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Trump train gathers speed

Can’t stop won’t stop.
Can’t stop won’t stop. Photograph: Jae C. Hong/AP

1. Trump sees nomination within reach

After beating the combined performance of rivals Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz in Nevada, Trump predicted a larger victory: “We might not even need two months to be honest.”

Trump’s wins aren’t mysterious if you understand why people are angry

I’m like this close.
I’m like this close. Photograph: Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Summary

Trump can now boast three consecutive state victories and super-strong polling in upcoming contests. The polls might lie – but the wins don’t. The Drudge Report predicted victory for Trump.

Are you are a closeted Donald Trump voter? Tell us why

If you say so?
If you say so? Photograph: Guardian

Summary

Rubio, who once upon a time was supposed to win Nevada, said the nomination is “not based on how many states you win, it’s based on how many delegates you picked up.” True!

Why all this focus on victory?
Why all this focus on victory? Photograph: Steve Marcus/Reuters

2. Texas governor endorses Cruz

Governor Greg Abbott endorsed the home-state senator in Cruz’s biggest political get yet. A new poll showed Cruz topping Trump by 15 points in the Lone Star state, which votes March 1.

I sure hope that poll’s on point.
I sure hope that poll’s on point. Photograph: David Becker/Reuters

3. Sanders backs police reporting law

Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders said he would back legislation requiring police to report any and all officer-involved deaths to the federal government. “Yes,” he told the Guardian.

Feeling the Bern in Kansas City.
Feeling the Bern in Kansas City. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

‘Should that be mandatory? Yes’

4. Harry Reid endorses Clinton

After helping to engineer Hillary Clinton’s win in his home state of Nevada, the Senate minority leader made it official: “I think the middle class would be better served by Hillary.”

“She’s the woman to be the first president of the United States that’s a female.”
‘She’s the woman to be the first president of the United States that’s a female.’ Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/AP

5. Romney: ‘We’re just mad as hell’

2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney dropped an H-bomb to explain the public mood defining the 2016 race: “We’re just mad as hell and won’t take it anymore.” Move over Howard Beale.

I’m a hot potato right now.
I’m a hot potato right now. Photograph: Charles Krupa/AP

6. Obama said to move on court vacancy

The White House is vetting Republican governor Brian Sandoval to fill the supreme court vacancy, the Washington Post said. Republicans have said they won’t even meet with a nominee.

In 2014 a deer jumped in front of Sandoval, right, as he walked to work.
In 2014 a deer jumped in front of Sandoval, right, as he walked to work. Photograph: Shannon Litz/AP

7. Kasich warns only he can stop Trump

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