Ted Cruz Lashes Out at Marco Rubio, Donald Trump After Iowa Win

But any humility was fleeting as Trump went on to say he beat Rubio by getting support from nearly 3,000 Iowans – “That’s a lot of people” – and that he had gotten a larger percentage of support than any other Republican candidate in history “except for that one number”, he added, referring to Cruz’s win. As for Mr Trump, how that prince of bombast, braggadocio and the gratuitous insult will respond to actually losing will be among the most fascinating questions of the frantic weeks ahead.

The result in the Democratic caucus could not have been much tighter. His caucus night party in West Des Moines likewise had empty space, and a crowd that booed CNN’s declaration of Cruz’s victory, but was otherwise subdued. The winners of the past two Republican Iowa caucuses were Mike Huckabee in 2008 and Rick Santorum in 2012 and, unless I missed it last night, neither President Huckabee nor President Santorum called Cruz to congratulate him on his victory.

But Trump insisted that he did quite well in Iowa and accused the media of hypocrisy by going out of its way to tout Sen. The Rubio endorsement is sure to attract more mainstream Republicans and even some fence-sitters who only a week ago might have been swayed by Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster’s endorsement of Trump. “But I believe that Hillary Clinton is going to be the nominee of the Democratic Party for President of the United States”. They told me to wait my turn… His campaign is actively trying to examine the results for irregularities.

After the event, Mr. Clinton, who was scheduled to campaign in SC on Wednesday, a state more hospitable to Mrs. Clinton, gave a vote of confidence to his wife’s campaign team.

Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were basically tied by the time 95 percent of precincts reported their votes at midnight.

Susan Duprey, who served as chief of staff to Ann Romney, Mitt Romney’s wife, in 2011 and 2012, announced her support for the Florida senator on Tuesday night. “It is rare, it is rare that we have the opportunity we do now”. Clinton’s margin over Sanders was so minuscule that it risked being erased if vote-counting errors were discovered later. “For months they told us we had no chance!” “And tonight, while the results are still not known, it looks like we are still in a virtual tie”. Due to the way the Democratic caucus rules work, former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley receives no delegates from the state, and he has since suspended his campaign.

“There might be a few bumps in the road while she gets there”. Put it this way: To win, Trump needs this to be an “everything is different this time” election, and Monday was strong evidence that the normal political rules apply.