Alarmed GOP leadership rallies against Donald Trump

An alarmed Republican party leadership appeared to have ganged up against Donald Trump who has won 10 of 15 state primaries so far, in a last ditch effort following his Super Tuesday wins to prevent him from becoming the nominee for the November presidential poll.

After a month of a series of primary elections which began with the Iowa caucus on February 1, the real estate magnate, to the surprise of political pundits and to the shock of the established party leadership, has emerged as the Republican presidential frontrunner.

His rallies across the country have drawn thousands of people many more times than the other party candidates.

After Super Tuesday, Mr Trump has 319 delegates with him. His rivals Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio have 226 and 110 respectively.

To become the party’s presidential nominee, Mr Trump needs 1,237 of total 2,472 delegates who would be elected during the Republican presidential primaries and caucuses in all 50 states.

Mainstream media on Wednesday reported that the top Republican leadership is opposed to the idea of Mr Trump becoming their presidential nominee.

The White House too shared the apprehension of the Republican leadership.

“As many Republicans have said, Mr Trump’s presence at the top of the ticket may not end up being particularly helpful to them,” the White House said.

“The divisive rhetoric that we’ve heard from Mr Trump is directly contrary to the values that this country has long defended,” he said.