Donald Trump’s rivals face dwindling time to stop him

Donald Trump cruised to victory in the South Carolina Republican primary and Florida Sen.

SC is the ideal example of this problem for Rubio and Texas Sen.

Cruz argued that while Trump has “consistently managed to score in the 20s and 30s”, many voters view him unfavorably and are concerned about his chances in a general election. Rubio is hoping his second-place win in South Carolina Saturday makes him a viable alternative to establishment Republicans turned off by front runner Donald Trump. He says, “I don’t have to win in these places, I just have to hang in there and continue to gather momentum”. In addition, Trump had at least 17 paid field consultants in states beyond the first four to vote, a network that touched Alabama, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia.

Whoever draws votes from whom, the remaining Republican face figures to be as intense as the contest in SC. Ms. Clinton has amassed a vast lead in Democrat super delegates, party officials who can support any candidate regardless of primary or caucus outcomes. “It’s tough, it’s nasty”.

After counting 99% of the ballots, Donald Trump won with 32.5% of votes, ahead of Marco Rubio (22, 5%), Ted Cruz (22.3%), Jeb Bush (7.8%) John Kasich (7.6%) and Carson (7.2%). Instead, the Palmetto State marked the end of the road for the once-promising candidate. “The people of Iowa and New Hampshire and SC have spoken and I really respect their decision, so tonight I am suspending my campaign”, he announced after the result. GOING TO EXTREMES Billionaire real estate developer Trump has racked up wins in two of the three early-voting states by channeling the disillusionment many Americans, especially the white working-class, feel with stagnant wages, globalization, the influence of corporate money in politics, and a gridlocked government.

Jewish presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has suffered his first clear defeat in his bid to beat Hillary Clinton to the Democratic Party nomination. In a speech thanking his supporters, Rubio had nothing but kind words for the former Florida governor who had attempted to brand himself as “Jeb!” A superPAC supporting Cruz was pushing out robo-calls, hitting Trump for supporting last summer’s removal of the Confederate flag from the State Capitol grounds and for backing “forward motion” of LGBT rights.

Cruz came in third with a razor-sharp finish behind Marco Rubio. “It’s going to happen one way or another”. We can not lose this election.