“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,” Jon Ralston reports.
“Sandoval’s attempt to have it both ways epitomized a paralyzed GOP elite that didn’t take Trump seriously, believed he would beat himself and took a low-energy approach that failed to gauge Trump’s visceral appeal in a country roiling with anger and fear. And Nevada, which provides Trump with turbocharged momentum (‘Don’t worry – there’s 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.”
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