Now that the results of Super Tuesday (the day when the largest
number of States have their Primaries and Caucuses at the same time) have sunk
in, we see now a slimmer Republican field. Dr. Ben Carson has stepped
out of the race. He had a good run and was an honorable man. I thank him
for his efforts and hope to continue hearing from him in the future.
Trump however is still in the lead and
Cruz is in second. However, Cruz and Kasich have called for Rubio who is
in third to step down. Apparently Rubio is behind Trump in Florida
(Rubio's home State) while Kasich has the best shot of winning his home State
of Ohio. In short, Rubio appears to be losing ground while Kasich, if
Rubio leaves, is set to gain most of Rubio's' former support from the
Republican establishment. Cruz of course wants Rubio out because Rubio is
Cruz's only other competition save Donald Trump. Otherwise the field has
stayed the same.
With respect to Hillary Clinton versus
Bernie Sanders, Hillary is in the lead due to the number of delegates, but
Bernie is not giving up and still has a chance with upcoming Primaries and
caucuses as the next set are winner take all with respect to the number of
delegates needed to hold the nomination.
Final Thought: We are still in the horse race of
this Presidential election season. It is really anyone's game as Trump
has now just started showing weaknesses with respect to his David Duke
situation, his apparently off the record New York times interview questions (he
is not giving us the whole truth) and overall his personality flaws as a whole
which people are finally starting to notice (harnessing anger is a double edged
sword). Rubio can still win this and so can Kasich if Rubio leaves, but
other than that, the field is the same on both the Democratic and Republican
side save the presence of Dr. Carson.
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