A Cruz Win, but Some Promising Signs for Trump
Cruz may be tonight’s big winner, but the silver lining for Trump is that Cruz’s support appears geographically concentrated in the state’s conservative, well-educated suburbs like Waukesha and Ozaukee counties. That means Trump still has a chance to rack up a significant delegate share tonight, even while losing the state.
Trump is posting early leads in Kenosha County (Paul Ryan’s district along the Illinois border), Bayfield County (a small working-class county on Lake Superior) and Sauk County (northwest of Madison). These showings bode well for Trump’s chances of winning a district or two and preventing a Cruz delegate sweep.