Real estate mogul Donald Trump said Sunday he’s doing so well he expects to win enough delegates to clinch the Republican nomination – before the party’s convention in July.
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He amassed a $150 million war chest in 2015, surrounded himself with some of the best minds in the party, had a famous last name and attracted the support of the party establishment.
“I don’t even think I actually agree with everything Rubio says, but I think he has the best chance here in SC and in the actual election against Hillary”, said the woman, who declined to provide her name for fear of upsetting her family.
Trump was the overwhelming favorite among voters who said they’re angry with the federal government.
But Bush descended in the polls after a series of lackluster showings in the televised candidate debates.
To the shock of the political world, the 69-year-old onetime reality TV star’s nomination to be the Republican presidential candidate is now a genuine possibility. “They start screaming, ‘liar, liar, liar, ‘” Cruz said. He, like others, was caught off-guard by the durable popularity of political outsiders – particularly Mr Trump.
But Bush’s campaign seemed to struggle out of the gate. “He has presented a hopeful, optimistic message that is based on the belief that he has the leadership skills to get the job done”. CNN entrance polls showed that she handily won the black vote, but the Latino vote was more evenly split – evidence that the Sanders campaign may have more stamina than first expected. Bush maintained his above-the-fray strategy and focused on his policy proposals instead of mixing it up with Trump.
Some of the controversies in the closing days of the race surrounding Trump were again Teflon for him.
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“Trump wasn’t the only one who had a hand in Jeb’s defeat”.
Cruz, for his part, is still the top choice for those who tell exit pollsters they are “very conservative”. It wasn’t just Jeb. “This is your campaign, and it is a campaign to break down every barrier that holds you back”, Ms Clinton said in her victory speech. “I think that’s a question that people are trying to sort through”. It was well short of the kind of performance the former Florida governor hoped would provide new life to his campaign.
“They made a horrendous miscalculation in not understanding the intent of the low-energy attack, which was created to emasculate Bush, to make him look weak”, said Steve Schmidt, who was campaign manager to 2008 Republican nominee John McCain.
When Bush launched his campaign in June, he was the clear frontrunner among Republicans, polling at almost 18 percent in a crowded field.
“We need your help to guarantee a huge victory for Mr. Trump”, read a recent email from Trump’s paid Virginia state director, Mike Rubino. Today Trump stands at 38 percent.
“The presidency is bigger than any one candidate”.
That’s too bad for Bush, and perhaps even worse for the GOP. After a smashing win in New Hampshire, Sanders took the stage to assay the same theme. Early in the campaign, he fumbled questions about the wisdom of his brother’s 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Trump, the victor in two of the first three states in the presidential primary season, has always been laying the groundwork for more victories in March, when two dozen states go to the polls, new campaign finance reports show. No Republican in modern times has won New Hampshire and SC and then failed to win the nomination, notes the AP. I think this goes for a while. “But they should be”.
“Jeb’s decision to suspend his campaign reflects his selfless character and patriotism”, said the 43rd president.
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In the latest of a string of underwhelming primary finishes the former Florida governor took fourth place with 7.8 per cent of the vote in SC, where Donald Trump breezed across the finish line with 33 per cent.
