Posted on 02/12/2016 4:37:14 PM PST by MLL
Tomorrow night marks the only Republican debate scheduled before the crucial South Carolina primary.
Donald Trump has all the momentum going in; Senator Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)is considered a strong challenger; Senator Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)faces a steep comeback after imploding in New Hampshire; former Florida Governor Jeb Bush continues to squawk about his supposedly revivified campaign; Ohio Governor John Kasich will put in a showing in South Carolina, but has already largely conceded the primary; Ben Carson is hanging on for no apparent reason other than to grow his database.
The only poll out of South Carolina following New Hampshire shows Trump with a commanding lead, clocking in at 36.3 percent; Cruz follows with 19.6 percent, then Rubio with 14.6 percent, Bush with 10.9 percent, Kasich with 8.7 percent, and Carson with 4.7 percent. Just 5.2 percent of voters say they're undecided at this point. This means that barring a catastrophic collapse in South Carolina over the next week, or a massive coordinated attempt to consolidate the so-called establishment lane, Trump has a prohibitive lead.
The next primary state, Nevada, holds its caucus on February 23, just days later; then it's on to the SEC Primary, where the following states are up for grabs: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Virginia; a few days after that, we get Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Maine.
So, here's where each candidate stands and what he must do tomorrow night to maximize the chances at electoral victory.
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It’s over.
Trump has won, I don’t know why he is even campaigning any more.
Anyone who doesn’t support him is a loser.
So if we dont support Trump we are all losers? what a crappy thing to say. Your candidate is not perfect and neither are his supporters
You are right almost as nasty a thing to say as the Cruz supporter who has posted several times that if you don’t vote for Cruz you hate America and Jesus. Both sides can go off the rails.
Grampa Dave -- you meant "hates Trump."
See Post #7.
Right. Thank you!
Hillary needs to show up at the GOP debate and give Jeb a reset button.
Yeah, I would never say anything like that. It can get pretty nasty during the election cycle. There is just no reason for folks to throw out low blows such as name calling, etc. I do my best to stay civil. I was called a loser earlier because I am not a Trump supporter. I didnt respond to him/her. I will not stoop to that level.
I guess my sarcasm wasn’t obvious.
I am a Cruz supporter and have been extremely critical of Trump on here.
Look at my past posts to see.
Ive seen them.
It’s all good.
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