The broad support behind Trump’s Nevada win should terrify the Republican establishment

Some polls showed Trump leading the field in the Silver State by double digits, but a CNN/ORC poll showed that as recently as last week a quarter of likely caucusgoers were still undecided about their pick.

Also, 60 percent of Nevada caucus-goers said that they preferred an outsider over someone with political experience as the next president, the highest percentage so far in any other Republican primary or caucus in this election cycle.

But Mr Rubio wasn’t hanging around to pick over the spoils – he turned in early, to prepare to do the rounds on breakfast TV. In New Hampshire, older voters went decisively for Trump (31 percent), with John Kasich (19 percent) placing a distance second. That was followed by Cruz with 34 percent, Rubio with 23 percent, Carson with 4 percent and Kasich with 1 percent. The next Republican contests are on Super Tuesday, when 11 states and 566 delegates are up for grabs.

Additionally, Rubio supporters have expressed hope that Republicans who had been behind Jeb Bush would come to their side after the former Florida governor’s exit.

Meanwhile, back in Nevada, Trump took shots at Rubio and his supporters at a campaign rally in Sparks, Nevada. Ted Cruz closely followed in third.

Rubio was already campaigning in MI when the results came in.

“The majority of Republican voters in this country do not want Donald Trump to be the nominee”, Rubio said Wednesday on Fox & Friends. So candidates can still collect delegates even if they lose.

Cruz received 21 percent of the vote in the Nevada Republican Caucus Tuesday night, according to NBC News projections.

But, as has been frequently noted, the nature of caucuses and Nevada itself mean that those polls may not accurately reflect how voters in the state feel. Though this is one of Cruz’s most substantial leads yet, the findings are similar to other primary polling data for the Lone Star State.

The fiery conservative, who won Iowa’s caucus, now faces renewed questions about his viability after finishing third in both SC and Nevada.