Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio (2nd R) celebrates with (L-R) South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) and Sen.
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Bush took on Trump’s policies before any of the other Republican candidates, and Trump returned the fire by constantly mocking Bush and applying the label “low energy”.
Bush is running fourth in the SC primary with only 8.3 percent of the vote.
Fresh from his victory in South Carolina’s primary, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is sending a big thank you to Sarah Palin.
“When I began this journey in Miami I committed that I would campaign as I would serve, going everywhere, speaking to everyone, keeping my word, facing the issues without flinching and staying true to what I believe”.
As vote tallies showed him essentially tied for second with Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, Mr. Cruz said he had continued “defying expectations” in the early states, even though he seemed to underperform relative to the some recent polls.
As the results of the SC primary rolled in Saturday evening, with Mr. Bush not cracking into the top three, behind Donald Trump – and while Sens.
The next president must serve with “honour and decency” said Bush, who had taken on Trump over his divisive rhetoric and profane language. (Video by David Botti) Media captionWhat could Jeb learn about campaigning from his older brother?
In the Democratic caucuses in Nevada, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton managed a slight victory over Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, despite initial speculation Sanders might pull ahead. His son George W Bush was elected as the two-term 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009.
Rubio is predicting that he will win the GOP nomination after performing well in the SC primary.
“We’re the only campaign that has and can defeat Donald Trump”, Cruz told his supporters after asking for a moment of silence for former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died last week. “It is tough, it is nasty, it is vicious, it is attractive”, Trump, 69, said in his victory speech. Ted Cruz of Texas.
Another contender, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, performed poorly in SC but has hopes of winning in MI and his home state of Ohio.
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With him goes the idea that an establishment candidate with deep pockets and deep leadership experience could make the case for his candidacy, could sway voters clamoring for change – no, make that revolution – to his side.
