Trump Has Become a Contestant on 'The Biggest Loser'

[brooklynite]

Roll Call:

Ratings Change: Donald Trump will no longer be considered the "presumptive Republican nominee." His status has been downgraded — at least in this column — to the "highly likely GOP nominee."

Yes, the phrase, "You can't beat somebody with nobody," has been a political cliche since the days when presidential candidates received delegations of supporters on their front lawns. But even though "Nobody" is the only one still challenging Trump, nothing should be regarded as certain until the bilious billionaire hits the 1,237-vote mark during the roll call at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

Only one thing has changed since Ted Cruz and John Kasich returned home to brood about might-have-beens after Trump swept the May 3 Indiana primary. And that is that Donald J. Trump — supposedly the greatest real estate genius since Peter Minuit acquired Manhattan — now looks like a loser.

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The moment that cemented Trump's reputation as a loser came over the weekend when he was repudiated by the National Rifle Association. Consider how wackadoodle a Republican presidential candidate has to sound to be considered toxic by the gun lobby. But after Trump suggested (and, in standard fashion, later denied saying) that revelers at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando should have been armed, NRA officials pointedly noted that guns and drinking are a disastrous combination.