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« on: August 07, 2016, 03:25:46 PM » |
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Sanders wins Iowa, then wins by around 30 ppints in New Hampshire, and rides his momentum to a close Nevada win, before getting blown away in South Carolina and the South, but by better margins. He wins Massachusetts and then wins Michigan and the Rust Belt on March 15. Gaining a delegate lead Sanders sweeps through caucuses and late March early April, before winning New York despite bitter Clinton attacks. He then wins the Acela primary, all of May and snags California, getting over the line with superdelegate defections. Clinton drops out just before the convention and endorses Sanders.
In the GOP, Cruz is able to get momentum off his Wisconsin win. Trump's media dominance is reduced as Sanders competes for attention. Colorado holds a primary, so Trump can't say the race is rigged. Trump wins New York and Acela, but Cruz and Kasich get more delegates and he can't rocket ahead. Cruzip doesn't pick Fiorina but still forms the alliance with Kasich. He wins Indiana, then Nebraska. Kasich comes second in Oregon and Washington, with the alliance he is able to stop Trump racking up delegates. On June 7 Trump wins most states but in California fails to get a majority of delegates as Kasich and Crun, especially Cruz'so superior organisation, snag delegates and districts. It's a brokered convention. Trump wins on the first ballot, but his unpopularity and gaffes lead delegates to flee from him. He sheds hundreds on the second ballot. Surprisingly, the delegates flock to Cruz, as thy are Cruz supporters and not establishment followers. Cruz Wins on the fourth ballot. Trump tries to run as an independent but is forced to withdraw after failing to get ballot access, coming too late. Cruz picks Kasich in a deal to win the nomination.
Cruz/Kasich vs Sanders/?. What's the result?
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