New Hampshire, New Hampshire, New Hampshire

[NHI]

Great update

[PolitiJunkie]

Chapter IX: Eight Contests; Eight Winners

January 13, 2015: Headlines Following the Previous Day's New Hampshire Primaries
New York Times: A CLEAN SWEEP IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Washington Post: GILLIBRAND AND HUNTSMAN DOMINATE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Wall Street Journal: THE COMEBACK HUNTSMAN
USA Today: GILLIBRAND AND HUNTSMAN EACH CLEAR 35%

NEW HAMPSHIRE RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Kirsten Gillibrand: 41%
Deval Patrick: 24%
Mark Warner: 21%
John Hickenlooper: 11%
Martin O'Malley: 2%

NEW HAMPSHIRE RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Jon Huntsman: 35%
Rand Paul: 21%
Marco Rubio: 19%
John Thune: 16%
Bobby Jindal: 7%
Rick Santorum: 2%

O'Malley Campaign: We will continue until at least Florida.
Santorum Campaign: While we are disappointed by our performance in the last two contests, we are not quite done. I will remain in the race at least until South Carolina.
Hickenlooper Campaign: Dropping out? Are you kidding? Nevada is next week, and I have strong hopes that a win there will give us the momentum we need to continue in this campaign.


Saturday January 23, 2016
Nevada Caucuses

NEVADA RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

John Hickenlooper: 34%
Mark Warner: 23%
Kirsten Gillibrand: 20%
Deval Patrick: 15%
Martin O'Malley: 8%

NEVADA RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Marco Rubio: 33%
Rand Paul: 26%
John Thune: 17%
Jon Huntsman: 16%
Bobby Jindal: 5%
Rick Santorum: 3%

Saturday January 30, 2016
South Carolina Primary

SOUTH CAROLINA RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Deval Patrick: 34%
Mark Warner: 28%
Kirsten Gillibrand: 23%
Martin O'Malley: 10%
John Hickenlooper: 5%

SOUTH CAROLINA RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Bobby Jindal: 26%
Marco Rubio: 24%
John Thune: 22%
Rick Santorum: 17%
Rand Paul: 8%
Jon Huntsman: 4%

February 1, 2016
BREAKING---Rick Santorum Withdraws; Endorses Thune


I am disappointed that my campaign was unable to catch the same momentum that it did four years ago. However, I must now step aside to ensure that, in 2016, we not only end eight years of Democratic "leadership," but also elect the most conservative candidate possible to the White House. Therefore, I am withdrawing from the presidential race and offering my full and unwavering support to John Thune, Senator from the great state of South Dakota!


Republican Primary Map

Red: Thune
Dark Blue: Rubio
Light Blue: Jindal
Green: Huntsman


Democratic Primary Map

Red: Warner
Light Blue: Gillibrand
Green: Hickenlooper
Pink: Patrick


While none of the individual primary results were particularly surprising, much media attention was directed toward the fact that in each party's primaries, each of the four contests were won by four different candidates, signaling that it would be quite a while before either party had a nominee. All attention was now directed toward February's first three contests: Florida, Michigan, and Arizona, with voters on all sides hoping some sort of consensus would result from these three contests.

Public Policy Poll 2/1/16: Who do you support in the Democratic Primary (National)?

Gillibrand 31%
Warner 29%
Hickenlooper 19%
Patrick 19%
Undecided 2%

Public Policy Poll 2/1/16: Who do you support in the Democratic Primary (Florida)?

Gillibrand 31%
Warner 26%
Patrick 26%
Hickenlooper 16%
Undecided 1%

Public Policy Poll 2/1/16: Who do you support in the Democratic Primary (Michigan)?

Patrick 29%
Gillibrand 27%
Warner 22%
Hickenlooper 21%
Undecided 1%

Public Policy Poll 2/1/16: Who do you support in the Democratic Primary (Arizona)?

Gillibrand 28%
Hickenlooper 26%
Warner 25%
Patrick 18%
Undecided 3%

Public Policy Poll 2/1/16: Who do you support in the Republican Primary (National)?

Rubio 28%
Thune 25%
Huntsman 25%
Paul 12%
Jindal 8%
Undecided 2%

Public Policy Poll 2/1/16: Who do you support in the Republican Primary (Florida)?

Rubio 70%
Huntsman 9%
Thune 9%
Jindal 8%
Paul 3%
Undecided 1%

Public Policy Poll 2/1/16: Who do you support in the Republican Primary (Michigan)?

Rubio 31%
Huntsman 30%
Thune 19%
Paul 16%
Jindal 2%
Undecided 2%

Public Policy Poll 2/1/16: Who do you support in the Republican Primary (Arizona)?

Rubio 47%
Thune 19%
Huntsman 19%
Paul 8%
Jindal 3%
Undecided 4%

[NHI]

Great update!!

[NHI]

Update soon?

[PolitiJunkie]

Update soon?

Sorry- been quite busy the last few days. Expect an update Monday or Tuesday.

[NHI]

Update soon?

Sorry- been quite busy the last few days. Expect an update Monday or Tuesday.

Not a problem!

[PolitiJunkie]

February 1, 2016



United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan announces his resignation after accepting a full-time professorship in the Government Department at Harvard University, his alma mater.


President Obama announces Mark Kirk, the Republican junior Senator from Illinois, as his nominee to replace Donovan.





Illinois Governor Lisa Madigan announces that, assuming Kirk is confirmed, she will appoint former Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon to replace Kirk and serve as Senator from Illinois until the regularly scheduled general election on November 8, 2016.




Madigan's soon-to-be-appointee Sheila Simon announces that she will not seek election to a full term in November.

[NHI]

Great update!!

[PolitiJunkie]

Sorry these updates are taking so long. The problem is that I am going out of order. I already have all the Senate and gubernatorial results for 2016, each 2016 nominee's VP shortlist, and the 2016 winner's cabinet entirely written out, but I have not even written the Florida primaries yet! Expect a large update tonight.

[PolitiJunkie]

Chapter X: Frontrunners Emerge

February 2, 2016

FLORIDA RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Kirsten Gillibrand: 30%
Deval Patrick: 27%
Mark Warner: 25%
John Hickenlooper: 15%
Martin O'Malley: 3%

FLORIDA RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Marco Rubio: 67%
Jon Huntsman: 17%
John Thune: 14%
Bobby Jindal: 4%
Rand Paul: 2%

February 3, 2016
BREAKING--O'Malley, Jindal Withdraw

Following disappointing results in last night's crucial Florida primaries, former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley and former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal have withdrawn from the Democratic and Republican primaries respectively. O'Malley, after failing to place above fourth place or receive more than 10% in a single contest, quietly withdrew from the contest this morning. O'Malley offered no endorsement and said that he will endorse and campaign tirelessly with the eventual nominee, leading many to believe he has his eye on the VP slot. Jindal, coming off a very slight win in what should have been a more decisive one in South Carolina, received only 4% in the Florida primary, and has endorsed John Thune, calling him "the most conservative candidate" and "our party's best hope for 2016."

February 6, 2016

MICHIGAN RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Kirsten Gillibrand: 27%
Deval Patrick: 26%
Mark Warner: 24%
John Hickenlooper: 23%

MICHIGAN RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Jon Huntsman: 32%
Marco Rubio: 31%
John Thune: 30%
Rand Paul: 7%

ARIZONA RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Kirsten Gillibrand: 34%
Mark Warner: 25%
John Hickenlooper: 24%
Deval Patrick: 17%

ARIZONA RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Marco Rubio: 44%
John Thune: 23%
Jon Huntsman: 22%
Rand Paul: 11%

Race Analysis with Wolf Blitzer & John King

Blitzer: The first notable point I'd like to acknowledge about tonight was the closeness of the Michigan race. On the Democratic side, the first place candidate and the last place candidate scored a difference of 4-percentage points, and the other candidates were all within one or two points of each other. On the Republican side, Rand Paul trailed badly, but Huntsman, Rubio, and Thune were all within one or two points of each other.

John King: And I think that means two things. First of all, the obvious answer, that this contest will be a long one on both sides. More importantly, however, this result shows us that even though Gillibrand has won four of the seven Democratic contests so far and Rubio has won three Republican ones, and even though both of them have done extremely well in the last three states, we have to be careful when we call them the "frontrunners," keeping in mind the closeness of these races. Thune, Rubio, Huntsman, Gillibrand, Patrick, Hickenlooper, and Warner are all going to be very formidable candidates.

Wolf Blitzer: And what about Rand Paul?

John King: Well, with Rand Paul, it's tricky. I don't see him doing well at all- there are one or two states he could win, and a few others he could achieve a respectable second. States like Alaska, Idaho, Maine, the Dakotas. He won't come anywhere close to the nomination. However, that doesn't mean he will be dropping out anytime soon. As you know, the Kentucky state legislature changed the filing deadline this year for Congressional elections, overriding Governor Besehar's veto, to make such deadlines substantially later, most likely for the very reason of allowing Paul to stay in the race as long as possible without losing the fallback opportunity of seeking reelection to the Senate. If you combine that with the fact that the official primaries earlier than usual this year, it is highly possible that Paul could remain in the race until Montana and South Dakota, the last two contests, on May 24, and still run for reelection to the Senate.

Wolf Blitzer: Just to prove a message?

John King: Exactly. He almost certainly won't be viable by then, but it is highly possible that he will follow in his father's footsteps, remaining in the race until the very end just to prove a point and get his message out there. This is even more likely to happen if Thune, Rubio, and Huntsman keep this race so close to the effect that no candidate has secured enough delegates by those final contests.

[PolitiJunkie]

Chapter XI: A Split South

On Saturday February 13, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana held their Democratic and Republican primaries and caucuses. Here are a selection of headlines from the following Mondays.

New York Times: FRONTRUNNER GILLIBRAND UNFORMIDABLE IN THE SOUTH
Los Angeles Times: A SPLIT SOUTH: PATRICK & WARNER FOR THE DEMS; THUNE & RUBIO FOR THE REPS
Denver Post: ANY HOPE FOR HICKENLOOPER IN PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST?

ALABAMA RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Deval Patrick: 53%
Mark Warner: 21%
Kirsten Gillibrand: 18%
John Hickenlooper: 8%

ALABAMA RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

John Thune: 43%
Marco Rubio: 40%
Rand Paul: 12%
Jon Huntsman: 5%

ALASKA RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Mark Warner: 39%
John Hickenlooper: 27%
Kirsten Gillibrand: 22%
Deval Patrick: 12%

ALASKA RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Rand Paul: 43%
John Thune: 41%
Jon Huntsman: 11%
Marco Rubio: 5%

ARKANSAS RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Mark Warner: 39%
Kirsten Gillibrand: 34%
Deval Patrick: 20%
John Hickenlooper: 7%

ARKANSAS RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

John Thune: 51%
Marco Rubio: 32%
Rand Paul: 11%
Jon Huntsman: 6%

LOUISIANA RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Deval Patrick: 55%
Mark Warner: 21%
Kirsten Gillibrand: 17%
John Hickenlooper: 7%

LOUISIANA RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Marco Rubio: 45%
John Thune: 38%
Rand Paul: 10%
Jon Huntsman: 7%

MISSISSIPPI RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Deval Patrick: 59%
Mark Warner: 20%
Kirsten Gillibrand: 16%
John Hickenlooper: 6%

MISSISSIPPI RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Marco Rubio: 42%
John Thune: 41%
Rand Paul: 11%
Jon Huntsman: 6%

Republican Primary Map

Red: Thune
Dark Blue: Rubio
Light Blue: Jindal
Green: Huntsman
Orange: Paul


Democratic Primary Map

Red: Warner
Light Blue: Gillibrand
Green: Hickenlooper
Pink: Patrick

[badgate]

Great updates!! Excited to see how the field looks after Super Tuesday results

[NHI]

Great update!

[PolitiJunkie]

Chapter XII: A Super Tuesday Indeed

On Super Tuesday, February 16, eighteen states held their Democratic and Republican primaries or caucuses, and despite a few upsets and otherwise interesting results, the day's results proved that in both contests, consensus had yet to be reached.

CALIFORNIA RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Kirsten Gillibrand: 43%
Deval Patrick: 22%
John Hickenlooper: 18%
Mark Warner: 17%

CALIFORNIA RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Jon Huntsman: 34%
Marco Rubio: 32%
John Thune: 27%
Rand Paul: 7%

COLORADO RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

John Hickenlooper: 67%
Kirsten Gillibrand: 15%
Mark Warner: 13%
Deval Patrick: 5%

COLORADO RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Marco Rubio: 36%
Jon Huntsman: 31%
John Thune: 29%
Rand Paul: 4%

CONNECTICUT RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Kirsten Gillibrand: 33%
Deval Patrick: 32%
Mark Warner: 20%
John Hickenlooper: 15%

CONNECTICUT RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Jon Huntsman: 42%
Marco Rubio: 34%
John Thune: 15%
Rand Paul: 9%

DELAWARE RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Kirsten Gillibrand: 36%
Deval Patrick: 26%
Mark Warner: 24%
John Hickenlooper: 14%

DELAWARE RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Jon Huntsman: 45%
Marco Rubio: 39%
John Thune: 12%
Rand Paul: 6%

GEORGIA RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Deval Patrick: 59%
Mark Warner: 27%
Kirsten Gillibrand: 11%
John Hickenlooper: 3%

GEORGIA RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Marco Rubio: 47%
John Thune: 43%
Jon Huntsman: 7%
Rand Paul: 3%

IDAHO RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Mark Warner: 47%
John Hickenlooper: 31%
Kirsten Gillibrand: 18%
Deval Patrick: 4%

IDAHO RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

John Thune: 41%
Rand Paul: 27%
Jon Huntsman: 22%
Marco Rubio: 10%

ILLINOIS RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Kirsten Gillibrand: 35%
Deval Patrick: 34%
Mark Warner: 22%
John Hickenlooper: 9%

ILLINOIS RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Jon Huntsman: 37%
Marco Rubio: 34%
Rand Paul: 17%
John Thune: 12%

KANSAS RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Mark Warner: 46%
John Hickenlooper: 22%
Kirsten Gillibrand: 18%
Deval Patrick: 14%

KANSAS RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

John Thune: 48%
Rand Paul: 26%
Marco Rubio: 22%
Jon Huntsman: 4%

MASSACHUSETTS RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Deval Patrick: 61%
Kirsten Gillibrand: 21%
Mark Warner: 14%
John Hickenlooper: 4%

MASSACHUSETTS RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Jon Huntsman: 51%
Marco Rubio: 31%
John Thune: 14%
Rand Paul: 4%

MINNESOTA RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Kirsten Gillibrand: 43%
John Hickenlooper: 21%
Mark Warner: 20%
Deval Patrick: 16%

MINNESOTA RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Marco Rubio: 31%
Jon Huntsman: 30%
Rand Paul: 28%
John Thune: 11%

MISSOURI RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Mark Warner: 39%
Deval Patrick: 27%
Kirsten Gillibrand: 23%
John Hickenlooper: 11%

MISSOURI RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Marco Rubio: 46%
John Thune: 36%
Jon Huntsman: 9%
Rand Paul: 9%

NEW JERSEY RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Kirsten Gillibrand: 36%
Deval Patrick: 29%
Mark Warner: 21%
John Hickenlooper: 14%

NEW JERSEY RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Jon Huntsman: 38%
Marco Rubio: 34%
John Thune: 21%
Rand Paul: 7%

NEW MEXICO RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Kirsten Gillibrand: 28%
John Hickenlooper: 27%
Mark Warner: 23%
Deval Patrick: 22%

NEW MEXICO RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Marco Rubio: 36%
Jon Huntsman: 34%
John Thune: 19%
Rand Paul: 11%

NEW YORK RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Kirsten Gillibrand: 74%
Deval Patrick: 11%
Mark Warner: 9%
John Hickenlooper: 6%

NEW YORK RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Jon Huntsman: 41%
Marco Rubio: 34%
John Thune: 21%
Rand Paul: 4%

NORTH DAKOTA RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

John Hickenlooper: 44%
Mark Warner: 39%
Kirsten Gillibrand: 14%
Deval Patrick: 3%

NORTH DAKOTA RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Mark Warner: 56%
Kirsten Gillibrand: 21%
Deval Patrick: 17%
John Hickenlooper: 6%

TENNESSEE RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Marco Rubio: 40%
John Thune: 36%
Rand Paul: 13%
Jon Huntsman: 11%

UTAH RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

John Hickenlooper: 47%
Mark Warner: 44%
Kirsten Gillibrand: 7%
Deval Patrick: 2%

UTAH RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

John Thune: 37%
Jon Huntsman: 36%
Marco Rubio: 21%
Rand Paul: 6%

OKLAHOMA RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Mark Warner: 68%
Kirsten Gillibrand: 17%
Deval Patrick: 9%
John Hickenlooper: 6%

OKLAHOMA RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

John Thune: 51%
Marco Rubio: 31%
Rand Paul: 15%
Jon Huntsman: 3%

SUPER TUESDAY ANALYSIS
Biggest Upsets: Thune Defeating Huntsman in Utah (37-36)
Game-Changing Toss-Ups: Gillibrand Defeating Patrick in Illinois (35-34) and Connecticut (33-32)
Less Consequential Toss-Ups: Rubio Defeating Huntsman in Minnesota (31-30) and Gillibrand Defeating Hickenlooper in New Mexico (28-27)
Number of States Won on Super Tuesday (Democrats): Gillibrand - 8, Warner - 5, Hickenlooper - 3, Patrick - 2
Number of States Won on Super Tuesday (Republicans): Huntsman - 7, Rubio - 6, Thune - 5
Candidates Whose Potential Withdrawal Is Discussed in the Media: Hickenlooper, Patrick, Paul

Post-Super Tuesday Candidate Statements 

Rand Paul: If Wolf Blitzer and John King have said one intelligent thing their whole lives, it's that I would fight to the end of this race. I am here to stay, to accumulate delegates, and to spread my message of limited government, fiscal responsibility, and ending the recklessness in foreign affairs.

John Hickenlooper: While I am happy with the three victories I did pull off, I certainly would have liked to add New Mexico and others to that list. I am confident that if I am able to win the Washington caucuses this weekend, I will be able to win the nomination. If not, however, I will have some tough decisions to make. For now, though, we are in it to win it in Washington.

Deval Patrick: Due to my losses in Connecticut and Illinois, along with my overall performance on Super Tuesday, I am ending my candidacy and withdrawing from the presidential race. While I certainly would have loved to keep going on this campaign to earn a shot at serving the country I love, I must now step aside in the face of both practicality and party unity. As such, I will be offering my full endorsement to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a fantastic woman and Senator who is the strongest candidate to win four more years of Democratic occupancy in the White House.

[PolitiJunkie]

Public Policy Poll 2/17/16: Who do you support in the Democratic Primary (national)?

Kirsten Gillibrand: 37%
Mark Warner: 34%
John Hickenlooper: 29%

Public Policy Poll 2/17/16: Who do you support in the Republican Primary (national)?

Marco Rubio: 32%
Jon Huntsman: 30%
John Thune: 27%
Rand Paul: 11%

Public Policy Poll 2/17/16: If the presidential election came down to Kirsten Gillibrand and Jon Huntsman, who would you vote for?

Jon Huntsman: 52%
Kirsten Gillibrand: 45%
Undecided: 3%

Public Policy Poll 2/17/16: If the presidential election came down to Kirsten Gillibrand and Marco Rubio, who would you vote for?

Marco Rubio: 49%
Kirsten Gillibrand: 45%
Undecided: 6%

Public Policy Poll 2/17/16: If the presidential election came down to Kirsten Gillibrand and John Thune, who would you vote for?

Kirsten Gillibrand: 48%
John Thune: 41%
Undecided: 11%

Public Policy Poll 2/17/16: If the presidential election came down to Kirsten Gillibrand and Rand Paul, who would you vote for?

Kirsten Gillibrand: 51%
Rand Paul: 39%
Undecided: 10%

Public Policy Poll 2/17/16: If the presidential election came down to Mark Warner and Jon Huntsman, who would you vote for?

Jon Huntsman: 48%
Mark Warner: 43%
Undecided: 9%

Public Policy Poll 2/17/16: If the presidential election came down to Mark Warner and Marco Rubio, who would you vote for?

Marco Rubio: 47%
Mark Warner: 46%
Undecided: 7%

Public Policy Poll 2/17/16: If the presidential election came down to Mark Warner and John Thune, who would you vote for?

Mark Warner: 54%
John Thune: 41%
Undecided: 5%

Public Policy Poll 2/17/16: If the presidential election came down to Mark Warner and Rand Paul, who would you vote for?

Mark Warner: 53%
Rand Paul: 38%
Undecided: 9%

Public Policy Poll 2/17/16: If the presidential election came down to John Hickenlooper and Jon Huntsman, who would you vote for?

Jon Huntsman: 55%
John Hickenlooper: 35%
Undecided: 10%

Public Policy Poll 2/17/16: If the presidential election came down to John Hickenlooper and Marco Rubio, who would you vote for?

Marco Rubio: 53%
John Hickenlooper: 36%
Undecided: 11%

Public Policy Poll 2/17/16: If the presidential election came down to John Hickenlooper and John Thune, who would you vote for?

John Thune: 44%
John Hickenlooper: 43%
Undecided: 13%

Public Policy Poll 2/17/16: If the presidential election came down to John Hickenlooper and Rand Paul, who would you vote for?

John Hickenlooper: 41%
Rand Paul: 39%
Undecided: 20%

Republican Primary Map

Red: Thune
Dark Blue: Rubio
Light Blue: Jindal
Green: Huntsman
Orange: Paul


Democratic Primary Map

Red: Warner
Light Blue: Gillibrand
Green: Hickenlooper
Pink: Patrick

[Sec. of State Superique]

Warner/Hickenlooper!

(But Kristen is so sexy that I don't her going)

[NHI]

Go Rubio!

[PolitiJunkie]

Hey Everyone- I just want you all to know that this TL is NOT dead, and I will be resuming it soon. In the meantime, everyone should reread the 2014 Senate and Governor elections, because I made some changes so that they make more sense and are more exciting. Thanks!

[Flake]

When do you think there will be the next update?

[PolitiJunkie]

Chapter XIII: Narrowing it Down

On Sunday, February 20, Nebraska and Washington held their caucuses. Both contests were must-win for Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper if he hoped to remain a viable candidate following his disappointing Super Tuesday showing.

NEBRASKA RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

John Hickenlooper: 42%
Mark Warner: 36%
Kirsten Gillibrand: 22%

NEBRASKA RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

John Thune: 39%
Rand Paul: 27%
Marco Rubio: 25%
Jon Huntsman: 9%

WASHINGTON RESULTS: DEMOCRATS

Kirsten Gillibrand: 39%
John Hickenlooper: 38%
Mark Warner: 23%

WASHINGTON RESULTS: REPUBLICANS

Jon Huntsman: 38%
Marco Rubio: 35%
Rand Paul: 16%
John Thune: 11%

That was it. It was over. With Gillibrand upsetting Hickenlooper in Washington, a must-win state for his candidacy, he no longer possessed a path to the nomination or a way to overcome Gillibrand's advantage. The Democratic Primary was now down to two candidates.


Monday February 21, 2016: Hickenlooper Withdraws

This race has been an adventure. I have met so many great people and heard from Americans from so many different walks of life, and I wouldn't trade the experience for anything. However, my time has come, and I have to withdraw for the sake of sensibility. Mark Warner and Kirsten Gillibrand are both fantastic candidates, so for the time being, I will not endorse either. I look forward to endorsing and campaigning with our party's eventual nominee.


Tuesday February 22, 2016 Headlines
New York Times: AND THEN THERE WERE TWO
Denver Post: HICKENLOOPER: JOCKEYING FOR VP?
WSJ: LITTLE CONSENSUS IN REPUBLICAN CONTESTS
USA Today: GILLIBRAND, WARNER, RUBIO, HUNTSMAN, THUNE ALL STILL VIABLE

Republican Primary Map

Red: Thune
Dark Blue: Rubio
Light Blue: Jindal
Green: Huntsman
Orange: Paul


Democratic Primary Map

Red: Warner
Light Blue: Gillibrand
Green: Hickenlooper
Pink: Patrick