Cruz Expects To Do Well In South Carolina Primary

“To me that’s showing him as presidential and that he is a leader and is very capable of being president of the United States”.

While he downplayed his dilemma on his first day in SC after the New Hampshire setback, the first-term Florida senator discussed his political challenges at length during an unusual 45-minute question-and-answer session with reporters aboard his campaign plane on Wednesday. The state has a deep-rooted military culture and is still reeling from the shooting deaths of nine black…

He insisted that Rubio had said in Spanish on Univision that he would not rescind an executive order signed by President Barack Obama in support of the children of illegal immigrants.

Katon Dawson, the former chairman of the South Carolina GOP, said he expects the debate to have more of an impact on his state’s voters than the results in either Iowa or New Hampshire. The state is a hotbed of conservative tea party groups and evangelical voters that will test Trump’s staying power.

The Latest on campaign 2016. But he would need to do well even in conservative states, beginning in SC. Republicans, meanwhile, crisscrossed the state…

Christie told a crowd of supporters in New Hampshire on Tuesday night that he was headed home to New Jersey to “take a deep breath” and assess what comes next. He needs to find out why Dominick is crying. As Team Rubio sees it, the Republican “establishment” should simply rally behind the Florida senator, and Jeb stubbornly stands in the way. “Also on a personal level, it was great to participate in what I consider to be an iconic American electoral phenomenon of the New Hampshire primary”, he said.

Saturday night’s debate marks the last chance candidates will have to face off before the Republican South Carolina primary election, scheduled for February 20. Here’s a look at some celebrities who have thrown their hats into the political ring.

Only Jeb Bush said Obama had “every right” to nominate a justice during his final year in office.

The five other candidates on the stage Saturday urged the Republican-led Senate to block any attempts by the president to get his third nominee on the court. “It’s called delay, delay, delay”.

Speaking to reporters in Washington, Ted Cruz eyed a potential boost from Christie and Fiorina backers. An uncompromising conservative, Cruz urged voters to consider who among the GOP candidates would nominate the most ideologically pure justices.

Although there may be fewer White House hopefuls on the debate stage, the race is still far from being clear. But even with a streamlined field, the Republican race remains deeply uncertain.

The months-long feud between Jeb Bush and Donald Trump has moved well beyond simple clashes over policy.

The billionaire businessman accused former President George W. Bush’s administration of having lied to the country about intelligence in the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

“Two days ago, he said he would take his trousers off and moon everybody”, Trump said.

Campaign spokeswoman Samantha Smith said Christie shared his decision with staff at his campaign headquarters in Morristown, N.J., on Wednesday afternoon, and was calling donors and other supporters.