According to the New York Times, several voters and politicians alike noted that this marks a new generation of conservatism, one in which voters can not be swayed by Bush-era figures. “If South Carolina is gateway to the south, MI is gateway to Midwest”, Weaver said. The real estate mogul told “Fox News Sunday”, “I think I’ll be very presidential at the appropriate time”.
Advertisement
“The people of Iowa, New Hampshire, and SC have spoken”, Bush said.
“We’re going to start winning for our country because our country doesn’t win anymore”, said Trump, with his wife, Melania, and daughter Ivanka at his side.
On Saturday, Trump handily won in SC.
Mr Rubio said: “If you’re running to be president, you can’t just tell people you’re going to make America great again”.
“Who do the Democrats fear most?” “[Cruz] comes across as negative – somewhat mean-spirited… all the charm of a toothache, I think I heard somebody say”.
Trump’s victory capped a week in which he called rivals liars, blamed House Speaker Paul Ryan for the GOP’s loss in the 2012 presidential race, and even tangled with Pope Francis.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a South Carolina Republican primary night event, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016 in Spartanburg, S.C.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., argued that Kasich was making his case in MI, while Rubio was focusing on a more national effort.
That gave Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who put up a stiff challenge to Mrs Clinton in Nevada, and Trump openings over many more mainstream candidates. Bush was also under intensifying pressure from party leaders to clear the field so they could coalesce around a challenger to Donald Trump.
Cruz, right behind Rubio in the SC vote, stressed his conservative credentials and said he was the lone “strong conservative in this race who can win”. In what appeared to be a jab at Republican frontrunner Donald Trump, whom Bush has accused of lacking ideas, the former Florida Governor said, “ideas matter, policy matters”.
But Rubio declared, “This has become a three-person race and we will win the nomination”.
“Some may have doubted us, but we never doubted each other”, Clinton told supporters at a victory party at Caesar’s Palace. “It’s lovely. When you win it’s attractive”. “I think that Florida should get its vote”, said Gena Grant.
Advertisement
Trump was as feisty and anti-establishment as ever, denouncing TV pundits for saying that if his remaining opponents consolidated around one Trump alternative, there would be enough anti-Trump votes to beat him.
