We’re still not sure of the results. But it sure looks like Donald Trump will come in second place and not end up that far ahead of Marco Rubio. In other words, not only will he not win, it seems, but he’s substantially underperforming his poll numbers. And remember that something like half his campaign message has been his poll numbers. As I’ve noted, strength is Donald Trump’s whole message. So I’m very curious to see how he spins defeat, how he reconciles that with his message. Keep in mind that he’s way, way ahead in New Hampshire at the moment. Does that hold up?
I think there’s no question that he starts hitting Cruz and Rubio very, very hard. But how that will work when he’s not a dominating force is not altogether clear to me.
If you’re a ‘winner’, if you’re the alpha, you have to win.
