Counting

Lest we get carried away – or since we’ve gotten carried away . . . . First the numbers: Donald Trump has 17 of the 1237 delegates he needs for the Republican nomination for President; Ted Cruz has 10 of the 1237 delegates he needs for the Republican nomination for President; Marco Rubio has 7 of the 1237 delegates he needs for the Republican nomination for President; John Kasich has 4 of the 1237 delegates he needs for the Republican nomination for President; Jeb Bush has 3 of the 1237 delegates he needs for the Republican nomination for President (the same number as Ben Carson); Chris Christie has 0 of the 1237 delegates he needs for the Republican nomination for President (or one fewer than Carly Fiorina). So, Iowa and New Hampshire, here’s what you’ve done. (A visual for the numerically impaired. Scroll down slowly.):