Chris Christie expected to end 2016 White House bid

“His killer? An illegal immigrant gang member who just got out of prison”, a narrator says in the ad that began airing Friday in SC, before noting that Shaw’s father is a prominent supporter of Trump’s.

Over in New Hampshire, they use a more traditional voting style, as the Republicans do in all states.

With the stakes so high, the mud-slinging and political attacks are only expected to escalate – particularly heading into a state that’s infamous for its tough, bare-knuckle politics.

Fresh off of Donald Trump’s New Hampshire primary rout, arch-conservative rival Ted Cruz launched a sharp offensive on Thursday against the billionaire frontrunner, heralding a brutal battle for the next Republican contest in SC. His win showed pundits were wrong to think he would ultimately self-destruct based on his penchant for insults and imprecise plans for the presidency.

Sanders, a democratic socialist US senator from Vermont, has built his campaign around a promise to rein in big firms and Wall Street, while Clinton has emphasized her detailed policy proposals on issues from health care to financial reform.

Rejected in New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton sought redemption in Nevada, where a more diverse group of voters awaited her and Bernie Sanders. “I will work harder than anyone to actually make the changes that make your lives better”.

But Rubio froze under the pressure of a fierce verbal assault from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in last Saturday’s GOP debate. “What a campaign!” she gushed before the results were official.

“I served on the defense committee for 18 years”, Kasich said. They are anxious about the economy and distrust establishment politicians they perceive as being part of the problem. Next up for Bush and the Republicans are primaries in SC, followed by Nevada. Trump victories over Cruz on Super Tuesday, or even a split day, could be enough to kill Cruz off as a threat. “Tomorrow: boom, boom”, he said, shadow boxing while his supporters cheered.

Cruz’s investment in New Hampshire was minimal compared to other establishment candidates. Yet days after a disappointing fifth-place finish in New Hampshire and looking up at Donald Trump in next-up South Carolina, Rubio’s presidential ambitions are truly facing growing odds. Of the two, Bush put much more effort and money into Iowa and also has more organization and resources to move on to SC and the fast-paced campaign to come.

(CNN) – Former President George W. Bush will hit the campaign trail for the first time in years when he appears at a SC campaign rally with his younger brother next week, Jeb Bush’s campaign announced.

In past primary races, unconventional candidates such as Steve Forbes and Herman Cain have briefly risen to leading positions in the polls.

This campaign is not dead. So, it’s starting to look like we may have a crowded field for a bit longer, which will keep the contest going for a bit longer.

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New Hampshire corroborated Iowa’s choice of Cruz as the strongest Christian-right candidate, dropping Ben Carson to dead last and also keeping Carly Fiorina in the cellar. March 15th states I think are the most important, because they’re when the victor take all states start in the Republican side. Joan, 68, went for Sanders. “Maybe he can, but I don’t know”, Bush said. Roland, 73, a registered Republican, went for Trump, a man he said was “more honest” than other candidates.

So it’s a boon for Trump that he performed so well in New Hampshire among voters who said they are angry about the way the federal government is working.

Clinton had for months been the front-runner nationally. Clinton, 68, now has strong support from black voters, who will be crucial in the Democratic primary in SC on February 27. Except all that establishment support belongs to Hillary Clinton.

The web of punches and counterpunches thus far in SC reflects the fractured nature of the primary and the Republican electorate.