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To: Ron who wrote (291997)	2/21/2016 4:33:27 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540773

Yes, I've seen that ad. Doubt if it will be very effective. The GOP establishment thought that they were stacking the deck for Jeb. Instead, they've stacked it for The Donald. Time is running out for Donald Trump’s rivals to stop him washingtonpost.com By Steve Peoples and Stephen Ohlemacher?\|?AP February 21 at 3:14 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. — Donald Trump’s rivals are running out of time to stop him after his dominant performance in South Carolina. A close look at the election calendar suggests that if the New York billionaire’s rivals don’t slow him by mid-March, their only chance to deny him the Republican presidential nomination may be a nasty and public fight at the party’s convention this summer. “When you look at it right now, it looks like there’s this juggernaut,” said Rich Beeson, a senior aide to one of Trump’s main rivals, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. The reason is delegates and how they’re awarded. Winning states generates headlines, but the nomination is earned by collecting a majority of the delegates awarded in primaries and caucuses. Next up: Nevada’s caucuses on Tuesday. This year, most contests award delegates proportionally, based on each candidate’s share of the vote. Beeson and strategists for other campaigns argue that could make it hard for Trump to build a big lead because even the second- and third-place finisher can win delegates. If one candidate can run up a significant lead, as Trump has begun to, then proportional contests also make it difficult for rivals to catch up. more at the link