Ralston Reports: Nevada's perfect petri dish grew Trump culture
When Gov. Brian Sandoval meekly caucused for Marco Rubio Tuesday evening, risibly telling the media it was not endorsement, he became the perfect emblem for a tortured and neutered Republican Establishment.
Sandovals attempt to have it both ways epitomized a paralyzed GOP elite that didnt take Trump seriously, believed he would beat himself and took a low-energy approach that failed to gauge Trumps visceral appeal in a country roiling with anger and fear. And Nevada, which provides Trump with turbocharged momentum (Dont worry theres a ceiling on his support.) going into Super Tuesday, is a perfect petri dish where the Trump culture of anti-DC, anti-politics-as-usual has grown.
As Teflon Don racked up almost half the vote in Nevada, more than the combined totals of Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, the reality show star has created a new reality, putting an exclamation point (Sorry, Jeb) on a brave new world that he dominates. In so doing, Donald Trump won just about every demographic group (yes, including Hispanics, such as their number on the GOP side are) and showed once again how the normal rules of political gravity no longer apply.
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