That’s it, the GOP primary is over and all the other campaigns can go home because Donald Trump is the GOP nominee, or so Morning Joe would have you believe. “And let me say that at 10 after the hour right here, Mika, the overwhelming odds have it that Donald Trump's going to win this thing outright.” Joe Scarborough said of the fate of the GOP primary cycle.
The morning of the third Super Tuesday Scarborough declared the nomination belongs to his buddy Trump, even though the delegate math does not add up. “What are the numbers, Mark Halperin, if Trump wins Florida but loses Ohio to Kasich, he has to get 59 percent of the remaining delegates? Is that right?” Scarborough is correct, Trump would have to get 59 percent of the delegates in that scenario.
If Trump was to win both Ohio and Florida he would still need to get 51 percent of the remaining delegates. The panelist on Morning Joe seem to believe that in this scenario Trump is the de facto nominee and all other candidates need to drop out, even though 51 percent will still be difficult for him to achieve. The fact is, when Trump wins he mostly hovers in the high 30’s and has yet to get over the mid 40’s in any state, let alone break 50 percent.