Donald Trump Takes The Jackpot In Nevada Caucuses

Businessman Donald Trump inched closer to the U.S. Republican presidential nomination after easily outdistancing his rivals in the Nevada caucuses Tuesday, giving him his third win in four early nominating contests.

The real estate magnate and reality TV star appeared set to secure between 40 and 50 percent of the vote on Tuesday, his largest take yet in a streak of wins that include New Hampshire and SC. And soon the country is going to start winning, winning, winning! “This birther issue which we heard from Donald Trump and others, a racist effort to try to delegitimize the president of the United States”, Bernie Sanders says.

“Now we are winning winning, winning the country”, Trump said, claiming victory to a crowded hall. We might not even need the two months’.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump takes pictures with supporters during a rally Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, in Reno, Nev.

Trump won an estimated 45% of the vote in Nevada.

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“Here’s the bottom-line fact: The vast and overwhelming majority of the Republicans do not want Donald Trump to be our nominee”, Rubio said.

And Rubio criticized Trump for substituting anger for vision. Trump will receive 12 of Nevada’s convention delegates, while Cruz and Rubio will each receive five delegates.

The Nevada win is the third in a row for Mr Trump in the state-by-state nominating contest for the November election. Ted Cruz are vying for second place.

The victory gives Trump huge momentum going into next week’s Super Tuesday.

With time running out, Nevada was a critical test for Rubio and Cruz, the two senators battling to emerge as the clear alternative to the GOP front-runner. Marco Rubio. Rubio wasn’t even in the state for the caucus results.

Sanders is beginning a multi-state campaign trip, returning to SC just before primary voting Saturday.

Trump had been all but certain to triumph in Nevada, with the big question being whether Rubio – favoured by mainstream Republicans – could clinch second place.

Rubio, a senator from Florida, has been consolidating support from establishment Republicans, trumpeting one endorsement after another, since the demise of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s candidacy. Of those voters, 70 percent preferred Trump. Higher-than-normal turnout was reported, although historically, few of the state’s citizens participate in the Republican caucus.