Contrary to wishful thinking, the results of Iowa and New Hampshire only confirm the same stark reality that has haunted the Republican nomination process from the beginning: Party rules are a tragic accident waiting to happen.
Cards on the table: I’m not going to be supporting the Republican nominee in November.
Matt Purple looks ahead to the rest of the February contests and concludes that Trump is still the favorite to win:
Trump leads in New Hampshire, the moderate state. He leads in South Carolina, the establishment state. He leads in Nevada, the libertarian state. His margins in those places are not narrow.