GOPers Make Nice, So What Happens Next?

Congratulations Friends,

We've made it to the end of another grueling political week. The four remaining GOP candidates got so tired of fighting one another, they called a truce and actually debated the issues last night; a genuine breath of fresh air.

At this point, it's virtually a forgone conclusion that Donald Trump will win the GOP nomination, but there are a couple of scenarios that could emerge this coming Second Super Tuesday, that could make the process more interesting.

Both Florida and Ohio are winner-take-all primaries that each have favorite sons in the race. In the case of Florida, actually two.

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Ohio Governor John Kasich stands a chance of taking his home state and all its 66 delegates, thereby making him a relevant factor in denying Trump the 1,237 delegates he needs for nomination.

Both Marco Rubio and The Donald can legitimately claim Florida as their home state. Neither is a native, but both are long-term residents, and Trump has literally generated millions of dollars in taxes for the state and created tens of thousands of jobs, as he likes to claim.

People in Florida appreciate what Trump has done for the state's economy, and his double-digit lead over the state's junior senator shows it.

If Rubio were, by some odd chance, to win Florida's 99 delegates, while Kasich wins Ohio, Trump's nomination would be far less of a certainty, but a probability nonetheless.

My prediction is that The Donald, looking and sounding very presidential last night, will have an equally big night on Tuesday, squeaking by Kasich in Ohio, and trouncing Rubio in Florida.

Ben Carson, possibly looking to be surgeon general, threw his support to the candidate he now sees as the presumptive nominee. With Gov. Chris Christie, that now puts two high-profile former candidates in Trump's camp.

I predict that we'll be seeing more big-name endorsements for Trump shortly and the race whittle down to Trump vs. Cruz after Tuesday.