Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton
April 20, 2016

Secretary Clinton's big victory in New York yesterday knocks Bernie Sanders pretty much out of the race.

Although Mrs. Clinton still faces an FBI investigation, barring an indictment over the email situation she will represent the Democratic Party in the presidential election.

Donald Trump also scoring big in New York, and now it looks like he will get the Republican nod.

Talking Points does not see a way for the GOP establishment to stop Mr. Trump, even if he doesn't have the 1,237 delegates needed to be nominated on the first ballot.

Simply put, Trump is so far ahead that Ted Cruz, John Kasich or any other Republican phantom simply does not have the constituency to take the nomination away from Trump.

Any back room dealings will be quickly exposed and will doom the Republican Party.

So I must admit that I am stunned.

As I said last night, the two most shocking political stories in my lifetime are the assassination of President Kennedy and the rise to political prominence of Donald J. Trump.

History will record that this was an uprising, a movement of the people supporting a candidate who has absolutely no ties to the political establishment.

Republican voters are so angry they don't care what Mr. Trump says about other people.  They don't care if his programs are controversial.  They simply want to hear his message stated in a blunt way.

Trump's strategy has been brilliant in mobilizing support.  But it has also put him in a position where most Americans view him unfavorably, at least according to the polling.

The Real Clear Politics average has Mr. Trump's unfavorable rating at 65%, Hillary Clinton’s at 54%.

Those numbers can of course come down because now it's really a one-on-one race for the White House.

That being said, Bernie Sanders will likely hang in there because if Mrs. Clinton is indicted, he'll be in line for the nomination.

I also expect Ted Cruz to compete energetically in the remaining primaries and John Kasich to at least make it through the Northeast primaries that will come to a head next Tuesday.

All in all, tall cotton right now for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Whether you like them or not, you have to give both credit for entering a very tough arena and coming out victorious.

And that's the memo.

Posted by Bill O'Reilly at 4:31 PM
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