A poll released by Emerson on Friday put Mr Trump on 36 points, ahead of Senator Marco Rubio on 19, Ted Cruz on 18, former governor Jeb Bush and Governor John Kasich each on 10 points, and physician Ben Carson on 6.
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Yet their day on the trail was overshadowed by Pope Francis’ extraordinary reply to a question about Trump and his focus on building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border to stem illegal immigration. “People are getting upset with each other”. “It just seems like (Pelosi) was really going to look to impeach Bush and get him out of office which personally I think would have been a wonderful thing”. As a result, Trump won by almost 20 percentage points – and one of the biggest storylines was what one of the candidates, Rubio, didn’t do.
Haley, who earlier this week endorsed Florida Senator Marco Rubio in the Republican presidential race, said she is quite “content” with her responsibilities as the Governor of SC and bringing up two kids.
Trump called the Pope’s words “disgraceful” on Thursday, but offered a distinctly softer jab as he courted SC voters on Friday. Page said he is personally backing Rubio.
In nearly every national poll, Florida Senator Marco Rubio falls in 3rd including in SC.
“Cruz has proven that he is willing to do or say anything to get elected. I’m just saying Ted Cruz holds up the bible and then lies”, he said.
“Bob Jones is (part) of the old establishment, that’s the crowd it draws”, Burns told FoxNews.com.
Donald Trump has doubled down on nearly everything in SC.
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“Trump is a fighter”.
Leupp agrees voters are angry and that there are many evangelicals who are willing to overlook their own moral – and political – principles to vote for Trump.
The billionaire businessman and former reality TV star, who leads the field seeking the Republican nomination for the November 8 election to succeed President Barack Obama, has cited his opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq as evidence of his foreign policy credentials.
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On the eve of South Carolina’s high-stakes Republican primary, this is what Bush wants to hear. We have good people running for president, and I thank them today for their sacrifice and their willingness to serve, to honor this great country and to make her better.
