Yet another unofficially “super” Tuesday has led to some dramatic shifts in the Republican primary — though thanks to mixed results for Donald Trump in Florida and Ohio, no one is entirely sure where the race goes from here. Had Trump managed to trounce both Marco Rubio and John Kasich in their home states, Ted Cruz might have been the last Trump challenger left standing. Instead, Rubio bowed out and Kasich got a momentum boost, leaving the Republican Party in an even more awkward position.
The Wall Street Journal editorial board tried to focus on the bright side, calling Kasich’s win “impressive,” and assuring Republicans that fighting Trump all the way to the convention would be a good thing:
All of this gives Mr. Kasich some hope of competing better than he has so far beyond his home state. His economic record is a strength he should stress, taking on Mr. Trump more forcefully on policies. The New Yorker will now train his insults on Mr. Kasich the way he has everyone else in the race, and the Governor will have to show the determination to shake up Washington that voters want this year. One way to do that is to start making a more systematic, forceful case against President Obama’s record and Hillary Clinton’s policies and how he would upend the status quo.