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Rundle: convention tricks are all that can save the Republicans from Trump

Ruh-roh, things are looking pretty bad for a Republican establishment that wants to keep out Trump.

Rundle: Rubio's final mercy killing

So that's that for Marco Rubio. And no one is more pleased that he has dropped out than Rubio himself.

Rundle: the legacy of Lincoln rests on John Kasich's stooped shoulders

Is John Kasich for real? And in this Trumpified world, does it matter?

Rundle: violence is pretty much a given at Trump rallies now

The GOP is collapsing. (Plus an embarrassing faux pas from Hillary Clinton.)

Rundle: Trump raises the steaks, and Bernie's back in the game

Trump launches into an infomercial during a victory rally. Bernie takes Michigan.

Rundle: a Rubicon moment for Trump, live from the Rodeway Inn

Today's contests matter. Crikey's writer-at-large is hunkered down in a shitty motel and is crunching the numbers.

Rundle: Trump unveils his phallus, Romney turns private dick, wall erected in Republican Party

It's Trump versus Cruz now, as Rubio is all but done. But Trump's numbers may start dropping off ahead of the Republican National Convention.

Rundle: the shitstorm cometh, now the GOP has every reason to dump Trump

The GOP was already in a defensive mentality, and now Trump's Super Tuesday victory has it like a cat on hot bricks.

Bernie and the Donald play to the same fears, right? Wrong.

A disillusioned populace is turning to outsiders who promise to upend the system. Or at least that's the accepted -- and completely wrong -- wisdom, writes freelance journalist Mira Adler-Gillies.

Rundle: Trump might be a losing winner, and Clinton sweeps the south

Hillary Clinton has smashed the southern state primaries. Donald Trump has notched up some more wins, but he didn't get the numbers he was expecting.