Donald Trump wins South Carolina Republican primary

Marco Rubio, who dueled over evangelical voters and exchanged bitter taunts in a feverish final week of campaigning.

Democrat voters were preparing to hold caucus meetings all across Nevada this morning to decide whom between Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders they favour as their party’s standard bearer in the 2016 race.

But, despite pinning his hopes on SC, where the Bush name has maintained some clout, the former Florida governor was unable to break into the top three there. Still, this makes back-to-back victories for Trump, who more than doubled the vote of his closest competitor in New Hampshire last week.

Voters split on whether the next president should be an outsider or a member of the political establishment.

On CBSN, CBS News director of elections Anthony Salvanto said “Trump has a steady, if not large lead, everywhere and that adds up to a win”. The candidate that won there went on to the nomination in every Republican primary since 1980 except for the last one.

Trump while attacking him says, “Had we had my immigration policies in effect, those people wouldn’t have been in the country for the most part…I don’t know if [Bush] lied or not”.

He was backed by almost 4 in 10 of those who are angry at the federal government, and a third of those who feel betrayed.

“I want to congratulate the other candidates, especially Ted and Marco, they did well”, Trump said to a mixed reaction from his supporters. About half of those who care about electability in November voted for Rubio. The share of self-described born again Christians increased from four years ago – up to 73 percent compared to 65 percent in 2012.

In Nevada, women were more likely to support Clinton and men to support Sanders, the entrance poll there showed. Now, without the benefit of a sprawling, fractured field opposing him, the billionaire businessman faces a challenging series of contests ahead.

Less than an hour after the polls closed in SC, the nation’s first Southern state primary, most major television networks declared Donald Trump the victor.

He said the race had been “hard fought” but that voters had spoken. History suggests there’s little reason to think he won’t continue to be.