A candidate would need to capture 1,237 of 2,472 delegates to the Cleveland GOP convention to clinch the Republican nomination. To help you keep track of who's ahead, the Cook Political Report has devised a delegate scorecard estimating how many delegates each of the four leading GOP contenders would need to win in each state and territory to attain 1,237 delegates by June. Following his seven Super Tuesday victories, Donald Trump is far and away in the delegate lead, and he is still "on track" to win 1,237 delegates by June. He's at 111 percent of his cumulative delegate target, to just 61 percent for Ted Cruz, 53 percent for Marco Rubio, and 12 percent for John Kasich. In fact, by our estimates, at this rate Trump is on pace to win 1,370 delegates by June. Who's Ahead? GOP Delegates Won vs. Cook Targets
It no longer looks as if Cruz, Rubio, or Kasich have plausible paths to winning an outright delegate majority. So, the game has shifted to preventing Trump from getting to 1,237 and forcing a floor
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