Today the caucus-goers in Nevada will place their bets. Surely one would expect casino/real estate magnate Donald Trump to do well there, especially since he has momentum from winning handily in New Hampshire and South Carolina. Nothing he has said or done have slowed that momentum with his followers, or converted those who oppose him.
The race between Cruz and Rubio for second place may be the more interesting one. Talk show host Glenn Beck is in Nevada campaigning for Ted Cruz. I admire Beck as a man whose actions show us what his convictions are. Other hosts maintain "nuetrality," but I suspect they are merely afraid to lose sizeable percentages of their audience. Beck surely knows that is the risk he is taking, but he is a man who puts himself on the line for what he believes. If Limbaugh, Hannity and Levin were to do that, perhaps Trump would have a more difficult road to the nomination.
Meanwhile, since Jeb Bush and Rand Paul have dropped out, none of the other candidates has effectively taken aim at Trump. Rubio and Cruz are primarily attacking each other, although Cruz has been trying to highlight Trump's inconsistencies. By their attacks on each other, Cruz and Rubio have mainly hurt Cruz and Rubio, allowing Trump to sail full steam ahead.
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