Posted on 04/06/2016 10:15:33 AM PDT by Steelfish
ANALYSIS: Donald Trump Grows Weaker, Setting Up Further Republican Chaos
By Rick Klein Apr 5, 2016
Wisconsin will go down as the state that turned the tide - or that turns the minds of anxious Republicans to what might have been.
Donald Trumps loss proves a point the anti-Trump forces have been making with varying intensity for months. He was blown out, losing broadly and decisively in a big battleground state, in a winnowed field and in a primary that was open to independents as well as GOP regulars.
Tonight is a turning point. It is a rallying cry, Ted Cruz said in declaring victory, in words that his erstwhile enemies in the Republican establishment would gladly endorse at this point in the race.
Trumps support is stalling among Republican voters, and his failure to close out his rivals speaks to his potential weakness in a general election. Tuesdays results show the GOP frontrunner can be beaten soundly in places where the case against Trump is prosecuted in a sustained way - and perhaps helped along when Trump himself plays into those arguments with his own behavior.
With a Trump ceiling coming in to focus, his path to a majority of convention delegates has never been narrower. Strikingly, more than a third of Republicans in Wisconsin exit polls say theyd be scared under a Trump presidency, with another two in 10 saying theyd be concerned. Trump was uncharacteristically silent Tuesday night, as if he had nothing good to say. Cruz is by far the biggest beneficiary of the anti-Trump sentiments. Wisconsin delivered the kind of cross-demographic victory that, to date, only Trump has managed in an electorally significant state.
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Before Wisconsin there were 867 delegates remaining. To reach 1237 delegates Trump required 56% of the remaining delegates. To reach 1237 delegates Cruz required 88% of the remaining delegates. After Wisconsin there are 825 delegates remaining. To reach 1237 delegates Trump requires 58% of the remaining delegates. To reach 1237 delegates Cruz requires 89% of the remaining delegates.
Cruz has moved closer to elimination.
Even if he had 11 more Wisconsins it wouldnt be enough, hed be eliminated. Hes just too far behind.
LOL!
The “essence” of the man from Glad is perfectly captured.
This guy is clinically ambitious, bought, paid for and in debt for life to the tentacles of the globalists and North American Union cartel.
And.... Heidi paved his ditch to get them.
You overestimate Hillary and underestimate Trump.
Sounds like a scene from Gone With The Wind.
Trump is about to shut off any numerical chance Ted Cruz has of attaining 1237 delegates pre convention.
This is referenced as Trump growing weaker?
Nowhere is it mentioned that Ted might be weaker, having been eliminated from getting the delegates he needs prior to the convention.
It’s just comical to watch you folks flail around in your magic make believe world.
Not to worry, nullifying the majority of voters who voted for Trump is still the only pathway for Ted. He doesn’t think the vote is sacrosanct like Conservatives do.
What did we tell you about this guy?
lol
Only #12,324,985? I thought it was more like 12 billion...
The party has to come together or we lose our Republic to socialism.
Yep. Whatever else one thinks about Hillary, she is a policy wonk and has a great grasp of the details of government and policy. The Donald would be left blustering, boasting and insulting - the things he does best.
I disagree. Hillary can spout policy all day long. Trump is very poorly prepared as he demonstrated when Chrissy Matthews made a fool of him.
Let’s see what happens in a couple of weeks if Trump beats the stuffing out of Ted in New York and expands his delegate lead to well over 300. Then, the week after where Ted has to go into five northeastern primaries, all of which few thinks he has any chance in.
Clearly, Cruz is in the driver's seat!
“Trump has won 8 out of the last 10 primary contests.”
ID,CO,ND,WI?
Megyn Kelly, Karl Rove, Dana Loesch and Stephen Hayes were all propping up Trump? You’re nuts.
That's only 5 of 10, half scared of him as a POTUS
What's wrong with the OTHER 50% of Republicans?
I would cry and end up throwing the entire bowl at the TV screen.
Two weeks from last night, Apr 19 ... Cruz will be mathematically eliminated from getting 1237.
LOL.
More AIR WAR campaigning from the Cruz/DC Cartel media hoping to capitalize on a single state outcome in WI to propagandize TRUMP supporters and drug the flock of geese following Cruz around.
Who would have EVER believed little Teddy would be propped up by the enemy of the people, just six months ago.
You remember, back when Ted was railing against the “DC Cartel”, who are now using him as their drug mule.
Cruz will never be the nominee.
HA! HA!
Ted has two more weeks to pretend he is a viable presidential candidate.
That's why he swept Lyin' Ted in the south and has 250 delegate lead?
Let's see what you have to say after the New York and northeastern primaries.
All the GOPe and Ted and all their PACs can manage to do, at best, is keep Trump just under 1237 delegates.
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