Trump is witnessing severe turbulence in his journey to the White House. The weather has turned so hostile he could be forced to reroute his campaign and shed some of the highly hateful and toxic baggage he has carried on. But he has to take all the blame for the current plight, having ignored dire predictions from people with nous about the dangers of pursing a path paved with nothing but outright bigotry, xenophobia, misogyny and anything one would be scared of associating with a presidential hopeful in the United States.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz snatched a solid victory in the Wisconsin primary, making it harder for frontrunner Trump to clinch the Republican nomination outright. Cruz captured most of Wisconsin’s 42 Republican delegates, which raises the prospect of a contested convention in July when Republican delegates meet to choose the party nominee for the November presidential election. It has been a bumpy ride for Trump for a few weeks and the Wisconsin defeat deals another huge blow. He was forced to backtrack last week after saying women who had abortions should face punishment if the procedure is outlawed, and he supported his campaign manager after he was charged with assault for allegedly grabbing a reporter. He lies wounded after tripping on his own pile of outrageous errors.
The Wisconsin results have given a heavy dose of oxygen to Trump’s opponents inside the Republican party who have been showing signs of exhaustion trying to find ways to stop him on his tracks. It will be interesting to watch how the Republican maverick will recoup. He is a victim of his own petards. Trump can’t probably win if he stops being Trump and he can’t probably win if he continues to be Trump.
But he is doing damage-control. He is trying to woo estranged female voters by using his wife, Melania, on the campaign trail, though it may be too late. His support among voters at an abysmal low.
On the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders is becoming a formidable foe to the establishment favourite Hillary Clinton. Sanders clinched his sixth straight win with a resounding victory in Wisconsin and as he himself declared, his candidacy now has the momentum to carry his campaign all the way to the party’s convention in July. In recent months, Clinton has been focusing her attention on Trump as the primary rival, having established herself in the lead position, but that confidence has now ruptured.
Trump can still come back. A new poll shows him with a significant lead in the New York Republican primary, indicating he may take ‘nearly all’ the state’s delegates.
But this is a presidential race that has stumped Americans and the rest of the world.
Trump is witnessing severe turbulence in his journey to the White House. The weather has turned so hostile he could be forced to reroute his campaign and shed some of the highly hateful and toxic baggage he has carried on. But he has to take all the blame for the current plight, having ignored dire predictions from people with nous about the dangers of pursing a path paved with nothing but outright bigotry, xenophobia, misogyny and anything one would be scared of associating with a presidential hopeful in the United States.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz snatched a solid victory in the Wisconsin primary, making it harder for frontrunner Trump to clinch the Republican nomination outright. Cruz captured most of Wisconsin’s 42 Republican delegates, which raises the prospect of a contested convention in July when Republican delegates meet to choose the party nominee for the November presidential election. It has been a bumpy ride for Trump for a few weeks and the Wisconsin defeat deals another huge blow. He was forced to backtrack last week after saying women who had abortions should face punishment if the procedure is outlawed, and he supported his campaign manager after he was charged with assault for allegedly grabbing a reporter. He lies wounded after tripping on his own pile of outrageous errors.
The Wisconsin results have given a heavy dose of oxygen to Trump’s opponents inside the Republican party who have been showing signs of exhaustion trying to find ways to stop him on his tracks. It will be interesting to watch how the Republican maverick will recoup. He is a victim of his own petards. Trump can’t probably win if he stops being Trump and he can’t probably win if he continues to be Trump.
But he is doing damage-control. He is trying to woo estranged female voters by using his wife, Melania, on the campaign trail, though it may be too late. His support among voters at an abysmal low.
On the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders is becoming a formidable foe to the establishment favourite Hillary Clinton. Sanders clinched his sixth straight win with a resounding victory in Wisconsin and as he himself declared, his candidacy now has the momentum to carry his campaign all the way to the party’s convention in July. In recent months, Clinton has been focusing her attention on Trump as the primary rival, having established herself in the lead position, but that confidence has now ruptured.
Trump can still come back. A new poll shows him with a significant lead in the New York Republican primary, indicating he may take ‘nearly all’ the state’s delegates.
But this is a presidential race that has stumped Americans and the rest of the world.
