Trump Projected South Carolina Winner; Cruz And Rubio Battle For Second

Donald Trump’s resounding victory in SC had Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz playing tug-of-war Sunday over who’s the stronger anti-Trump.

He said, “I wish Nevada would make it illegal”.

“And I think that’s going to begin to matter a lot more now because there are less people in the race and more time to pay attention to some of that”.

For Republican Jeb Bush, it was the end of the line for a political dynasty as he failed to follow his father and brother into the White House.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump celebrates victory in the South Carolina primary on February 20, 2016, in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He also targeted Rubio, saying he did not fulfill promises to voters in his home state of Florida. Nevada’s GOP caucuses are Tuesday, and then a dozen states vote in the March 1 Super Tuesday bonanza.

In the Democratic race, Vermont Sen. The real estate magnate now has two primary victories under his belt and according to RealClearPolitics heads to Nevada, where the next caucus will be held, with even more support than he had in SC. Trump has carried New Hampshire and SC, losing Iowa to Cruz.

While Mr Sanders has been defeated in Nevada, his strong show there – 47.2pc votes – means that he remains a formidable threat to the Clinton campaign. Announcing his arrival at Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, Trump derided Cruz for failing to live up to expectations he would enjoy the solid support of evangelical Christians in SC. Cruz spokesman Rick Tyler apologized on Monday for posting the story that misquoted Rubio. To win the GOP nomination, a candidate must secure 1,237 delegates. Bush and other candidates lagged far behind.

Cruz, born in Canada to a mother who was an American citizen, had fired back that Trump’s attacks were the result of Cruz’s sudden threat to the billionaire’s front-runner status in Iowa. These elites have quite a bit of money to throw around, especially with Bush out.

“To me, the only logical one is either Kasich or Rubio”, Al Hoffman, former finance chairman for the Republican National Committee, told USA Today. Cruz appeals to the party’s most conservative wing, but many party leaders fear his uncompromising positions would make him unelectable in the general election. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush suspended his campaign Saturday night.