With 99.8 percent of the South Carolina vote counted (as of 11pm ET), the GOP primary now looks like a three-man race:
| Trump | 32.5% |
| Rubio | 22.5% |
| Cruz | 22.3% |
| Bush | 7.8% |
| Kasich | 7.6% |
| Carson | 7.2% |
Trump Takes SC, Rubio Second, Cruz a Close Third
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Not a good outcome at all for Cruz. Â He needed to finish at least a strong second.
Nonetheless, Rubio has no chance. Â The nomination is Trump’s to lose.
Ok, I’m officially tired of Trump and tired of Trumpers. Â I know they’re (justifiably) angry, but Trump is boorish, he’s interested only in Trump (not you), and he’s neither an economic nor social conservative.
But I also believe that we’re here, in this position today, because the republican “leaders” have tried and tried again to cram amnesty down the throats of a population that has been asking for years that their laws be enforced. Â (edit:) Â Trump is just exploiting this.
As a non-Christian, what type of evangelical votes for trump? I will hang up and listen
Disappointed, but not shocked. Respectfully disagree with Brother LaRoche. Cruz and his PAC’s spent half as much as Rubio, had no meaningful endorsements, and finished a close 3rd. Not great, but not bad.
However if someone has every endorsement in the state and spends that much money to get his butt kicked by a real estate agent with $0 PAC funds how does that get positive spin?
It’s from January 19, but still, the analysis seems right. Stanford Political Journal — Donald Trump Will Not Win the Nomination.