It’s official. Donald Trump is now the projected Republican nominee for the 2016 presidential election. This news has sparked disappointment in many, but if you have been paying any attention to the election so far, it should not be surprising.

Trump has been on the path toward victory from the start of the race, and has won nearly two-thirds of the contests so far. With a less controversial candidate, news outlets would have been calling the nomination his months ago, but Trump’s influence is polarizing, so many have been coming up with far-fetched scenarios that would keep him out. Now there are no possible scenarios left, he is going to be the nominee. His winning the Indiana primary on May 3^rd brought the end of both Ted Cruz’s and John Kasich’s campaigns, the last two candidates in the race against Trump. Thanks to his West Virginia win on May 10^th, he only needs 102 delegates in order to reach the 1,237 delegates needed to win the nomination. There are 7 contests left on the Republican side.

Many Republicans are left wondering how the loud-mouthed businessman with tiny hands was able to become the face of their party. The truth is that Trump hits the sweet spot of many Republicans by supporting the anger and hate they feel toward immigrants and groups like Muslims. While Trump has no solid policies or plans other than “building a wall and making the Mexicans pay for it,” Republicans across the country have supported him because they know Trump will support them when they want to ban all immigrants or enslave women or something like that. Already Trump has started to turn his attention toward the general election, throwing insults at both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton through Twitter and other social media outlets.

Democrats are not as sure of Clinton becoming the nominee as Republicans are of Trump. With Bernie Sanders winning the past two contests in Indiana and West Virginia, the possibility of a contested convention is becoming more and more likely. If Clinton does happen to become the nominee, it is expected she will not have an easy time running against Trump in the general election. Recent polls stacking Clinton against Trump have shown her only 5 points ahead of Trump in a general election contest, while Bernie Sanders maintains a larger lead at 13 points. Just as many Republicans dislike Trump, many Democrats are feeling the same way towards Clinton, calling her out for being dishonest and switching her stances on issues. This is going to be a problem for Clinton if she hopes to unite Democratic voters. A large percentage of Sanders’ voters will not vote for Clinton in a general election contest if she does not portray herself as a more trustworthy and presidential candidate.

No matter who becomes the candidate on the Democratic side, an interesting election is in store for anyone running against Donald Trump. We can guess that a contest full of personal insults and little political substance will ensue.