Author: craigcrawford

So long as Cruz and Rubio stay viable Trump wins. His rivals did just that in the debate last night, landing punches that will encourage their donors.

The best news for Trump is that Cruz might win his home state of Texas next week. And that Rubio is the darling of establishment Republicans who despise Trump and Cruz.

Two-thirds of GOP voters don’t want Trump, but so long as they are split between his rivals his one-third keeps him on top. If Trump can keep these two humming while he whistles past them he will be the presumptive nominee by late March.

Lucky news here at Trail Mix International Headquarters. A major thunderstorm has knocked out DIRECTV and I TrumpTV as well. Take your pick, that’s all the news channels want to talk about, so thank the Lord Almighty, his or her own self, for shutting them down! A chance to catch up on recently recorded episodes of “Better Call Saul”

A Bill Clinton appointed federal judge ruled that State Department officials and top aides to Hillary Clinton should be questioned under oath about whether they intentionally thwarted federal open records laws by using or allowing the use of a private email server throughout Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state.

“How on earth can the court conclude there is not at minimum a reasonable suspicion of bad faith,” Judge Sullivan said.

Hillary’s Nevada win, although narrow, put down the Sanders threat, simply because the map going forward presents no imaginable path to victory for him without a knockout tonight. Trump winning South Carolina means he only fails to win the nomination unless the GOP reverses its history of giving the nod to the winner of both NH and SC. Looks like the general election matchup is clear.

If you record tonight’s competing GOP/Dem town halls on CNN and MSNBC, plus all the commentary afterwards on both channels, there’s something like SEVEN HOURS of candidates and pundits live on TV tonight. Here’s your thread for our own commentary.

Can you handle it?

Town Halls Tonight (2/18)
8 PM ET CNN: Bush, Kasich, Trump
9 PM ET MSNBC: Clinton, Sanders