Donald Trump all but secured the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday with a decisive win in Indiana. The businessman from New York is now recognized as the party’s nominee for President of the United States after his main Republican rival Ted Cruz suffered a crushing defeat and suspended his campaign. Trump won the Republican vote but in the upcoming U.S. presidential election for him to win the White House he has to deal with a whole spectrum of voters. Evidence suggests that he is in for a crushing defeat come November. The Conversation report: President Trump? Not likely Anthony J. Gaughan, Associate Professor of Law, Drake University The GOP nomination is within Donald Trump’s grasp. On Tuesday he won the Indiana primary in decisive fashion, a victory that puts him about 185 delegates short of the 1,237 he needs to secure the nomination. Ted Cruz, Trump’s closest rival, dropped out in response to the Indiana results. John Kasich, who has only managed to win his home state of Ohio, is all that stands between Trump and the nomination. Accordingly, it’s now all but inevitable that the New York billionaire will clinch the nomination on June 7, when California, New Jersey, and [...]
