If you look at the margins of victory, Cruz won by almost the exact same percentage (~13.1%) as Bernie over the beast. I’m not sure “blowout” is a fair term in this case, especially since Cruz has been expected to win WI since January.
Before tonight there were 867 delegates remaining. To reach 1237 delegates Trump required 56% of the remaining delegates. To reach 1237 delegates Cruz required 88% of the remaining delegates. After tonight there are 825 delegates remaining. To reach 1237 delegates Trump requires 58% of the remaining delegates. To reach 1237 delegates Cruz requires 89% of the remaining delegates.
Cruz has fallen further behind, today he moved closer to elimination.
Couldn't one say this:
Cruz does indeed have A ceiling. The field has consolidated, but Cruz isn’t walking away with huge margins of victory. Why is that not even more true of Cruz than of Trump?
Other than supporting the agenda that we need to nominate Kasich, whose ceiling seems to be as a footnote in news stories, or Ryan, who didn't run but shares the positions of the rejected establishment candidates, I'm not sure of the purpose of this article.
Interesting that there were 49,367 votes in Brown County (Greenbay) this year while there was only 34,000 republican votes cast in the 2012 primary. that's a 44% increase in "Republican" turnout in Greenbay.
Similarly, there were 89,348 votes in Milwaukee county in 2012 vs 105,269 in 2016. That's 15,921 new "Republicans" in Milwaukee.
In Waukesha county (Milwaukee) there were 120,767 in 2016 but only 83,428 in 2012. That's 37,339 new Republican voters in Waukesha. Dane county (madison), had 67,259 Republican votes in 2016 but only 58,258 in 2012.
33,294 republican votes were cast in Winnebago county (Oshkosh) in 2016 but only 25,848 in 2012.
It's also interesting that Dane county, Milwaukee county, and Winnebago county were overwhelmingly blue in 2012 and all had large increases in Republican turnout that overwhelmingly favored Ted Cruz.
It almost seems like Dems exploited the open primary system and crossed over in large numbers for Ted Cruz.
Trump has been hurt by the lack of debates lately. That’s what he was always really good at it — dominating everyone else on the stage with a massive TV viewership to watch it happen.
Excuse me.
Trump needs to debate Cruz one on one.
But he’s Chick’n so he won’t.
He’ll get his butt handed to Himself. Believe me.
Trump is not man enough. He’s EVERYTHING HE HAS ACCUSED OTHERS OF BEING. You know the list.
And don’t give me this crap “They’ve already debated.” We both know that those debates were watered down entertainment venues. I’m talking about an issues debate, man to man.
Take away one.
It wasn’t a blow out against Donald. Ted had to take it all... any thing less than 100 percent was not enough. As it stands, with his lack of total dominance, he went into this contest in Wisconsin needing to win 88 percent of all remaining delegates... but with him not getting them ALL, it seems he now need to get 89 percent of the remaining delegates. New York alone makes that impossible. Impossible.
what is being touted as his greatest win so far (and it is his only win east of the mississippi), is actually the death knell of winning uncontested. And the donald doesnt need nearly that percentage... perhaps 58 percent. Entirely doable.
Stick a fork in teddy, this was a “must win all” for teddy. He will go in to the convention without sufficient delegates on the roster to qualify as the uncontested winner nor will he be the leader. and Trump will be the leader having the delegates to negotiate with, and apply the winning stroke... most likely incontestable.
It would have been cool for the Donald to win the whole thing in Wisconsin, but he is still on the track to the required number of delegates... as it stands tonight.
Teddy is toast. and that... is a peaceful thought.
When did Shapiro have his lobotomy.
Ashley Cruz is a CHEAT in every sense of the word.
Cruz = Obama + Clinton
This is the campaign of a small petulant child, and it’s wearing thin. The last three weeks have been terrible for Trump because he has no self-control.
Well, it's beyond doubt that we have had a "small petulant child" occupying the White House for the last 7.5 years, so your point is?
I think the results in Wisconsin show that the different States and areas of the country have different cultures and attitudes. Maybe they perceive Cruz differntly than New Yorkers or Floridians do.
Final numbers: Cruz 48%, Trump 35%