http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...h-carolina-ohio-live-results-primary-caucuses The Guardian's web page is excellent for watching the returns county by county and statewide. Rubio totally lost Florida, and has withdrawn from the campaign. Kasich, winning Ohio and contolling 66 delegates, may be a deal maker. Trump is leading elsewhere but some pundits earlier today suggested Cruz takes Missouri. We'll see. No surprises on the Democrat side. Clinton wins. Priebus has a job ahead of him to forestall a revolution in the Republican party. Rumor of the day: Christie wants Priebus' job. Giddyup.
Three and a half hours after posting the above, Missouri remains to close to call for both parties. With more than 97% of the districts reporting, each side has their candidates separated by less than 0.5%.
Yep, indeed. I've been hitting the old refresh button on multiple news sources tonight. Talk about a humiliating defeat for Rubio. It isn't surprising he bailed, considering. Kasich's victory in Ohio prevents this from going to a straight two-man race, though I have doubts he'll have any real success in other states. On the DNC side, HRC has further solidified her lead. No big surprises there.
Trumps not getting off lightly either even if he's in the lead. This gives us a glimpse of the type of political journey he'll have after this round. Should he win - heaven forbid - he'll be up against Hillary Clinton who has amassed enough following to thwart his hopes of a political seat.
A 2-man race is what opponents of Trump need. With a wide selection in the race, the most popular one would have a big advantage as what we are seeing now. Trump is always on top except for a few states but overall he remains the man to beat. With Rubio's falling out of the race, maybe Trump can be beaten if one more guy would give up and support the remaining one who has the best chance. But for now, sorry for the anti-Trump for the guy is already tasting the icing on the cake.
Strange that Cruz's campaign spread some rumors a week or so back [Rubio would be dropping out] and Rubio said he had no intention of dropping out hoping that maybe he could win Florida. Since he couldn't do it on his home turf, there was no point in deceiving himself could do any better elsewhere. Carly Fiorina wants Kasich to drop out and he should too since he obviously won't be getting the GOP's nomination.
Donald Trump definitely stands out. However, it's mainly his bizarre behavior and statements. He acts so confidently and can convince people to vote in his support.
It's no surprise though is it? Most people predicted a head to head with Trump and Cruz. It now boils down to delegates and whether the GOP are going to makes sure Trump doesn't get enough votes to be the candidate.
Buckle your seatbealt especially if you are a Republican because i predict some rocky times ahead. The coming months are not going to easy for anybody. I still can't believe no one that is acceptable is running on either side, with the possible exception of JOhn Kasich. What did we do to deserve this I ask you? Well, it will be entertaining to watch the melt downs if nothing else.
Well, as I write this several hours after sunrise, Missouri is still counting Republican votes. Trump is leading by ~1070 votes. Provisional and absentee ballots are being counted. Results probably will be forthcoming midday or early afternoon. Some early morning punits suggest Kasich will be a spoiler for Cruz in wealthier areas of Pennsylvania: he'is visitng Villanova (whose Big East basketball team has a good seed in the NCAA March Madness tourney) on Philadelphia's wealthy Main Line. Some morning talk show hosts "see" Trump falling just short of 1237 votes resulting in a contested convention. It would be a nasty fight if Trump is (say) ~50 votes short and rules are rewritten to keep Trump from being the nominee. Possibilities, per the pundits, could include drafting Speaker Ryan or (can you believe it?) Jeb Bush or Mitt Romney, in which case Trump goes third party. I could see Ryan having a say in the Republican convention planks, but Bush and Romney having a play? No way. And John Boehner has just thrown recommended Ryan be the candidate. Fantasy land. Bottom line? I'm taking a break from the political pundits' blather. The morning talk shows are all over the map. Let the primaries play out and the voters "speak" for themselves. One could lose one's mind. Any good drugs around? Whew. I'll watch the endless NCAA basketball tourney for a distraction for the next few weeks.
