Since the civil-rights era, Republicans have relied on white male voters to minimize shortcomings with minority groups and certain groups of women. This was easier a few decades ago, when white men dominated the electorate. This is no longer the case. Trump will have to win an enormous 70% of the white male vote to make up for potentially dismal results with minority voters and women in a general election against Hillary Clinton.

Donald Trump’s antics are no longer surprising, but his defense of the Trump brand last night was something else. Piles of Trump steaks flanked his stage, accompanied by Trump water and Trump champagne and wines. His remarks focused more on his brand than anything else, a bizarre move for a politician who just won three of four states that same night. But when talking about Donald Trump, the absurd triumphs.

With Clinton’s delegate lead steadily growing and a slim chance that Sanders can go on to win the nomination, donors to the Vermont Senator’s campaign are telling him to stay strong. Clinton and the Democratic establishment were probably hoping to pivot early to the general, but Sanders will keep pressing her on issues of inequality and trade, among others. Sanders’ donors are less focused on him winning the nomination, caring more about his role in shaping the presidential conversation and Democratic party going forward.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is a long way from the Democratic nomination, though he has steadily gained on Hillary Clinton over the past few months. A new NBC/WSJ national poll has Clinton with 53% and Sanders at 44% support from Democratic primary voters. Sanders holds the lead among independents, but loses to Clinton with older voters, non-white voters and women.

Management firm A.T. Kearney conducted a study on Americans’ views on immigration. 61% of respondents agreed with the statement, “continued immigration into the country jeopardizes the United States.” Significantly, the question includes “legal” immigration, which even Donald Trump supports. How this question will play out in the general election is unknown, but there seems to be a growing and established anti-immigrant voter coalition.

Amid the speculation, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said he will not seek the presidency of the United States. Bloomberg pointed to the fact that his candidacy would most likely lead to a President Donald Trump or Sen. Ted Cruz, outcomes he would deeply want to avoid. The decision is a relief for Clinton, who was worried chucks of her supporters would defect to Bloomberg.

The uneven performance from the GOP front-runner over the weekend has reenergized those Republicans hoping to stem the Trump rise. Ad buys in delegate-heavy states voting on March 15 have started strong. Four different outside groups have reserved at least $10 million for attack ads on Trump in Florida so far. These groups include the American Future Fund, Club for Growth Action, Our Principles PAC and Conservative Solutions.

Donald Trump's lead in the GOP primary race is slimmer than one may think. After contests over the weekend, Trump leads Texas Sen. Ted Cruz by 87 delegates, 382-305. The importance of the March 15 contests, when Florida and Ohio go to the polls, is highlighted by the winner-take-all nature of those states. If Kasich and Rubio win their respective home states, Trump would still be in the lead, but his road to the nomination would become more difficult.

Some Rubio supporters are blaming a poorly executed strategy and badly run campaign for the Senator's woes in the GOP nominating contest. Having won only two states of a possible 20, Rubio finds himself in a distant third place behind Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz. Whereas party leaders point to enthusiasm around the Rubio campaign, voters are clearly not on the same page.

A post-doc at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory has created a neural network called DeepDrumpf. The network learns from Trump’s speeches and debate transcripts, generating 1,000 word texts based on the transcripts studied. The network’s creator, Brad Hayes, then tweets the best “Trumpisms.” For example: “Great manufacturing, bring back our jobs, bring back our manufacturing, because my file, you know, I don’t need anybody’s money.”