The big wins for Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz in Wisconsin on Tuesday demonstrated why Hillary Clinton has an unbeatable lead on the Democratic side, and Cruz has a solid shot at heading the Republican ticket.
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After Tuesday’s vote, the New York Times estimated that Clinton had 1,271 pledged delegates, compared to 1,024 for Sanders, a difference of 247 delegates.
Bernie Sanders is on fire. Clinton only has 600 or so to go.
Cruz’s victory in Wisconsin netted him 36 delegates at the Republican National Convention to Trump’s 6 delegates won in the state.
Turnout in Tuesday’s election was the highest of any Wisconsin presidential primary since 1972, based on unofficial returns.
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Six prominent radio hosts throughout the state criticized Trump on their shows.
Cruz still trails in the nationwide delegate count, but has forced Trump to win 60 percent of the remaining delegates to secure the magic number of 1,237 and avoid a contested convention.
Describing Wisconsin as a “turning point”, Cruz, a Texas senator, told backers that Republican voters will increasingly turn to him as the alternative to Trump.
For Sanders, Wisconsin was favorable territory, with an overwhelming white electorate and liberal pockets of voters, and the Vermont senator’s victory gives him a fresh burst of momentum. While Cruz is leading in Los Angeles County and those living in the state’s vast but sparsely populated interior, support for Kasich is evenly spread across the state, although he is stronger in the San Francisco Bay area.
Trump won two congressional districts in northern and western Wisconsin.
His campaign issued a dismissive statement, saying, “Ted Cruz is worse than a puppet – he is a Trojan horse being used by the party bosses attempting to steal the nomination from Mr. Trump”. “Given the wide diversity in NY, I think it will be a definitive moment”, he said.
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, Democratic Party of Wisconsin chair Martha Laning and Jason Rae have said they plan to wait until the summer to commit.
Trump has yet to win 50% in any state, undercutting one of his prime arguments – that he’s winning because he’s winning. A look at what’s known – and, more importantly, unknown – about how a contested convention might work. A majority, 55 percent, said “the candidate with the most votes in the primaries”. “But I have 2.5 million more votes than he does”, Clinton said on “The View”.
Clinton beat Sanders, getting 64 percent of the vote compared to his 35 percent. A third of Democratic voters said honesty was the most important quality in a candidate, and Sanders was supported by 83 percent of those who felt that way. That is why the #NeverTrump movement is so critical, and why House and Senate members (including those who are delegates to the convention) need to make certain that Trump does not destroy the entire GOP slate of candidates.
“Sanders really has a top-notch message if you will”, Shober said. One choice that will stop the Clinton political machine.
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All eyes are now on her home turf of NY – a win there would up those numbers significantly. “Our companies are being uprooted, they’re moving to Mexico, they’re moving to other countries…and you know what?”
