Trump Is the Weakest GOP Frontrunner of the Modern Era

April 11, 2016By Taegan Goddard0 Comments

Harry Enten: “Trump’s 37 percent of the cumulative primary vote and 46 percent of delegates won so far may sound impressive, but his percentages make him the weakest Republican front-runner, at this point in the process, in decades. Of course, a front-runner is still a front-runner, but by historical standards Trump is limping along — hence the increased chances of a contested convention.”

“Past GOP nominees such as George H.W. Bush in 1988, George W. Bush in 2000, Bob Dole in 1996 and Ronald Reagan in 1980 had bigger shares of the vote at this point, even if they started out slowly. You’ll also note, however, that the two most recent Republican nominees, John McCain and Mitt Romney, weren’t doing too much better than Trump is now. McCain and Romney, though, were far ahead of Trump at this point in the delegate race.”

https://politicalwire.com/2016/04/11/trump-is-the-weakest-gop-frontrunner-of-the-modern-era/
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-is-the-weakest-gop-front-runner-in-the-modern-era/