Three Possible Outcomes

By William Kristol

Published April 6, 2016 12:43pm ET

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Three Possible Outcomes — There would seem to be three possible outcomes for the Republican nominating process. Each has (more or less) a historical precedent. 1. 1912. Trump wins the nomination. As in the 1912 GOP contest, the frontrunner wins on the first ballot (cf. William Howard Taft). But dissatisfaction with the nominee sparks an independent Republican candidate (cf. […]

There would seem to be three possible outcomes for the Republican nominating process. Each has (more or less) a historical precedent.

1. 1912. Trump wins the nomination.

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