Did Trump kill the bump?

Published December 13, 2015 5:17am ET



Did Donald Trump kill “the bump”?

Not the infamous dance from the ’70s (though, who knows? It is possible). No I mean the “bump” that successful candidates get from winning The Iowa caucuses or the New Hampshire primary, a step up in attention and respect that fuels a candidate’s ambitions (and opens donors’ pockets) prior to the South Carolina primary, the Nevada Caucuses and the March 1 SEC Super Tuesday primary.

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