Political pundits are baffled over Donald Trump's ability to break all the political rules

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As soon as Donald Trump was announced the winner of Saturday's South Carolina Republican presidential primary, political pundits tried to wrap their heads around how it happened.

A few were blunt:

While others downplayed the win:

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Some also poked fun at how wrong people have been regarding the frontrunner:

There are a handful of pundits, however, not sitting with their heads in their hands, asking why:

And they're gloating. Catherine Garcia

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.