Marco Rubio dropped out of the presidential race Tuesday after losing his home state of Florida to Donald Trump.
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Rubio had rarely attacked Trump or his other GOP rivals during much of the campaign.
“Maybe.” John Flynn, a registered Republican and software developer in Raleigh, North Carolina, on why he voted for Ted Cruz.
Donald Trump could take a giant step on Tuesday toward securing the Republican presidential nomination if he wins the Florida and OH primaries, despite criticism that the billionaire businessman’s rowdy campaign is dividing America.
Kasich’s win in OH gave new hope to establishment Republicans battling to deny Trump the nomination and block him from capturing the 1,237 delegates needed to win the nomination.
Polls suggest that Trump is poised to continue his dominance amid intensifying questions about whether he’s doing enough to stem violence at his raucous rallies.
“I ask the American people – do not give into the fear, do not give in to the frustration”, he said. “We have had very, very little difficultly”.
– There were no Primary Night surprises in the Sunshine State. Emanuel served as senior adviser to former President Bill Clinton and as chief of staff to President Barack Obama.
Reiterating his resolve to rebuild the military, Trump said he would defeat ISIS and win against terrorism.
So you are going to hear far more than you ever wished about parliamentary procedures and Rule 40b as the various factions jockey for position. Clinton now has a total of at least 1,410, while Sanders has at least 653.
“We have a long-term game plan here”, said Sanders senior adviser Tad Devine.
On her side, Clinton built on her already significant delegate lead, even more lopsided when the party insiders known as superdelegates are added to the equation.
Polls had closed in OH and North Carolina, but the races in both parties were too close to call. He would have to win 91 percent of the remaining delegates to clinch the nomination before the convention this summer. Sanders has 580 when the count includes superdelegates.
Trump also won IL and North Carolina, according to multiple television networks.
“I will not take the low road to the highest office in the land”, Kasich told supporters in Berea, Ohio. “I think we can rally the people in Washington, because I’m going to remind them that before we’re Republicans and Democrats, we’re Americans”. One political ad highlights Trump’s statements that appear to encourage violence. The coming states of Montana, Nebraska and South Dakota all are winner-take-all for their delegates.
Florida and OH are also important for another reason: Primary winners get all the delegates, 99 in Florida and 66 in Ohio.
The wins have Trump well on his way to a several hundred delegate lead.
Kasich has vowed to stay in the race until the July convention if he wins in Ohio. Given the math, that is likely Kasich’s only route to the party’s nomination.
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Trump’s promise to impose tariffs on goods from countries that don’t “play fair” has been particularly resonant with voters across the industrial Midwest. All 2016 Democratic races are proportional – as all Republican ones have been until now – so each candidate will come away with delegates based generally on how well they do.
