Graham, a short-lived candidate himself, is advancing the argument that while the erratic Trump would destroy the GOP for generations to come by turning off women and minorities, Cruz is at least a reliable Republican with a steady foreign policy outlook who shares his colleagues’ views on most issues.
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More than 60 percent of all registered voters and 31 percent of Republicans said they definitely would not vote for Trump in the general election.
Whether many of those Republicans would simply not vote if Trump were the nominee remains an open question.
The victor? He or she is likely to begin the presidential term without the usual honeymoon period. Ted Cruz is pivoting west, where he is quietly trying to chip away at Donald Trump’s lead in the race for convention delegates.
Less than eight weeks ago, polling showed Wisconsin solidly as Trump territory.
Clinton, meanwhile, pounced on an interview Sanders gave to the New York Daily News editorial board in which he vowed to break up big banks like JPMorgan Chase but failed to explain specifically how he would do it or what the consequences might be.
Walker backer Julaine Appling, leader of the anti-abortion group Wisconsin Family Action, said it served Walker well to reconnect with his base and remind them what he’s achieved in the past six years.
For front-runners, their negatives are very high.
Supporters cheer Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, Aug. 26, 2008. The tension centers on campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, whose management style has alienated some would-be allies on the ground in key states. If no candidate wins a majority on the first ballot at the convention, numerous delegates become free to support anyone else. His primary race with then-President Gerald Ford was so close that Reagan picked Sen. But campaigning Wednesday in New York City, Cruz claimed that his Wisconsin win would be a “turning point” that showed Republicans were coming together to stand united.
Clinton and Trump, though, have proven consistently vulnerable. The Trump and Cruz campaigns had a list of the people they wanted to be appointed. Though he has racked up a number of important primaries and holds a lead in pledged delegates, experts say Trump’s campaign has completely fumbled the process of lining up delegates who will fight for him at the Republican National Convention this summer.
The candidates were losing no time, with Trump holding a rally in Bethpage on Long Island later in the day. Her support in Maryland mirrors strengths in previous primary contests, leading Sanders among African-American voters, as well as those who identify as moderate and conservative Democrats.
Trump tops her among white voters, 50-41, and men, 50-42.
Part of the reason for the big edge is that Sanders has not been closely scrutinized yet by voters or the media, Miringoff suggested.
Trump hopes to regain the upper hand with a win in delegate-rich NY on April 19th.
Mrs Clinton, who represented NY in the Senate from 2001 to 2009, has an 11-point lead over Senator Sanders in her adopted home state.
The self-described democratic socialist is being criticized for not being tough enough on gun control.
Cruz’s speech was an effort to bounce back from an up-and-down initial push for the upcoming NY primary. He said, ‘You know what?
Hillary Clinton vs. any Republican other than Trump looks better for the party. Forty-nine percent would be voting for Sanders while 48 percent would be voting against Trump. Now the 64-year-old feels Trump’s early comments masked the fact that he’s “such a bigot”.
Cruz won an decisive victory on Tuesday, exceeding polls and projections of how well he would do in the state.
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Clinton and Cruz, a senator from Texas, are tied at 47 percent, as Cruz runs particularly strong with independents, with an 11 percentage point edge.
