The former first lady now has at least 1,005 delegates and Mr Sanders at least 373, with the rivals chasing a nomination target of 2,383.
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Trump on Super Tuesday widened his lead in the delegate count by winning seven states, leaving Trump’s opponents conflicted about how to defeat him with the clock running out.
Panic in the Republican establishment over the growing likelihood that Trump will win the Republican nomination is leading some party leaders, political operatives and activists to start actively preparing for the primary to blow up in a contested national convention in July.
Romney warned that Trump’s domestic proposals would hurl the USA economy into another recession, expand the nation’s debt, and hurt small businesses.
According to CNN, Mr. Trump won 233 delegates yesterday, for a total of 315. Sen.
Early voting concluded on Friday with 1.1 million Texans showing up to the polls, and on Super Tuesday, turnout expectations are sky-high. And both increased their delegate leads, though Clinton, who now has almost half the delegates she needs to win, did so more dramatically.
Instead it was Cruz who has argued this is now a two-man race, pointing to his wins in Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa and later Alaska over Trump.
All the candidates would like to win the 99 delegates up for grabs.
Ryan’s office declined to comment on Trump saying at his Tuesday night press conference that the speaker would “pay a big price” if he doesn’t get along with him.
As we reach the home stretch of one of the most chaotic presidential primary seasons in decades, the frontrunners have finally revealed themselves.
“Now, I know that some people want this race to be over”, he continued. “Trump campaign is a movement to change Washington and throw out the ruling elite and the lobbyist”, Makkar said.
Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and John Kasich will all be on the stage starting at 9 p.m. Thursday for the debate hosted by Fox News Channel.
He’s seeking to portray himself as the candidate best poised to block Trump from winning the party’s nomination.
True. But for how many of us?
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Though he’s an ardent free trade supporter, Rubio said he understands how “changes in our economy” have hit blue-collar Americans hard.
