What would 'President' Trump actually do?

February 12, 2016 03:13

Donald Trump's loss to Ted Cruz in Iowa gave rise to a narrative that his support was rhetorical only, and that he would fail to translate his enormous media profile into votes. But his 19 point victory in New Hampshire belied this, and reinforced Trump's claim to be the favourite for the Republican nomination.

Trump's success is real, but it is far too early to call -- he has accumulated fewer than 20 of the 1,237 delegates he needs for the nomination.

But his victories do say something important about the mood of the U.S. electorate. The two candidates who entered the field as establishment favorites -- Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton -- have both struggled, though Bush, facing many more opponents, has had the worst of it.

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