To CTLAWYER: That famous, erroneous headline, “Dewey defeats Truman …” is not an example of strange politics. It is an example of bad journalism.
Otherwise, your comment is spot on. One nit I wish to pick: Nearly every (if not all) Republican candidate who has quit the race has “suspended” his/her campaign, not actually dropped out, largely for the reasons you give, but also to kid themselves and their donors. But so far, they all remain in suspended inanimation. And the Trump train appears to be running away to the Republican nomination.