Ted Cruz scored two caucus victories in Kansas and Maine on Saturday, firmly solidifying his hold as the only viable alternative to Donald Trump.  Trump won primaries in Kentucky and Louisiana, adding to his field-leading delegate total.  Marco Rubio finished far off the pace in all four contests. Continuing his campaign at this point is an exercise in vanity. A few notes and observations: * Cruz has to be considered a big winner, despite the fact he gained only 15 delegates on Trump. Cruz now has 295 delegates to Trump's 378. But the night showed that as long as the primaries dole out delgates based on a proportion of the vote won, Trump will be hard to catch.  * Trump underperformed compared to the polls only slightly while Cruz overperformed. He did this at the expense of Rubio who finished 4th in the Maine Caucuses behind Kasich and was in the mid to upper teens in the other contests. * Trump's double digit leads in Kentucky and...(Read Full Post)