Republican contests Tuesday in Mississippi, Michigan, Hawaii and Idaho come at a particularly important time in the presidential race. Sen.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Madison, Mississippi, March 7, 2016. The delegates will select each party’s presidential nominee at national conventions in July.
Voters in both states and parties said they were anxious about the economy and shared disdain with the federal government, with Republicans more inclined to describe themselves as angry.
Unless Kasich and Rubio can win in their home states next week, the Republican primary campaign likely becomes a two-person race between Trump and Cruz, who has publicly criticized party leaders. Marco Rubio and the more moderate Ohio Gov. John Kasich. It’s most critical that Trump win MI convincingly to make the case he’s the heir to the so-called Reagan Democrats and a dominant force in the Midwest (where he has yet to win).
Trump’s support has remained essentially unchanged for months, and could dip further as he continues to take fire from all of his opponents, super PACs, and opponents in the conservative media. Ted Cruz and Sen. The contests are being watched for signs of whether Trump’s front-runner status is suffering from a barrage of attacks by his foes and the Republican establishment.
Meanwhile, Mr Trump had a 20-point lead among those who cast their votes before Saturday, but it dwindled when voters turned up on primary day.
Rubio is currently trailing GOP front-runner Donald Trump in public polls of his home-state primary but dismissed those numbers, telling reporters that polls “have been all over the place” and “I’m not anxious about polls right now”.
Kasich, a second-term OH governor, answered questions from voters at town hall events across the state, refusing to engage in the bitter commentary Rubio, Trump and Cruz waged against each other.
After Sunday night’s Democratic debate, Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver raised eyebrows when he referred to Clinton as a “regional candidate” who struggles to win outside the South.
That’s according to preliminary results of exit polls conducted by Edison Research for The Associated Press and television networks.
“I don’t know a lot about him”, he said before voting for the governor in Gross Pointe Woods. After a shaky start in early voting states, she’s pulled off commanding wins in states with large black populations, showcasing the limits of rival and Vermont Sen.
He said that if Christians could band together, they’d be the country’s most potent lobby.
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If Trump fails to reach 1,237 delegates after all the primaries and caucuses – and if no candidate gives up the race – then the party would be deadlocked on the first ballot. On Monday, CNN reported that some advisors in the Rubio camp were considering to pull from the race before next weeks big delegate distribution where five states, including the senator’s home state of Florida, will head to the polls.
