That Ain’t the Summit, Just One Hill

RESTRICTION: NO New York or New Jersey Newspapers or newspapers within a 75 mile radius of New York CityDonald Trump, a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for President of the United States, shakes hands wi... RESTRICTION: NO New York or New Jersey Newspapers or newspapers within a 75 mile radius of New York CityDonald Trump, a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for President of the United States, shakes hands with US Senator Ted Cruz (Republican of Texas), also a candidate for the GOP nomination for President, shake hands as they appear at a rally against the Iran Nuclear Deal Tea Party rally against the Iran nuclear deal, Capitol Hill, Washington DC, America - 09 Sep 2015 (Rex Features via AP Images) MORE LESS

By Josh Marshall

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April 11, 2016 4:35 p.m.

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We’re starting to see Donald Trump move into full “I’m being cheated” and “the system is rigged” mode as Cruz makes more progress on the ‘dark delegate’ front and perhaps makes progress in the polls too. Trump is starting to sound both literally and figuratively like a loser. But remember, for this to play out how the big party stakeholders want it to they’ve got to steal it from Trump AND Ted Cruz. Yes, both. That seems awful, awful hard to me.

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