Sabato: GOP Will Meltdown If They Deny Nomination to Guy Who Dominated the Map

Larry Sabato warned Republicans of a meltdown in Cleveland if the party tried to deny the nomination to the man who dominated the map, Donald Trump.

“For Donald Trump it was a titanic Tuesday, because he basically swept except for Ohio,” Sabato said on the FOX News Channel this morning. “That keeps John Kasich in the race, but look at that map, Brian. How does a party deny the nomination to a guy who has dominated the map to this point and probably will win a very significant share of the remaining 19 states to vote?”

What Mr. Larry Sabato, who is the head of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia and the Crystal Ball, is speaking to the fact that Mr. Trump has not only won the most states and delegates. Mr. Trump has won in the states that actually matter, including New Hampshire, North Carolina, Michigan, Florida, Illinois etc. To deny the nomination to the candidate that performed the best in states Republicans either haven’t been able to win or need to win in November, would be an utter electoral disaster.

That’s the hard truth for supporters of the anti-Trump movement.

“That’s the dilemma facing the Republican party or I should say the anti-Trump part of the party,” Sabato said. “You know, they’re wanting to move into a contested convention to deny him. But there could be a meltdown in Cleveland if they do it.”