In the escalating war between "Lyin'" Ted Cruz and "Snivelling Coward" Donald Trump, reports that Cruz could end up with more delegates than Trump from Louisiana - despite The Donald's victory - have incensed the New York businessman. As Politico reports, Trump raged that Ted Cruz is trying to "steal" delegates, "because that's the way Ted works."
Earlier in the campaign, I would have disagreed with Daniel Larison that Donald Trump would be a disastrous general election candidate. (I would have agreed that he would be a disastrous president, but that’s another matter.)
Last July I wrote that Donald Trump was merely a “blip,” a novelty candidate who couldn’t do much better than 17 percent in the polls. He would swiftly go the way of Herman Cain.
In August, I still didn’t believe the Trump hype. The 2016 race, I predicted, would see an early surge for a religious right candidate, followed by the inevitable nomination of the establishment favorite, probably Jeb Bush. After the Iowa caucuses, I was sure my scenario was playing out, only with Rubio in place Bush.
Members of the GOP foreign policy establishment are open to supporting Hillary Clinton for president if that’s what it takes to prevent Donald Trump from becoming commander in chief. As The Hill reports, a number of prominent Republicans who signed a scathing open letter denouncing Trump said they aren’t wavering from their opposition to him..."Donald Trump is not a Republican. ... He is a caricature of classless wealth. ... He is a caricature of the ugly American."
It appears 'winter' is coming for The Republican Party. Having already warned "there wil be riots," if he's denied the nomination, Politico reports, a majority of Republican insiders say Donald Trump should not get the GOP presidential nomination if he falls short of winning a majority of delegates – even if Trump amasses more than any of his opponents.
Despite Trump's yuuge lead in the delegate count...
Politico reports,