Trump Has a Shot

The Los Angeles Times' Doyle McManus writes he's been in Florida, covering the Rubio primary loss. While there he tried to assess Trump's support, see his conclusions.

Donald Trump is leading the race for the Republican nomination in large part because he's winning over throngs of nonhabitual voters.

Will traditional Republicans who loathe what Trump is doing to their party hold their noses and vote for a nominee who breaks all the rules?

The unscientific sample I interviewed this week all said yes: They'll vote for Trump if it's the only way to keep Hillary Clinton out of the White House.

If Trump wins the nomination, he could find a path to winning the votes of most regular Republicans — in addition to all the irregular ones he's lured to the polls.

I promise you it galls McManus, a frequent panelist on PBS Washington Week, to write those words.