Meet the Press (@meetthepress) January 24, 2016
National Review’s barrage against Donald Trump won’t make much difference in the race, but clarifies nonetheless. In an editorial and 22 signed contributions, the magazine urges conservatives to reject Trump. Ninety percent of those likely to be influenced by National Review (a small, but not negligible number in a GOP primary) would have come to that conclusion without any help: Trump is not and never has been an establishment conservative, and other perfectly capable candidates are filling that niche.
Reihan Salam imagines how Trump might be stopped: