This past Tuesday, May 3, Indiana held both Republican and Democratic primaries. Trump extended his win streak to lucky seven in a row. He also padded his seventh in a row run of more than 50% of the Republican vote. On primary election night, Ted Cruz decided to call it quits and suspend his campaign… Continue reading Trump and Ruby Red Bloodletting: An Indiana Primary Autopsy (May 7, 2016)
Category: Delegate Count
Trump: The Sideways-L Northeast Primaries (April 29, 2016)
This past Tuesday, April 26th, there was celebration and fireworks at the Trump enclave in Trump Tower, New York. Five Northeastern states held Republican primaries (Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland in geographically southward order) and Trump won them all. He won each with more than 50% of the vote. In two of them… Continue reading Trump: The Sideways-L Northeast Primaries (April 29, 2016)
Trump and the Three Amigos Primaries (NOT) (April 20, 2016)
After a two-week vacation from presidential primaries, we watched as New York voted yesterday, April 19. The polls closed at 9 PM eastern time, and the Republican race was promptly call at 9:02 (CBS), before any significant number of actual votes were counted. Trump made a similarly rapid victory appearance at Trump Tower coming down… Continue reading Trump and the Three Amigos Primaries (NOT) (April 20, 2016)
Trump and the Colorado Delegates: “Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda” (April 12, 2016)
Donald Trump, still smarting from his campaign’s recent poor showing in Colorado and elsewhere in securing delegates according to the published RNC rules, has doubled down on his sore-loser rants. He is now vying for Whiner, Whinier, and Whiniest. No Presidential candidate in recent memory has ever displayed such a delicate, thin skin. As Bob… Continue reading Trump and the Colorado Delegates: “Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda” (April 12, 2016)
Trump: Americans Hate a Sore Loser (April 10, 2016)
Trump’s New Man in Town The Trump campaign hired Paul Manafort as some kind of campaign manager around March 15 of this year (Week 11). The New York Times took notice with a piece on March 28 calling him a convention and delegate manager set to work with the team. Donald J. Trump, girding… Continue reading Trump: Americans Hate a Sore Loser (April 10, 2016)
Trump & Baseball: Let’s Play Ball (March 19, 2016)
Major League Baseball has a 162 game long regular season. Success is an endurance contest. It is a longer and tougher test of a team’s stamina and leadership than a football, basketball, soccer, or golf season. In baseball terms, the Republican primary season is about two weeks past the All-Star Break. Trump is leading the… Continue reading Trump & Baseball: Let’s Play Ball (March 19, 2016)
Take a Deep Breath: Delegate Math (March 1st)
There has been far too much hyperventilating on the part of reporters and pundits about the run-away train inevitability of Donald Trump’s coronation. As of this afternoon, March 2nd, the AP (Associated Press) reports that 695 delegates to the Republican Convention have been awarded to specific candidates running for the nomination. There are a total of… Continue reading Take a Deep Breath: Delegate Math (March 1st)