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Election Results: Super Tuesday Part II
March 8th was Super Tuesday Part 2 for both the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates. Here are the surprising election results.
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Donald Trump maintained his dominance in the Republican race, winning the states of Michigan and Mississippi. As of 1am, Trump won Michigan with 37% of the vote, while Sen. Ted Cruz came in 2nd place with 25%. In a major surprise, Gov. John Kasich was right on the heels of 2nd place with 24%, while Sen. Marco Rubio came in 4th with 9%.
In Mississippi, Trump won the state with 47% of the vote. Cruz came in 2nd with 36%, Gov. Kasich was 3rd with 9% and Rubio was dead last with 5%.
With his last place finish in 2 critical states, it was apparent that the Republican establishment’s push of Sen. Rubio was not working. Rubio will need to outright win or at least finish strong in his home state of Florida next week, or his campaign could be in deep trouble.
In Idaho, Sen. Cruz was the victor, winning the state with 44% of the vote. Donald Trump came in a distant 2nd place with 28%, while Sen. Rubio was 3rd with 17% and Gov. Kasich in last place with 7%.
As of this writing, the State of Hawaii was still voting and had not yet reported election results.
During his victory speech, Trump delivered obviously unprepared and rambling remarks that made him appear bitter and unpresidential. He also made the odd promise that if he is elected, the country will start saying “Merry Christmas” again, in place of the more inclusive “Happy Holidays.” How he will possibly make all Americans say his choice of slogan is about as big of a mystery as all of his other promises.
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For the Democrats, Hillary Clinton continued her sprint to the nomination, winning a lopsided victory in the state of Mississippi 83% to 17% for Bernie Sanders. However, Sen. Sanders pulled off an upset in the State of Michigan, winning a narrow 50% to 48% against Mrs. Clinton.
“What tonight means is that the Bernie Sanders campaign — the people’s revolution — is strong in every part of the country,” Sen. Sanders said, adding “…and frankly we believe that our strongest areas are yet to happen.”
As of today, the all-important delegate count to seize the nomination stands at 1,234 for Hillary Clinton and 567 for Bernie Sanders. Democrats need 2,383 delegates to win the nomination.
For Republicans, 1,237 delegates are needed for the nomination. Currently, Donald Trump is in the lead with 446 delegates. Ted Cruz is 2nd with 347, Marco Rubio is 3rd with 151 and Gov. Kasich is in last place with 54 delegates.
Is her loss in Michigan a sign of things to come for Hillary Clinton? Will Marco Rubio celebrate or crumble in Florida next week? Can any Republican stop Donald Trump?
Thanks DJ. Trump ended up winning Hawaii. Also during his speech he began hawking his products (Trump steaks, water, magazine). What a guy…smh. Seriously though. I don't see how they're going to stop Trump from winning the nomination. Even if Rubio somehow wins Florida (which at this point is really questionable) and/or Kasich wins Ohio (which isn't a given either) I don't think it's going to matter. Trump is even splitting the "conservative" evangelical vote with Cruz ..and in some races actually pulling a higher percentage of that vote than Cruz. But we shall see. Re: Bernie and Hillary, DJ asked: "Is her loss in Michigan a sign of things to come for Hillary Clinton?" Time will certainly tell. We should have a clearer picture by next Tues. evening March 15th. In the meantime kudos to Bernie Sanders on his unexpected win in Michigan. I'm no fan of Bernie's but,… Read more »