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"Has anyone called his campaign a Trumpster fire yet?": Despite some early hope, it turns out Marco Rubio's the only one who still thinks he can win

All these second- and third-place finishes won't add up to a nomination, no matter how hard GOP established prays
Scott Eric Kaufman
March 2, 2016 7:17AM (UTC)

Marco Rubio is still convinced that he can stack all these second- and third-place finishes into enough delegates to win the Republican nomination, math be damned -- but denizens of Twitter aren't convinced that he can stop the beastly momentum of Donald Trump:

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Rubio's so delusional, even the loathsome Ben Shapiro and Ann Coulter can make valid points:


Scott Eric Kaufman

Scott Eric Kaufman is an assistant editor at Salon. He taught at a university, but then thought better of it. Follow him at @scottekaufman or email him at skaufman@salon.com.

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