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As Republican pundits claim Trump’s now the party’s presidential pick, the numbers once again indicate something else. In that regard, a leading paragraph found @FoxNews.com this morning, summed the situation up succinctly, as follows:

“A string of Donald Trump primary victories Tuesday night, including a knockout win against Marco Rubio in Florida, as well as a first win by John Kasich in his home state of Ohio did little to change the direction of the Republican presidential race — except to add more uncertainty and speculation.”

So, parsing the paragraph, Fox said that nothing in the race for the White House has changed, except for the fact that at present, the winner’s more uncertain and it’s anyone’s guess as to what the final outcome will be. 

As far as the numbers are concerned, once again Trump got some wins while his competitors got most of the votes. Illinois saw Trump win with 38.8% of the tally, while his competition attained 61.2% which is 1 1/2 times more votes for them.

In Florida, voters knocked out Rubio who apparently couldn't live down his Gang of Eight immigration amnesty stance. Here Trump wound up with a 45.8% “win” although the others beat him again with 54.2%. And then, in North Carolina, the same thing happened. Trump’s win consisted of 40.2% of votes cast, while his rivals got a whopping 59.8%, one and a half to one again.

Missouri ended in a virtual tie, Trump at 40.8% and Cruz at 40.6% so far with no winner announced as yet. However, all others combined totaled 59.2%, another 1 1/2 margin for them. Bringing us to Ohio where Kasich won outright, gaining 46.8% to Trump’s 35.7%, while the others totaled another 64.3%.

Thus, looking at yesterday’s results in total, Trump averaged 40.26%, while his rivals scored 59.4%. Which means that, if there’s any kind of mandate indicated in those numbers, roughly 1 1/2 times more voters don’t want him anywhere near the Oval Office.  

On another subject, the POTUS, at the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon yesterday, delivered one of the most hypocritical addresses heard in quite some time.

 

Kevin Freking of the Associated Press quotes the POTUS as saying: “The longer that we allow the political rhetoric of late to continue and the longer that we tacitly accept it, we create a permission structure that allows the animosity in one corner of our politics to infect our broader society," Obama said. "And animosity breeds animosity. 

“Without mentioning the GOP candidate by name, Obama used a unity luncheon at the Capitol to express his concern with the nation's political discourse and the protests that have escalated to attacks at the Trump rallies. The candidate has spoken of barring Muslims from entering the country and deporting immigrants living here illegally. 

“Obama pleaded for civility and said political leaders can either condone "this race to the bottom" or reject it.” 

However, the “political rhetoric of late” isn’t something that developed out of thin air. The opportunity to press for rebellion against the “establishment’ resulted from that very same establishment’s conduct. 

Had the Obama administration not opened the nation’s borders to one and all, regardless, what would Trump have to rally against at all? And if hostile Muslim factions weren’t responsible for worldwide unrest, yet able to thrive unbridled by U.S. intervention in any way here and abroad, Trump would have nothing to talk about on that subject either. 

So, just like Dr. Frankenstein in his lab, the POTUS has created a monster all by himself. And now that the creature's running wild, unhampered, the creator’s trying to get whatever help he can in stopping the onslaught before it destroys him and all his cohorts and compatriots. The problem for the POTUS, though, is that just like everything else he’s tried, he’s gone too far and his party will likely wind up a day late and a dollar short when Republicans take over the helm in November.  

And then, a Facebook friend posted the following: 

Bringing us to today’s update on Bill Clinton’s wife. 

Michael Barbaro @nytimes.com, headed his column: “Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Are Winning Votes, but Not Hearts” 

Mr. Barbaro writes: “Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton’s resounding triumphs on Tuesday masked a profound, historic and unusual reality: Most Americans still don’t like him. Or her.

“Both major parties must now confront the depth of skepticism, resistance and distaste for their front-runners, a sentiment that would profoundly shape a potential general election showdown between Mr. Trump and Mrs. Clinton.” 

Despite the wins on Tuesday, “historians and strategists struggled to recall a time when more than half the country has held such stubbornly low opinions of the leading figures in the Democratic and Republican Parties. 

“This would be the moment, under normal circumstances, when the de facto nominees, emerging victorious from the intramural skirmishes of their parties’ nominating contests, would invite an eager national electorate to take their measure. And in their victory speeches, both tried their best, issuing broad appeals for Americans to unite behind them.

“But Mr. Trump has unnerved many Americans with his inflammatory oratory and radical-sounding proposals. And Mrs. Clinton, while viewed as a more seasoned and serious political figure, has struggled in her campaign to win the trust of the American electorate. And it is all but impossible for the country to take a fresh look at them.” 

Which is why, if their party can rally around Cruz, or even Kasich if he can conjure up a miracle, no matter what the pundits predict, the Republicans will win big in November at the polls. The failing economy, stagnant wages, decent job dearth, the health care tax and the absence of foreign policy are negatively affecting too many voters for any Democrat to overcome. Not to mention the FBI, which may cast a “no” vote of its own for the front-runner.

Raising the continuing question: Joe Biden, Jerry Brown, and Starbuck’s chairman and CEO, Howard Schultz, are you guys reading this?  

That’s it for today folks.   

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