onald Trump dominated Super Tuesday, notching seven victories -- four more than his closest competitor -- in states from Georgia to Massachusetts on a day that marked a turning point in his quest for the White House.
On the morning after, one thing is clear: the Republican Party is at a crossroads.
Many
party leaders and establishment Republicans see two paths ahead. One is
to accept what appears to be the increasingly likely outcome in the
2016 race — that Trump will soon clinch the GOP nomination — and offer
the New York businessman their blessing. The second is a path of a
historic rebellion: rejecting the GOP front-runner and the values and
principles he stands for, and pledging to oppose Trump — even if he
emerges as the party's nominee.
Former
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who ran for president in 2012, described
this moment as an "inflection point" in the 2016 race and for the
Republican Party.
"The party is
fractured, which isn't unusual for political parties and they almost
always come back together. But this could test the outer limits of that
tradition. If the
Republican Party were an airplane and you're looking out the window,
you'd see some pieces of the surface flying off. And you'd be wondering
whether the engine or a wing is next.
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