Almost 85 percent of Republican insiders said Trump isnt on a glide path to become the partys nominee, despite a 22-point win in the New Hampshire primary this week.
Their rationale is partly about math Trump has a solid plurality of the vote in many states, but polls suggest he is too polarizing to win over a majority of Republicans and partly grounded in the belief that the brash, sometimes-profane real-estate mogul will wilt once the other candidates turn their fire on him.
Trump needs to show that he can grow his share of the vote, said a South Carolina Republican, who, like all respondents, completed the survey anonymously. Right now he's getting around one-third, but that means two-thirds of the vote is not Trump. If he has a ceiling, then as others drop out, Cruz or one of the establishment candidates can pass him. We are down to six in South Carolina lets see if he grows this time.
Nobody has gone negative on The Donald, added a Republican in New Hampshire, where Trump won Tuesday with more than 35 percent of the vote. Nobody has talked about his liberal views, his bankruptcies, or his personal life. As the front runner, it's all fair game.
A South Carolina Republican put it this way: He will flame out as people become more serious.
