On the protesters thing, I don't get
why people actually show up at a candidate's rallies or wherever to protest them. You know it won't accomplish anything, so the people that do it are just craving attention and/or a fight and/or just want to feel good about themselves. Yes, Trump blows. We get that. But just trying to get people angry at his rallies doesn't really serve a purpose in the long run.
Surprised nobody mentioned the real reason the electoral college exists...slavery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-Fifths_Compromise
Early word is that Bernie is going to not do particularly well in Ohio, Illinois and Missouri while he has already lost Florida and North Carolina as expected by wide margins. At this point, he's clearly in it to the be the back-up candidate and let his platform positions become stronger in the Democratic party. Still, until Clinton actually meets the required amount of delegates (and only through
pledged delegates), this thing isn't over. Those super delegates will turn on a dime if the FBI suddenly tries to charge Clinton with something major.
All eyes are on Ohio for the Republicans...and it looks like Kasich is going to win it. That's a big blow for Trump as those 66 delegates would have got him a hell of a lot closer to the nomination. If Kasich and Rubio were to jump ship soon, Cruz would start a pretty strong comeback against Trump as he'd win about 60-40 based on the polling we've seen (although he might do worse than that given there are less favorable states on the way). Kasich is clearly going to stick around to the convention and hope he is anointed by the party's elites.
Also, unless they change the rules, the RNC's own by-laws say that a candidate has to win eight states, so only Cruz could be the Trump challenger at the convention.
Ah, and it looks like Rubio has just left the race.