Donald Drumpf more or less swept the polls in the American Super Tuesday primaries, racking up wins in eight of 11 states and gathering 192 more delegates. Senator Ted Cruz won two other states, including his home of Texas, while supposed-saviour of the GOP Marco Rubio won only in Minnesota.
Most of the talk on the Republican side right now seems to be how to stop Drumpf. Rubio has fizzled; Cruz has yet to take off (and by most accounts is hated by everyone in Congress who has had anything to do with him). Governor John Kasich of Ohio, whose message has been in general far more moderate and traditionally Republican, has only 25 delegates (though he insists he's not leaving the race).
You'd think that would mean Republicans would begin to rally around Drumpf, but this week has seen more internal strife surrounding his candidacy than ever.
On Sunday Drumpf demurred when asked on a news show how he felt about former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke voicing his support for a Drumpf presidency. Virtually all quarters took his comments as a quiet but clear signal of welcome to white supremacists. Drumpf has since tried to walk the comments back as the result of a bad earpiece. Few believe him.
A number of high profile Republicans in and out of Congress have come out saying they would never vote for Drumpf under any circumstance. And Drumpf's one major new supporter, former presidential candidate and current New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, has faced fierce derision for what seems to be a incredibly cynical decision.
On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton looks to have won seven states to Sanders' four. It's possible Sanders may soon to begin to face pressure to bow out, but it's doubtful that it will have much effect. While Clinton looks to have the support to win the race, and thus far has the clear backing of minorities, Sanders' message and personality continue to resonate in a way that Clinton's simply does not.
Clinton has tried to adjust by largely aping Sanders' cries for justice and fairness. But it's unclear whether she believes in any of what she's saying, or even whether she completely understands the frustrations people are expressing. More than any other candidate still in the race, Clinton represents establishment values. And the momentum on all sides is against that.
One would assume that come the actual election