GOP WORRIES – AT 10:08 A.M. ET:  The Republican Party went into this election campaign believing it had an excellent shot at the White House.  That confidence is clearly fading, in light of the ugliness of the rhetoric being used, and, especially, the bizarre behavior of Donald Trump.  Trump's star is flickering.  No doubt about that.  Whether it burns out is another story.  From The Hill:

If Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump gets the GOP's nomination, he would be the most disliked major-party nominee in modern times, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released Thursday.

Trump has a 67 percent unfavorable rating, with just 30 percent favorable.

The businessman is viewed unfavorably by 75 percent of women, 66 percent of independents, 85 percent of Hispanics and 80 percent of young adults.

Nearly half of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents also view him unfavorably.

His rival Ted Cruz has a 51 percent unfavorable rating and 35 percent favorable.

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton is 52 percent unfavorable and 46 percent favorable, the poll found.

The poll was conducted by phone from March 3-6 among 1,000 adults. The margin of error is 3.5 percent.

Trump is currently leading in the delegate count, ahead of his rivals Cruz and John Kasich. He trails in hypothetical head-to-head match ups against Clinton and Bernie Sanders, according to a RealClearPolitics average of polls.

COMMENT:  There is a crisis building quickly within the Republican Party.  The anti-Trump movement is one of the only "stop" movements in recent political history that seems to have a chance at succeeding.

The Wisconsin primary is Tuesday.  Big state, important state.  If Trump loses there, look for real momentum by Ted Cruz.  The chances of an open, politically bloody convention, are inreasing. 

March 31, 2016