Marco Rubio as a “bubble boy”. But in a sign of how he is facing challenges on two flanks, Mr Cruz has also begun airing ads against Senator Marco Rubio as well as Mr Trump. His ability to dominate the media has been his greatest strength, but that’s more difficult now than it was before Iowa, and it will continue to get harder. Republican voters in New Hampshire, as well as independents who could vote in the GOP primary, appeared to appreciate his moderate-conservative pragmatism, his broad experience in federal and state government, and his optimistic – if somewhat disingenuous to many Ohioans – calls for compassion toward disadvantaged people.
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The new positive spot features Trump supporters delivering testimonials supporting Trump’s message and lacks much of the negativity that has been a hallmark of Trump’s campaign. Considering Hillary Clinton was once the favorite to secure the Democratic nomination, the news is sure to come as a shock to her. That being said, there’s still plenty of Clinton supporting states that the former Secretary of State and First Lady will help secure her nomination. The two rivals are preparing for an evening debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The common sense solutions of candidates like Dr. Ben Carson, Gov. Bush, and of course Gov. Kasich have so far been drowned out by name-calling, insults, and asinine policy proposals such as banning all muslims from entering the country or building a massive 1,933 mile long wall along our southern border. Rubio accused Cruz, another first-term senator, of hurting USA military might with his budget stances.
U.S. Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Governor John Kasich talks with his wife Karen outside a polling place at Broad Street Elementary School in Nashua, New Hampshire, February 9, 2016. Ted Cruz of Texas and Donald Trump are locked in a war for dominance. It is torn between activists enraged by President Barack Obama and eager for the bald confrontation promised by Mr Trump and Mr Cruz, and party leaders hungry to take back the White House and considering candidates such as Mr Rubio and Mr Jeb Bush.
Now there are seemingly at least two primaries within a primary.
US Republican presidential candidate John Kasich, who has struggled to generate enthusiasm for his campaign, made a surprise showing on Google Trends on Tuesday in the run-up to New Hampshire’s primary.
Their wins in New Hampshire were not unexpected but some of the stats from the exit polls will have party strategists scratching their heads.
Rubio countered that under Christie’s record as governor of New Jersey, the credit rating was downgraded nine times, to which Christie argued that Rubio was never held accountable for running an entire state. That’s the same path he’s been on all along: survive the early events, and appeal to the widest range of groups, eventually consolidating all of the anti-Trump and-or anti-Cruz vote. Trump, off an unexpected loss in Iowa’s GOP caucus, regained some of his swagger by effectively lapping the field in New Hampshire. Sen.
Jeb Bush: His campaign has rebounded after getting into the mix in New Hampshire.
“Light overcame the darkness”, Kasich said. “It’s all negative”, he said.
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“I think we’re gonna beat expectations. Either it will work or it won’t”.
