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Kent Bush: Wisconsin voters join 'anyone but Trump' team Comment By Kent Bush More Content Now MailTribune.com By Kent Bush More Content Now Posted Apr. 7, 2016 at 10:26 AM By Kent Bush More Content Now Posted Apr. 7, 2016 at 10:26 AM » Social News Wisconsin’s election Tuesday night was another brick in the “Anyone but Trump” wall, but it remains to be seen if the two remaining candidates can stop the GOP frontrunner from amassing enough delegates to win the nomination. Donald Trump is the most polarizing figure since Sarah Palin hit the stage – thanks to John McCain’s poor vetting of potential running mates. Trump has a segment of voters who refuse to leave him for anyone else. Even Trump joked that he could shoot someone in the street and not drop in the polls. The problem is, he isn’t really rising in the polls either. As the field of candidates has dropped from 16 to three, Trump has only gained five percent in the polls. All of the other voters have fallen to Ted Cruz or John Kasich. Trump’s base of support seems to be around 30-35 percent. His ceiling appears to be in the same neighborhood. Trump’s style is why people love and hate him. He is far too active on Twitter and his reaction to attacks is often childish. When Politico reports that there are problems in his campaign structure, Trump tweets that Politico has structural problems and is losing money. When Michelle Fields accused his campaign manager of assault, Trump responded that he should charge Fields with assault because she touched him while holding a pen. When an anti-Trump superPAC ran an ad featuring a handcuffed, nude Melania Trump, the GOP frontrunner responded with a threat to “spill the beans” about Cruz’s wife. All of his attacks and counter attacks feature funny finishing words like “sad,” “bad,” or “not nice.” No matter what is leveled against him, Trump responds with “I know you are, but what am I?” After a big loss in Wisconsin Tuesday – which will cause issues for Trump as he tries to win enough delegates to avoid a brokered convention – even FOX News’ Neil Cavuto called the candidate’s response “childish, petulant and babyish.” “Not only was (Cruz) propelled by the anti-Trump Super PAC’s spending countless millions of dollars on false advertising against Mr. Trump, but he was coordinating with his own Super PAC’s (which is illegal) who totally control him,” the Trump campaign said in a news release Tuesday night. “Ted Cruz is worse than a puppet — he is a Trojan horse, being used by the party bosses attempting to steal the nomination from Mr. Trump.” His campaign actually accused Ted Cruz of violating the law with no evidence other than the fact that he lost the election. Trump’s campaign and many followers say the supporters of the “anyone but Trump” campaign are simply fans of the Republican establishment and they don’t like an outsider winning. Those trying to stop him from gaining the nomination point to his behavior and policy problems as disqualifying characteristics. Wisconsin was a big loss for Trump when he needed to at least keep it close. With New York up next, Trump expects to get back on track. But the election math turned negative in Wisconsin. His uphill fight just got a little steeper. — Kent Bush is publisher of Shawnee (Oklahoma) News-Star and can be reached at kent.bush @news-star.com. By Kent Bush More Content Now MailTribune.com By Kent Bush More Content Now Posted Apr. 7, 2016 at 10:26 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. 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