The Republican cruise ship has sailed…and it has sunk. All the 20-or-so candidates that were aboard are in the water, floundering around, desperately trying to find some way to stay afloat and relevant. With only three candidates still alive, the dropouts are trying to climb aboard either the Trump or Cruz lifeboat. (None seem to be confident. the Kasich boat can stay afloat until the convention). Meanwhile, the Republican party elite are scratching their collective heads wondering: “how in the world did we let ourselves get into this mess?”