Cruz ’92 places in South Carolina Republican primary, Bush drops presidential candidacy

Democrat Bernie Sanders blamed that on voter turn out in the Nevada caucuses.

Cruz on Saturday characterized a two-man contest as well – between him and Trump, but Rubio has repeatedly pushed the notion of a three-man race since the SC primary. But those fortunes didn’t extend to Sanders this weekend.

Bush was considered the early favorite for the Republican nomination and gained plenty of establishment support and money for his bid.

In an interview with Jake Tapper for CNN’s “State of the Union“, he said that with his win in South Carolina’s caucus and Clinton’s win in Nevada’s primary, the presidential battle will only be between him and the former Secretary of State. That bodes well for her in Saturday’s Democratic primary in SC and on so-called Super Tuesday next week, when primaries are held in several southern states where African-Americans make up a large part of the Democratic electorate. It is the Trump phenomenon that has been attributed to Bush’s decision to drop out of the race and allow support to galvanize around Rubio.

“We’ve got to bring the Republican Party together”.

He said, “I think you can be against something and still say, ‘but I don’t want the federal government involved in federalizing something'”. “Right now, I’m fighting for my life”.

Mr Trump’s strong showing in SC marked his second straight victory in the Republican primaries and strengthened his unexpected claim on the party nomination. “You know, crazier things happen in the world of politics”.

Tyler’s dismissal came amid intense criticism of the Cruz campaign as dishonest from both Rubio and Trump.

“I have some advantages but it will be hard”, the 69-year-old billionaire businessman told NBC’s Meet the Press. Next week’s SC primary will be a test for Clinton, although her win here is nearly certain the big test will be the margin of her victory. But in a continuing sign of her vulnerability, Mr Sanders did best with voters looking for a candidate who is caring and honest.

“If Rubio can’t win Florida, I think it’s pretty difficult” for the Florida senator to continue his campaign, the California congressman said. “I think it boils down to between Rubio and Trump”, he said. “He acknowledged that while he has made gains on Clinton, “at the end of the day… you need delegates”. Fewer than 15% of Republican voters in South Carolina, New Hampshire and Iowa named immigration as their top issue.

In the Saturday Crystal Ball piece, Sabato and his team said Ronald Reagan did something similar in his 1976 campaign. He racked up a number of endorsements from party leaders on Monday, including Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah and former presidential candidate Bob Dole, boosting his efforts to become the candidate who can unite Republicans. The question is by much could he win – and, nearly more importantly, will there be a declarative second-place finisher?