The three states holding Democratic contests on Saturday have a total of 109 delegates at stake.
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On the Democratic side, meanwhile, Sanders won by a solid margin in Nebraska and Kansas officials said he’d won the state caucuses, giving him seven victories so far in the nominating season. “His message sends a clear message to conservatives”.
“I’ve been sitting here for five minutes and two of the three questions you’ve asked have been about Donald Trump”, Rubio said during a question-and-answer session.
In the overall race for GOP delegates, including partial results for Kansas, Trump led with 347 and Cruz had 267.
However, Mrs Clinton managed to win what was considered to be the day’s biggest prize – the primary vote in Louisiana.
Though polling was scarce for Kansas, the state’s closed contest – which prevents Democrats from switching parties to vote in the Republican caucus – meant lowered predictions for Trump support. On Sunday, the Democrats will once again be caucusing, this time in ME, while the Republicans will hold a primary in Puerto Rico.
Republican Marco Rubio, in a sign of retrenchment or at least strategic focus, canceled Louisiana and Kentucky events Friday, instead landing in Kansas to unload on Trump at a Topeka airport.
Senators Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders scored key victories Saturday in their White House quests, but it was Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton who outperformed their rivals to remain the race’s undisputed frontrunners.
The races on Saturday will test whether there’s any fallout from a wild week in Republican politics, which included Romney’s attacks on Trump and a raucous Fox News debate in which the candidates mostly yelled over one another and Trump boasted about the size of his genitals.
“I think it was a big mistake for Donald Trump not to be here”, ACU chairman Matt Schlapp told CNN.
More than 18,600 Republicans turned out for the caucuses on Saturday, compared with just under 6,000 in 2012.
Clinton has a lead of about 200 pledged delegates over Sanders, while Trump leads Cruz by around 100 delegates and is about 200 delegates ahead of the third place candidate Rubio.
Primaries and caucuses are underway Saturday for the Republican presidential candidates in Kansas, Kentucky, Maine and Louisiana. Ted Cruz in a two-man GOP showdown for the 2016 party nomination.
“What we re seeing is conservatives coming together… and standing as one behind this campaign”.
The US presidential race is underway with primaries and caucuses across five states.
Bernie Sanders may have won Nebraska, but he won’t be gaining ground in The Associated Press delegate count after Hillary Clinton’s victory in Louisiana.
Paraphrasing Trump’s slogan, Cruz said, “You can talk about making America great again” and the slogan can even be printed on baseball caps.
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Polls have indicated she has strong support in Louisiana among black voters, but analysts suggest the race between Mrs Clinton and Mr Sanders may be close in other states on Saturday. Rubio had 123 delegates and Kasich had 34. In all, 155 GOP delegates were at stake in Saturdays races.Rubio, going all-out for victory in Florida on March 15, planned to campaign in Jacksonville on Saturday afternoon.Cruzs schedule had him in Kansas and Idaho, which votes Tuesday.Kasich, looking for political survival with victories in the Midwest, said OH would be the crown jewel for him.
