First thoughts: jeb! was over on the day he started back in June. Not to pat myself on the back too hard, but I laid it all out here.
The upshot is that now it is a two man race. Jeb is out, and Cruz appears to be tanking thanks to a bunch of “Christians” in South Carolina who decided that torture and genocide fits in with their reading of the Gospels. [If there is one good thing about the rise of Trump, it is me thinking about how pissed off and confused Ted Cruz is by it.]
So it is Trump vs. Rubio and so …really it is Trump vs nobody. Rubio has no shot in hell, so it is just Trump mopping up a bit between now and the convention …until the general.
Here are the revised standings:
Newton: Santorum (267),Paul (330), Rubio (342), Carson (320) | 1,259
Jason330: Huckabee (300), Christie (228), Cruz (363), Carson (320) | 1,211
Pandora: Walker (70), Paul (330), Santorum (267), Rubio (342)| 1,019
Del Dem: Huckabee (300), Graham (209), Christie (228),Bush (257)| 1004
AQC: Ehrlich (0), Jindal (151), Fiorina (310), Bush (257), | 728
Prop Joe: Jindahl (151), Walker (70), Perry (102), Cruz (363) | 686
Here are the Candidates with points:
Cruz – 363 points (March 23rd)
Rubio – 342 points (April 13)
Carson – 320 points (May 4th)
Bush – 257 points (June 15th – Feb 20)
Paul – 330 points (April 7th – Feb 3rd)
Fiorina – 310 points (May 4th – Feb 10)
Huckbee – 300 points (May 5th – Feb 1)
Santorum – 267 points (May 27th – Feb 3rd)
Christie – 228 points (June 30th – Feb 10th)
Graham – 209 Points (June 1- Dec 21st)
Jindahl – 151 points (June 24th-Nov 17)
Perry – 102 point (June 4th- Sept 12th)
Walker – 70 points(July 13th-Sept 21)
Ehrlich (never) 0 points