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GOP ELITES GIVING UP ON STOPPING TRUMP

WP’s Philip Rucker: Throughout the Republican Party, from New Hampshire to Florida to California, many leaders, operatives, donors and activists arrived this week at the conclusion they had been hoping to thwart or at least delay: Donald Trump will be their presidential nominee. An aura of inevitability is now forming around the controversial mogul.

“Trump smothered his opponents in six straight primaries in the Northeast and vacuumed up more delegates than even the most generous predictions foresaw. He is gaining high-profile endorsements by the day — a legendary Indiana basketball coach on Wednesday, two House committee chairmen on Thursday. And his rivals, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, are making the kind of rushed tactical moves that signal desperation”

http://wapo.st/1rlRqxE


MM SIDEBAR — Seems like the GOP elite might want to wait until at least next Tuesday night to throw in in the towel on Trump The billionaire was always going to score big in northeastern blue states. If Ted Cruz manages to win Indiana on Tuesday hope will remain to keep Trump under 1,237 delegates. If Trump wins the Hoosier State then, yeah, it will be over.

http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-money