Posted on 03/06/2016 10:04:14 AM PST by Kaslin
Donald Trump continues his dominance in the southern states by picking up Louisiana handily over Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio. With 46 delegates, Louisiana has many of the same demographics as Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
#LousianaPrimary for the GOP with 7% in. #SuperSaturday pic.twitter.com/gG7pZy9hnZ— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 6, 2016
People like the idea of better trade deals and adding jobs to Americans
Even if you have a job, more jobs would put demand on the job market and cause wages to go up naturally over time
A win win situation for everyone
And Arkansas. And Kentucky. The only state in the “south” (and it’s not always considered “southern” that Trump didn’t win is Texas.
add to the fact Cruz never won a single county in some southern states, including VA which is vitally important.
It’s all about the delegates and Cruz is making gains because he was so closely in second place.
I just read that because of the proportioning rules, both got 18 delegates in LA.
Trump would have won TX and OK if not for native son Cruz.
After yesterday trump and Cruz are separated by only 80 delegates.
Realclearpolitics shows Cruz and Trump both getting 18 delegates in Louisiana. Assuming it’s correct, and it’s the delegates that matter, that makes Louisiana a tie. So it was a good night for Cruz as he went 2-1-1 and gained 16 net on trump...
Cruz 17 Trump 18
“The only state in the “south” (and it’s not always considered “southern”) that Trump didn’t win is Texas.”
You’re right about Texas. Culturally, historically, and geographically, it’s ‘Like a whole ‘nother country.’
We have a strong kinship with the rest of the southern states, but there remains a fierce independence here that defines us as a unique people.
Eastern TX is south, West TX is southwest. It’s a big place.
Nate Silver’s Five Thirty Eight is really good on this. Trump has yet to do really badly anywhere, is on target in almost all states and well ahead in some. Silver had him at 107% of where he needs to be at this point, Cruz at sixty something.
He going to start to fade in the next few weeks.
Makes sense since he would be running alone.
Trump is at 107 percent on target to win. As usual, ahead of schedule and wayyyyyyy under budget!!
Cruz is at 67 percent. Way below target. Wayyyyy over budget!
I just read LA awarded 18 delegates each to Cruz and Trump. 5 for Rubio and 5 unaffiliated. I think one could safely call LA a tie now.
Not being reported that way, but irrelevant. Trump according to Five Thirty Eight (which is still a little low on both his and Cruz’s delegates) has him at 391 or 107% of what he needs (note: he’s over) and Cruz at 67% of what he needs (note: he’s way, way under).
The bad states for Cruz are coming up. It’s over.
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