Latino voters made up 8 percent of the Republican caucuses (up from just 5 percent four years ago); Trump carried those voters by a 17-point margin over Rubio.
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Rubio, who has been making the case he is the only viable alternative to Trump left in the GOP field, has yet to win a primary or caucus state. “He won over independent voters in New Hampshire and evangelicals in SC, and prevailed in Nevada, where Mormon voters and rural activists wield influence”. “Now we are winning winning, winning the country”, Trump said, claiming victory to a crowded hall. The candidates were fanning out to their next targets of opportunity as the lights went out in Las Vegas: Trump was campaigning today in Virginia, then on to Texas and Oklahoma. With three consecutive victories under his belt, Mr. Trump heads into Super Tuesday on March 1 – when 11 states will have their primaries or caucuses – that could irreversibly set the course of the nomination process. “We weren’t”, Trump told the crowd in the ballroom of the Treasure Island hotel and casino, as results showed him clearly leading the other candidates with about 45 percent. “We might not even need the two months, folks, to be honest, all right?”
“We won with the highly educated”. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump takes pictures with supporters during a rally Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, in Reno, Nev.
A candidate must have 1,237 state delegates to win the Republican nomination at the National Convention this summer. Kasich and Carson could play spoilers as Trump, Cruz and Rubio, battle for delegates with an increasing sense of urgency. After a presumed loss in the Nevada caucuses, Sen.
After finishing third in Iowa, fifth in New Hampshire and second in South Carolina, Rubio needs a win soon to support the idea that he is the prime heir to Bush’s supporters. In Texas, Cruz leads Trump, 37 to 29 percent, in the UT/Texas Tribune poll, which was taken before Trump’s Nevada victory.
How do you think Donald Trump will do in the events of Super Tuesday? Ted Cruz closely followed in third. Fifty-seven percent of those voters supported him, according to entrance polls, courtesy of CNN.
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Everyone’s favorite apricot demagogue won big in another state last night.
