One person in the crowd shouted that Trump was too “profane” to be president.
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Fiorina, the only woman in the Republican field, said she would “continue to travel this country and fight for those Americans who refuse to settle for the way things are and a status quo that no longer works for them”.
More than six in 10 Republicans have favorable views of Trump (67 percent), Rubio (62 percent) and Cruz (61 percent), the poll found.
“My sense is this is going to be a melee”, said Republican strategist Doug Heye. If Cruz can crush the Florida senator and the other mainstream conservatives in SC, he’ll be in good shape whether he beats Trump there or not.
In the last Republican debate, Rubio performed poorly – and it hurt him. He has a fair amount of support from party actors, but it is factional. Even if the nomination battles still appear unsettled by mid-March, research on hard-fought primaries shows that they don’t derail the party’s choice.
– Florida Sen. Marco Rubio wins if his post-debate collapse in New Hampshire turns out to be short term.
The Republican establishment would love to see OH governor John Kasich, Florida senator Marco Rubio and former governor of Florida Jeb Bush making more of an impact. If that holds, he’ll knock both Bush and Kasich out soon, and he remains the logical destination for most of their voters.
Responding to an attack ad run by the Cruz campaign against him, Trump tweeted that he might sue Cruz to try to settle any remaining questions about whether the Texan can legally run for president since he was born in Canada. Most party actors are still sitting on their hands.
The first southern state to vote in the primaries is a rough-and-tumble political swamp. Bush (185), Kasich (141) and Trump (37) haven’t been adding to their support at all.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who won the Iowa caucuses and finished third in New Hampshire, came in a distant second with 17 percent. Losing by less each time is not a path to victory.
His brother handily defeated John McCain in the 2000 SC primary, which allowed him to solidify support and eventually secure the Republican nomination.
He faces several hurdles that make success unlikely.
Each candidate has a win under his belt, with Cruz claiming victory in the Iowa caucuses and Trump dominating the New Hampshire primaries.As they head into SC, their attacks on each other are heating up. Trump leads among those describing themselves as “very conservative”, “somewhat conservative”, “moderate” and “somewhat liberal”.
A senior aide confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday that Mr Christie would pull out, a day after the combative Republican’s sixth-place finish in the New Hampshire primary raised doubts about his viability as a candidate. In the beginning they weren’t even considering him because of his last name.
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According to Anderson, they don’t know how many tickets they will get or when they will get them, but plan on posting information as it becomes available on their website.
