Anti-Trump Editor Makes a Shocking Admission About His Chances

National Review has been a strong opponent of Donald Trump ever since he entered the presidential race. The magazine even published a “Never Trump” special issue before the Iowa Caucus in January.

But in a Wednesday column in Politico, National Review editor-in-chief Rich Lowry made a startling admission about Trump’s chances at winning the Republican presidential nomination.

Here’s what he said:

For all of Trump’s weakness, his opposition is divided and uncertain. It is hobbled by several factors: 1) The establishment truly disdains Cruz, so won’t unite around him (if Marco Rubio were in Cruz’s position right now, he’d have 40 Senate endorsements and donors would be throwing money at him). 2) The chances are still reasonably good that Trump will be the nominee, meaning that the natural reflex of elected officials and other elements of the establishment is to hedge their bets. 3) Cruz doesn’t have enough strength with moderates to consistently and reliably deny Kasich support, so the governor’s zombie campaign lumbers on as a potential spoiler. 4) The Stop Trump groups, underfunded and built on the fly, have to make tough, resource-driven choices and decided, for instance, not even to try to build on their Wisconsin success in New York.

In many ways, the race became over when Ted Cruz became the leading opponent to Donald Trump instead of Marco Rubio. Many in the GOP despise Ted Cruz and Cruz has been forced to suck up to the establishment to get their support. Trump has been able to brand Cruz as an establishment Trojan horse.

Plus many of the anti-Trump people refuse to commit resources to essentially back Ted Cruz. Remember, most of these people were originally Marco Rubio supporters.

It’s still telling to see the anti-Trump editor of National Review essentially admit that Trump’s chances of becoming the GOP nominee are “reasonably good.”

Source: AAN