I know Trump was not expected to win WI, but the loss there was still a disappointment. It was apparent in Trump’s Twitter feed, which went from being buoyantly optimistic to being somewhat plaintive. I understand, it is hard to maintain the optimism after a loss—but it is also important to keep up the good front. Wisconsin was actually pretty good news for Trump. He only lost because essentially the entire GOP establishment was strong there. Cruz had the resources of his campaign as well as that of Ryan and Walker. They spend millions of dollars on anti-Trump ads as well. Basically they put everything they had into it as well as likely cheating and Cruz still couldn't crack 50% and Trump held his core (for now) of 35% to 40% support.
Wisconsin was actually pretty good news for Trump. He only lost because essentially the entire GOP establishment was strong there. Cruz had the resources of his campaign as well as that of Ryan and Walker. They spend millions of dollars on anti-Trump ads as well. Basically they put everything they had into it as well as likely cheating and Cruz still couldn't crack 50% and Trump held his core (for now) of 35% to 40% support. Thank you for that bit of positive analysis.
Certainly, the anti-Trumpers do not have those kinds of resources to put into every state, and the stories of Cruz using bait-and-switch tactics with the delegates and committing other under-handed dealings certainly don't help.