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What Tuesday's Wisconsin primary will tell us (and what it won't)
Ahead of tomorrow's Wisconsin primary, for both
the Republicans and Democrats, it's worth noting what Tuesday's results
will tell us -- and what they won't. What they will tell us:
If the "Stop Trump" forces can finally notch a big win:
Since Mitt Romney delivered his anti-Trump speech a month ago, the
"Stop Trump" forces haven't been able to beat the real-estate mogul --
outside of Ohio (John Kasich's home state), Idaho, and Utah. So a win in
Wisconsin would be a real victory for the #NeverTrump folks.
If Ted Cruz can narrow his delegate deficit with Trump:
Wisconsin awards 42 delegates, and it's possible that Cruz can win all
of them -- given that they're allocated winner-take-all by both
statewide vote (15 total delegates) and results in individual
congressional districts (three delegates in each of the state's eight
districts). So Trump's current lead could shrink from 275 delegates to
233 (if Cruz wins all of the delegates). Or it could shrink to around
260 (if Trump is able to win some of the congressional districts). And
in race where EVERY delegate matters, this is important.
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Source: NBC News
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