There is one thing, however, that Mr. Gingrich is missing here. There's a lot more to the state of the race, and Trump's Madison Square Garden rally, than just the near-impossible odds of Trump's taking New York. There's even more to it than the task of helping down-ballot Republicans in New York. There's a bigger picture; there's a bigger message being delivered here, and that message was trebly effective coming from New York.

New York, you see, isn't just an American city. More than any other city on the planet, perhaps, New York is an international city. It's the center of global finance. It's the economic epicenter of the planet, and what's more, it's a major cultural center. A significant event in New York, like Trump's Madison Square Garden rally, draws eyes from all over the planet. And by hosting a huge, boisterous, in-your-face MAGA rally in Madison Square Garden, Trump is in effect throwing down the gauntlet not only to American Democrats but to the whole world, and the message is "I'm coming back, and this time I'm not making the same mistakes I made the first time."

It was a powerful message. It remains a powerful message. What's more, it's a winning message. And delivered this close to the election, it's a game-changing message.