Steve Schmidt: GOP Nomination ‘Not in the Bag’ for Donald Trump

‘He’ll have to get somewhere from 57 percent to 59 percent of the remaining delegates depending on where you think he is this morning’

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BRZEZINSKI: "With us this hour, former McCain senior campaign political analyst Steve Schmidt. In Washington, political reporter for the “Washington Post” and NBC political analyst Robert Costa.
SCARBOROUGH: "Steve, a lot to go over last night and let’s go over with what Mika started with. Donald Trump goes in the state of Florida where Jeb Bush was the prohibitive favorite. Marco Rubio was a favorite after Jeb got out of the race despite $15 million to $20 million against anymore that state alone."
SCHMIDT: "The big story is Donald Trump continues to pile up commanding wins in states across the country. Across every region of the country. We’re now at a moment in this race where what matters is not winning the state but the accumulation of delegates to get to that magic number of 1237. So as we look at this race this morning with the proportional rules of delegates allocation, it’s not in the bag for Donald Trump to be able to reach that 1237 mark. It may be that the Republican party is on a trajectory headed into a contested convention."
SCARBOROUGH: "So you still think even after trump’s big night last night this is not the bag for him?"
SCHMIDT: "It’s not in the bag necessarily to win on the first ballot. The Democrats have won overwhelmingly, they have won the most votes, the most states, won across the country. -- [crosstalk] -- He’ll have to get somewhere from 57 percent to 59 percent of the remaining delegates depending on where you think he is this morning."

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