The odds of anyone other than businessman Donald Trump winning enough delegates to capture the Republican presidential nomination before the national convention are shrinking fast.
Josh Putnam, a lecturer in the political science department at the University of Georgia who runs the Frontloading HQ blog, which tracks elections, said in his latest analysis that the delegate math shows that Ohio Gov. John Kasich has no chance of becoming the party’s nominee before the convention, despite pulling out a win Tuesday in his home state.
Sen. Ted Cruz, meanwhile, is making the case that he is the only candidate left that can stop Mr. Trump in regulation — though he faces an uphill battle.
The Texas Republican now needs to capture 88 percent of the remaining delegates that will be doled out in the coming contests, Mr. Putnam said.
Mr. Trump needs about 58 percent, after pulling out wins Tuesday in Florida, Illinois and North Carolina, and he’s being billed as the projected winner in Missouri.
As it stands, Mr. Trump has captured 696 of the 1,237 delegates needed to win the nomination, according to Mr. Putnam’s latest tally. Mr. Cruz has 409, and Mr. Kasich has 145 — 66 of which came out of his victory in the winner-take-all contest in Ohio.
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• Seth McLaughlin can be reached at smclaughlin@washingtontimes.com.
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