Donald Trump Wins in Nevada

As Mr Cruz and Mr Rubio vy for second place in the race, both are under pressure to drop out in order to give the other a clear shot at the seemingly unstoppable Mr Trump.

Donald Trump won the Nevada GOP caucuses on February 23. “And now we’re winning, winning, winning the country”, he said in his victory speech to supporters. “But with the situation over the next month, as critical as it is, in terms of delegate accumulation, people are realizing they need to make their decision pretty quickly”.

For Rubio – who grew up in a diverse, working-class neighborhood in Las Vegas – a second-place finish could prove crucial in signaling to party elites that he is the best candidate to chip away at Trump’s resounding lead. Count Tracy Brigida, fed up after her husband was laid off from his mining job, among those caucusing for Trump.

Nevada was the fourth state to vote in the Republican presidential nomination process and Mr Trump secured 45.9 per cent, winning more votes than Florida senator Mr Rubio, and Texas senator Mr Cruz, combined. Plan B just died on the Las Vegas strip. “And you know what I really am happy about?” Those who said they made up their minds shortly before voting in the previous primaries largely supported Cruz and Rubio, so the makeup of the surge in participation in Nevada was expected to help decide how the race shook out. And it’s not one that’s gotten much attention from the GOP candidates. US Republican presidential candidates face off in Nevada as frontrunner Donald Trump tries to maintain momentum with a rousing victory in the last contest before next week’s all-important “Super Tuesday” votes.

Van Dongen and other former Bush fundraisers said the biggest group of supporters of the former Florida governor was now opting to support Rubio. The election calendar suggests that if the NY billionaire’s rivals don’t slow him by mid-March, they may not ever. It was his third win in a row after losing the Iowa caucus to Texas Sen. This is coming off a 35.3% of votes and 10 delegate win in New Hampshire, and a #2.5% win, which includes all 50 delegates in SC. Voters who decided later, those who took their time and considered the candidates, one would assume, went more heavily for Marco Rubio than Trump. Indeed, Republican establishment heavyweights have been flooding to Rubio in recent days, including Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, North Carolina Sen. The entrance poll survey was conducted for The Associated Press and the television networks by Edison Research as Republican voters arrived at 25 randomly selected caucus sites in Nevada.