Iowa is Rubio Country

[UWS]

New polls

New polls are showing that Marco Rubio reduced the distance for the lead of the GOP field. Now, Donald Trump leads nationally by only 3 percentage points. We are approaching Super Tuesday and Senator Rubio shows well in the polls in the more moderate states such as Virginia, Vermont, Massachusetts and even in some southern states like Arkansas, Georgia and Oklahoma. This most be due to John Kasich's former supporters' orientation to Senator Rubio.

As Ted Cruz did not win a single primary yet, the Texas Senator seems to be in trouble : Donald Trump trails him in Cruz's home state of Texas by only 6 percentage points, which forces Senator Cruz to focus mostly on Texas in order to avoid losing his home state, which would be a humiliation for him.

Nationwide polls

Republicans

Donald Trump : 39 %
Marco Rubio : 36 %
Ted Cruz : 19 %
Ben Carson : 3 %
Undecided : 1 %

Democrats

Bernie Sanders : 44 %
Hillary Clinton : 42 %
Undecided : 14 %

South Carolina polls

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 64 %
Bernie Sanders : 14 %
Undecided : 22 %

Alabama polls

Republicans

Donald Trump : 47 %
Marco Rubio : 17 %
Ted Cruz : 16 %
Ben Carson : 9 %
Undecided : 11 %

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 71 %
Bernie Sanders : 23 %
Undecided : 6 %

Alaska polls

Republicans

Donald Trump : 28 %
Ted Cruz : 23 %
Marco Rubio : 17 %
Ben Carson : 9 %
Undecided : 23 %

Arkansas polls

Republicans

Donald Trump : 33 %
Ted Cruz : 25 %
Marco Rubio : 24 %
Ben Carson : 9 %
Undecided : 11 %

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 57 %
Bernie Sanders : 32 %
Undecided : 11 %

Colorado polls

Democrats

Bernie Sanders : 49 %
Hillary Clinton : 43 %
Undecided : 8 %

Georgia polls

Republicans

Donald Trump : 35 %
Marco Rubio : 31 %
Ted Cruz : 19 %
Ben Carson : 8 %
Undecided : 7 %

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 62 %
Bernie Sanders : 29 %
Undecided : 9 %

Massachusetts polls

Republicans

Donald Trump : 44 %
Marco Rubio : 33 %
Ted Cruz : 9 %
Ben Carson : 4 %
Undecided : 5 %

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 49 %
Bernie Sanders : 45 %
Undecided : 6 %

Minnesota polls

Republicans

Marco Rubio : 37 %
Ted Cruz : 22 %
Donald Trump : 21 %
Ben Carson : 11 %
Undecided : 9 %

Democrats

Bernie Sanders : 50 %
Hillary Clinton : 46 %
Undecided : 4 %

Oklahoma polls

Republicans

Donald Trump : 29 %
Marco Rubio : 26 %
Ted Cruz : 20 %
Ben Carson : 6 %
Undecided : 20 %

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 40 %
Bernie Sanders : 31 %
Undecided : 29 %

Tennessee polls

Republicans

Donald Trump : 40 %
Marco Rubio : 25 %
Ted Cruz : 22 %
Ben Carson : 9 %
Undecided : 4 %

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 60 %
Bernie Sanders : 34 %
Undecided : 6 %

Texas polls

Republicans

Ted Cruz : 34 %
Donald Trump : 28 %
Marco Rubio : 22 %
Ben Carson : 6 %
Undecided : 10 %

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 64 %
Bernie Sanders : 30 %
Undecided : 6 %

Vermont polls

Republicans

Marco Rubio : 38 %
Donald Trump : 33 %
Ted Cruz : 11 %
Ben Carson : 3 %
Undecided : 15 %

Democrats

Bernie Sanders : 83 %
Hillary Clinton : 9 %
Undecided : 8 %

Virginia polls

Republicans

Marco Rubio : 40 %
Donald Trump : 38 %
Ted Cruz : 13 %
Ben Carson : 7 %
Undecided : 2 %

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 60 %
Bernie Sanders : 33 %
Undecided : 7 %

[Pericles]

How did Rubio win Nevada? The state GOP loves Trump with all his casinos and there are lots of non college-educated whites. Trump won easily there IOTL.

[UWS]

How did Rubio win Nevada? The state GOP loves Trump with all his casinos and there are lots of non college-educated whites. Trump won easily there IOTL.

Because Rubio passed a part of his childhood in Las Vegas. In addition, Rubio created a coalition of Hispanics and Mormons, which helped to win Nevada just like Mitt Romney largely won Nevada twice in 2008 and 2012 due to his strong performance among Mormons. Plus, Trump is not the only candidate with connections with Nevada casinos : Rubio's father worked as a bartender at the Sam's Town Hotel and her mother worked as a housekeeper at the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino. And also, because of Rubio's early victories in Iowa and South Carolina, he made progress in the polls in the Silver State. By the way, Rubio is endorsed by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval.

[UWS]

Marco Rubio's campaign schedule ahead of Super Tuesday

February 24, 2016
-Flight to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
-Speech at the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Oklahoma City, OK, in an effort to attract Hispanic voters
-Energy policy speech at Chesapeake Energy Corporation headquarters in Oklahoma City, OK
-Gun ownership policy speech in Oklahoma City, OK
-Counterterrorism policy speech at the Oklahoma City National Memorial in Oklahoma City, OK
-Rally at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, OK
-Bus trip to Norman, OK
-Meet with college voters at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK, in an effort to attract young voters
-Fundraising event at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art in Norman, OK
-Bus trip to Tulsa, OK
-Economic policy speech at Skelly Oil Company headquarters in Tulsa, OK
-Rally at the BOK Center in Tulsa, OK
-Town-hall meeting at the McFarlin Library in Tulsa, OK
-Economic policy speech in Tulsa, OK
-Debate preparation

February 25, 2016
-Flight to San Antonio, Texas
-Energy policy speech at Valero Energy headquarters in San Antonio, TX
-Foreign policy speech at the Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX
-Dinner with the voters at the Azuca Nuevo Latino in San Antonio, TX
-Bus trip to Houston, TX
-Debate preparation
-Marco Rubio participates at the 10th Republican presidential primary debate with Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Ben Carson in Houston, TX

[Pericles]

How did Rubio win Nevada? The state GOP loves Trump with all his casinos and there are lots of non college-educated whites. Trump won easily there IOTL.

Because Rubio passed a part of his childhood in Las Vegas. In addition, Rubio created a coalition of Hispanics and Mormons, which helped to win Nevada just like Mitt Romney largely won Nevada twice in 2008 and 2012 due to his strong performance among Mormons. Plus, Trump is not the only candidate with connections with Nevada casinos : Rubio's father worked as a bartender at the Sam's Town Hotel and her mother worked as a housekeeper at the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino. And also, because of Rubio's early victories in Iowa and South Carolina, he made progress in the polls in the Silver State. By the way, Rubio is endorsed by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval.

But Nevada was one of Trump's best states in the primary.

[UWS]

Tenth Republican presidential primary debate

Date : February 25, 2016

Place : University of Houston in Houston, Texas

Host : CNN

Moderator :  Wolf Blitzer

Podium order based on the candidates' standing in the polls :

Carson   Rubio   Trump   Cruz

Marco Rubio : My point that I made was you had criticized Mitt Romney for self-deportation. You said that his strategy of self- deportation is why he lost the election.

And I think people in Florida would be surprised, because, in fact, the article that was today, they interviewed a number of people that would have been willing to do those jobs, if you would have been willing to hire them to do it.

Donald Trump : I criticized Mitt Romney for losing the election. He should have won that election. He had a failed president. He ran a terrible campaign. He was a terrible candidate.

Marco Rubio : Well, in fact, I agree we should have won and I wished we would have, but, in fact, you did criticize him for using the term "self-deportation." I mean, that's on the record and people can look it up right now online. But, again, I just want to reiterate, I think it's really important, this point. I think it's fine, it's an important point that you raise and we discuss on immigration. This is a big issue for Texas, a huge issue for the country. But I also think that if you're going to claim that you're the only one that lifted this into the campaign, that you acknowledge that, for example, you're only person on this stage that has ever been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally. You hired some workers from Poland...

Donald Trump : No, no, I'm the only one on the stage that's hired people. You haven't hired anybody. You've had nothing but problems with your credit cards, et cetera. So don't tell me about that.

Marco Rubio : He hired workers from Poland. And he had to pay a million dollars or so in a judgment from...

Donald Trump : That's wrong. That's wrong. Totally wrong.

Marco Rubio : That's a fact. People can look it up. I'm sure people are Googling it right now. Look it up. "Trump Polish workers," you'll see a million dollars for hiring illegal workers on one of his projects. He did it.

(APPLAUSE)

[...]

Marco Rubio : If he builds the wall the way he built Trump Towers, he'll be using illegal immigrant labor to do it. The second thing about the trade war -- I don't understand, because your ties and the clothes you make is made in Mexico and in China. So you're gonna be starting a trade war against your own ties and your own suits. Why don't you make them in America?

Donald Trump : Because they devalue their currency -- they devalue their currencies...

Marco Rubio : Well, make them in America.

Donald Trump : Let me just tell you, they de-value their currencies. China, Mexico, everybody. Japan with the cars. They de-value their currencies to such an extent that our businesses cannot compete with them, our workers lose their jobs...

Marco Rubio : And so you make them in China and in Russia.

Donald Trump : But you wouldn't know anything about it because you're a lousy businessman.

Marco Rubio : Well first of all, I'm seating the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Secondly, I don't know anything about bankrupting four companies. You've bankrupted. I don't know anything about starting a a university, and that was a fake university. There are people who borrowed $36,000 to go to Trump University, and they're suing now. And you know what they got? They got to take a picture with a cardboard cutout of Donald Trump.

Donald Trump : And they actually did a very good job, but I've won most of the lawsuits.

Marco Rubio : Most of the lawsuits.

Donald Trump : here's a guy that buys a house for $179,000, he sells it to a lobbyist who's probably here for $380,000 and then legislation is passed. You tell me about this guy. This is what we're going to have as president.

Marco Rubio : Here's a guy that inherited $200 million. If he hadn't inherited $200 million, you know where Donald Trump would be right now? Selling watches.

Donald Trump : That is so wrong. We'll work on that. I took $1 million and I turned into $10 billion.

Marco Rubio : Oh, OK. One million.

Donald Trump : I borrowed $1 million...

Marco Rubio : Better release your tax returns so we can see how much money he made.

Donald Trump : I borrowed $1 million, I turned it into $10 billion...

Marco Rubio : Oh, he doesn't make that money.

[...]

Marco Rubio : You may not be aware of this, Donald, because you don't follow this stuff very closely, but here's what happened. When they passed Obamacare they put a bailout fund in Obamacare. All these lobbyists you keep talking about, they put a bailout fund in the law that would allow public money to be used, taxpayer money, to bail out companies when they lost money. And, we led the effort and wiped out that bailout fund. The insurance companies are not in favor of me, they hate that. They're suing that now to get that bailout money put back in.

Here's what you didn't hear in that answer, and this is important guys, this is an important thing. What is your plan? I understand the lines around the state, whatever that means. This is not a game where you draw maps...

Donald Trump : And, you don't know what it means. The biggest thing we've got, and the reason we've got no competition, is because we have lines around the state, and you have essentially.

Marco Rubio : We already mentioned that plan, I know what that is, but what else is part of your plan?

Donald Trump : You don't know much.

Marco Rubio : So, you're only thing is to get rid of the lines around the states. What else is part of your healthcare plan.

Donald Trump : The lines around the states and it was almost done, not now. You get rid of the lines, it brings in competition. So, instead of having one insurance company taking care of New York, or Texas, you'll have many. They'll compete, and it'll be a beautiful thing.

Marco Rubio : So, that's the only part of the plan? Just the lines?

Donald Trump : The nice part of the plan -- you'll have many different plans. You'll have competition, you'll have so many different plans.

Marco Rubio : He's repeating himself.

Donald Trump : No, no, no.

Marco Rubio : I just watched you repeat yourself five times five seconds ago. I see him repeat himself every night, he says five things, everyone's dumb, he's gonna make America great again, we're going to win, win win, he's winning in the polls and the lines around the state. Every night.

Dana Bash : Mr. Trump, could you talk a little bit more about your plan?

Donald Trump : We're going to have many different plans because competition...

Marco Rubio : He's done it again.

Who won the debate

Marco Rubio : 49 %
Ted Cruz : 31 %
Donald Trump : 13 %
Ben Carson : 7 %

[UWS]

SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, 2016

CNN America's Choice theme : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uvpd4myQXs



Blitzer : « Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I'm Wolf Blitzer in the CNN Election Center. Welcome to the coverage of the 2016 South Carolina Democratic primary. »

Blitzer : « It's 8 pm. We can project that Hillary Clinton leads largely in the Palmetto state's southern counties, including in Charleston. Clinton's big lead in South Carolina must partly be due to her strong support among African American voters. »

South Carolina Democratic primary (25 % reported) - 59 delegates

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 65 %
Bernie Sanders : 21 %

Blitzer : « It's 8 : 30 pm and Hillary Clinton sweeps South Carolina's center counties. »

South Carolina Democratic primary (50 % reported) - 59 delegates

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 68 %
Bernie Sanders : 23 %

Blitzer : « It's 9 pm and we can project that Hillary Clinton will win the South Carolina primary, eight years after losing it badly to Barack Obama. So tonight, Hillary Clinton wins South Carolina with 71 % of the vote, beating Bernie Sanders who got 24 % of the vote. »

South Carolina Democratic primary (75 % reported) - 59 delegates

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 71 % ✔
Bernie Sanders : 24 %

HILLARY CLINTON WINS THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

South Carolina Democratic primary - Final results (100 %)

Hillary Clinton : 73 % ✔ - 43 delegates
Bernie Sanders : 27 % - 16 delegates

Blitzer : « So we'll see you in three days for the coverage of Super Tuesday. I wish you good night. »

[UWS]

Republican Presidential Primaries - Map and Delegates Count

Marco Rubio : 78 delegates
Donald Trump : 28 delegates
Ted Cruz : 14 delegates
Ben Carson : 5 delegates
Jeb Bush : 4 delegates
John Kasich : 1 delegate
Carly Fiorina : 1 delegate
Rand Paul : 1 delegate
Mike Huckabee : 1 delegate
Chris Christie : 0 delegate
Rick Santorum : 0 delegate
Jim Gilmore : 0 delegate

2472 delegates in total
1237 delegates needed to win the nomination

Democratic Presidential Primaries - Map and Delegates Count

Hillary Clinton : 107 delegates
Bernie Sanders : 78 delegates
Martin O'Malley : 0 delegate

4763 delegates in total
2382 delegates needed to win the nomination

[UWS]

New polls

Due to his strong debate performance against Donald Trump, Senator Marco Rubio finally edged Donald Trump in the national polls for the Republican nomination. Right now, the Florida Senator surpassed Trump in Georgia and Oklahoma. Ted Cruz increased his lead in his home state of Texas, which could be a good sign for the Texas Senator who seeks to avoid humiliation through a defeat in his own home state. So he started to campaign in more southern states such as Oklahoma, Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia. But is it too late for him, two days before Super Tuesday? We will see it on March 1.

Nationwide polls

Republicans

Marco Rubio : 38 %
Donald Trump : 36 %
Ted Cruz : 20 %
Ben Carson : 3 %
Undecided : 1 %

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 51 %
Bernie Sanders : 41 %
Undecided : 8 %

Alabama polls

Republicans

Donald Trump : 45 %
Marco Rubio : 20 %
Ted Cruz : 20 %
Ben Carson : 9 %
Undecided : 6 %

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 71 %
Bernie Sanders : 23 %
Undecided : 6 %

Alaska polls

Republicans

Ted Cruz : 27 %
Donald Trump : 22 %
Marco Rubio : 18 %
Ben Carson : 10 %
Undecided : 23 %

Arkansas polls

Republicans

Donald Trump : 30 %
Marco Rubio : 29 %
Ted Cruz : 24 %
Ben Carson : 9 %
Undecided : 10 %

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 57 %
Bernie Sanders : 32 %
Undecided : 11 %

Colorado polls

Democrats

Bernie Sanders : 49 %
Hillary Clinton : 43 %
Undecided : 8 %

Georgia polls

Republicans

Marco Rubio : 36 %
Donald Trump : 34 %
Ted Cruz : 20 %
Ben Carson : 9 %
Undecided : 2 %

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 59 %
Bernie Sanders : 36 %
Undecided : 5 %

Massachusetts polls

Republicans

Donald Trump : 45 %
Marco Rubio : 34 %
Ted Cruz : 10 %
Ben Carson : 4 %
Undecided : 2 %

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 48 %
Bernie Sanders : 46 %
Undecided : 6 %

Minnesota polls

Republicans

Marco Rubio : 39 %
Ted Cruz : 23 %
Donald Trump : 21 %
Ben Carson : 11 %
Undecided : 6 %

Democrats

Bernie Sanders : 50 %
Hillary Clinton : 46 %
Undecided : 4 %

Oklahoma polls

Republicans

Marco Rubio : 28 %
Donald Trump : 27 %
Ted Cruz : 20 %
Ben Carson : 6 %
Undecided : 20 %

Democrats

Bernie Sanders : 48 %
Hillary Clinton : 43 %
Undecided : 9 %

Tennessee polls

Republicans

Donald Trump : 39 %
Marco Rubio : 26 %
Ted Cruz : 23 %
Ben Carson : 9 %
Undecided : 3 %

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 54 %
Bernie Sanders : 37 %
Undecided : 9 %

Texas polls

Republicans

Ted Cruz : 38 %
Donald Trump : 25 %
Marco Rubio : 24 %
Ben Carson : 6 %
Undecided : 7 %

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 68 %
Bernie Sanders : 26 %
Undecided : 6 %

Vermont polls

Republicans

Marco Rubio : 43 %
Donald Trump : 31 %
Ted Cruz : 11 %
Ben Carson : 3 %
Undecided : 12 %

Democrats

Bernie Sanders : 83 %
Hillary Clinton : 9 %
Undecided : 8 %

Virginia polls

Republicans

Marco Rubio : 43 %
Donald Trump : 35 %
Ted Cruz : 14 %
Ben Carson : 7 %
Undecided : 1 %

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 57 %
Bernie Sanders : 36 %
Undecided : 7 %

[UWS]

Marco Rubio's campaign schedule ahead of Super Tuesday

February 26, 2016
-Flight to Little Rock, Arkansas
-Breakfast with the voters at the Starbuck's facility in Little Rock, AR
-Town-hall meeting at the Arkansas Art Center in Little Rock, AR
-Foreign policy speech at the  MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History in Little Rock, AR
-Speech at the Mosaics Templars Cultural Center in Little Rock, AR
-Speech ahead of the William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park in Little Rock, AR, where Rubio slams Hillary Clinton's for her dishonesty and her « weak foreign policy ». Rubio also highlighted the fact that he is the Republican candidate most likely to beat Hillary Clinton, referring to the polls. In fact he said :

I am the one candidate that Hillary Clinton doesn't want to face. But I'm sorry to tell you, Secretary Clinton, that you will have to face me.

-Bus trip to Fort Smith, AR
-Veteran policy speech at the Spirit of the American Doughboy in Fort Smith, AR
-Health care policy speech in Fort Smith, AR
-Bus trip to Fayetteville, AR
-Meet with college voters at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR
-Barnstorm in Fayetteville, AR
-Barnstorm in Hope, AR
-Barnstorm in Bettonville, AR
-Economic policy speech at Walmart headquarters in Bettonville, AR
-Fundraising event at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bettonville, AR
-Flight to Atlanta, Georgia

February 27, 2016
-Speech at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA
-Rally at The Phoenix statue in Atlanta, GA
-Speech at the Millenium Gate Museum in Atlanta, GA
-Fundraising at the World of Coca-Cola headquarters in Atlanta, GA
-Rally at Turner Field in Atlanta, GA
-Meet with college voters at Spelman College in Atlanta, GA
-Dinner with the voters at the Varsity headquarters in Atlanta, GA
-Innovation policy speech at the Museum of Design Atlanta in Atlanta, GA
-Speech at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site in Atlanta, GA
-Barnstorm in Athens, GA
-Meet with college voters at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA
-Bus trip to Augusta, GA
-Speech at the Lucy Craft Laney Museum in Augusta, GA, in an effort to attract African American voters
-Foreign policy speech at Fort Gordon in Augusta, GA
-Barnstorm in Augusta, GA
-Bus trup to Savannah, GA
-Trade policy speech at the Port of Savannah, GA
-Meet with college voters at Savannah State University in Savannah, GA
-Rally at the Grayson Stadium where Rubio slams Trump. Here some parts of his speech :


If Donald Trump becomes our nominee, the conservative movement in the Republican Party will be taken over by a con artist portraying himself as the fighter of the ordinary person fighting for the working man. But he spent years sticking it to the working people. Unlike Donald, I didn’t inherit hundreds of millions. He calls me a choker. He’s a con artist. He spent 40 years sticking it to the people he claims to be fighting for.

-Flight to Montpelier, Vermont

February 28, 2016
-Barnstorm in Montpelier, VT
-Barnstorm in South Burlington, VT
-Speech at the Church Street Marketplace in Burlington, VT
-Meet with college voters at the University of Vermont in Burlington, VT
-Rally at Battery Park in Burlington, VT
-Speech at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Burlington, VT
-Flight to Minneapolis, Minnesota
-Energy policy speech at Xcel Energy Inc. headquarters in Minneapolis, MN
-Speech at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, MN
-Rally at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN
-Fundraising event at Target Center in Minneapolis, MN
-Speech at Christ Church Lutheran in Minneapolis, MN
-Bus trip to Saint Paul, MN
-Speech at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN
-Economic policy speech at Ford Twin Cities assembly plant in Saint Paul, MN
-Speech at Minnesota Museum of American Art in Saint Paul, MN
-Meet with college voters at St. Catherine University in Saint Paul, MN
-Agriculture policy speech before the Corn water tower in Rochester, MN
-Speech at the Chateau Theatre in Rochester, MN
-Flight to Boston, Massachusetts

February 29, 2016

-Freedom of religion policy speech at the old South Church in Boston, MA
-Free trade policy speech at the Port of Boston in Boston, MA
-Energy policy speech at General Electric Company headquarters in Boston, MA
-Economic policy speech at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, MA
-Speech in front of the statue of George Washington at Boston Public Garden in Boston, MA :

Boston represents a great symbol of America's values : freedom, democracy, justice and integrity. In 1774, just before the American Revolution, Boston became the birthplace of America's fight for economic freedom, for free enterprise and against government intrusion in the economy. By cutting taxes for all the American people as well as for business owners, we will stop our companies' offshoring and make sure our future business owners will decide that America is the best place in the world to open a new business, which will increase their capacity of innovating, expanding, producing and hiring. Free trade will make our companies more competitive in the world economy by reducing the cost of trading, getting us more international consumers and bringing innovation, which will pursue further job creation here in the United States.

Boston also represents a symbol of America's independence and freedom after our fight against the British Empire's colonial oppression. Today, our freedom is threatened again, but this time by terrorism. Just like they did here in Boston in 2013, terrorists recently attacked us in Garland and San Bernardino. But by increasing defense spending, reinforcing our security measures, reinforcing and modernizing our military and working with our allies, we will defeat international terrorism and all the tyrannical regimes supporting terrorism for the sake of international security, justice and freedom, thus saving innocent lives.

-Flight to Richmond, Virginia
-Fundraising breakfast at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia
-Speech at the St. John's Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia
-Innovation policy speech at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, VA
-Meet with college voters at the University of Richmond in Richmond, VA
-Foreign policy speech at the USS Wisconsin battleship museum in Norfolk, VA
-Defense policy speech at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, VA
-Speech at Nauticus in Norfolk, VA
-Economic policy speech at Dominion Enterprises headquarters in Norfolk, VA
-Fundraising event at the Harrison Opera House in Norfolk, VA
-Meet with college voters at Norfolk State University in Norfolk, VA, in an effort to attract African-American voters
-Speech in front of the MacArthur Statue in Norfolk, VA, about Rubio's record on reforming the VA and improving veterans' living conditions
-Rally at Harbor Park in Norfolk, VA
-Counterterrorism policy speech at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, VA
-Rally at Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach in Virginia Beach, VA
-Economic policy speech at Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beach, VA
-Foreign policy speech at Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress in Chesapeake, VA
-Infrastructure policy speech in Chesapeake, VA
-Education system reform policy speech in Chesapeake, VA

March 1, 2016
-Speech at the Naval Shipyard Museum in Portsmouth, VA
-Speech at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, VA
-Foreign policy and free trade policy speech at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, VA
-Defense policy speech at Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) in Arlington, VA
-VA policy speech at Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington, VA
-Speech at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA
-National defense and security policy and foreign policy speech ahead of the Pentagon in Arlington, VA
-Barnstorm in Arlington, VA
-Speech at the Alexandria Library in Alexandria, VA
-Speech at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, VA
-Bus trip to Richmond, VA
-Barnstorm in Richmond, VA
-Rally with supporters at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, VA, to watch the development of the Super Tuesday results

[UWS]

New notable endorsements

Donald Trump

-New Jersey Governor and former presidential candidate Chris Christie
-Maine Governor Paul LePage

Marco Rubio

-Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton
-Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander

Ted Cruz

-Carly Fiorina, former Hewlett Packard CEO and former presidential candidate

[UWS]

The Washington Post
Super Tuesday

Political Geography: Tales from the campaign trail

Alabama

Ted Cruz is appealing to voters in the Heart of Dixie as the true conservative candidate. The senator from Texas needs to finish strong to prove he can connect in the Deep South, a region where he has no history and no obvious political base. He will be going after the same geographic areas that came out for Mike Huckabee in 2008 and for Rick Santorum in 2012.

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Donald Trump competes in Alabama's northern and southern counties where many of the residents are evangelicals. He could also benefit from Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions' endorsement, one of the most anti-amnesty politicians.
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While Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are disputing the evangelical vote, Marco Rubio  is likely to run stronger in the central/southern part of the state that borders Rubio's home state of Florida.

Arkansas

Senator Rubio focused his campaign mostly on western and center counties of Arkansas, where he hopes to make gains in urban regions. He got Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton's endorsement.

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Ted Cruz and Donald Trump are focusing their campaigns on Arkansas' northern and center counties, where they hope to make gains among evangelicals.

Georgia

Marco Rubio is likely to do well in the fiscally conservative, socially moderate counties around Atlanta. He also focused on Georgia's eastern and southern counties that border his home state of Florida.
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Ted Cruz and Donald Trump are battling for social conservative areas, which explains why they mostly targeted Georgia's center and southern counties. But Cruz didn't have all the time he wanted to campaign in Georgia because he had to focus most on Texas in order to avoid losing it to Donald Trump.

[UWS]

The Washington Post
Super Tuesday

Political Geography: Tales from the campaign trail

Minnesota

Ted Cruz targeted Minnesota's northern and western counties, regions that could help him to follow Mitt Romney's (2008) and Rick Santorum's (2012) steps by doing well among social conservatives.

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Marco Rubio targeted Minnesota's urban, moderate and fiscally conservative regions such as the Twin Cities and Rochester located in the eastern part of Minnesota.

Oklahoma

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Battle for the center
Marco Rubio, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz invested most of their efforts on Oklahoma's center counties that include Oklahoma City and Norman. In fact, the center region ensured victories for John McCain in 2008 and Rick Santorum in 2012. Ted Cruz could benifit from Oklahoma's neighborhood with his home state of Texas.

Tennessee

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Cruz and Trump are competing for the Tennessee's rural conservative voters. Rubio could pick up some delegates along the eastern part of the state bordering Virginia, as well as in the urban areas around Nashville, Knoxville and Memphis.

Texas

Home state advantage
Ted Cruz is expected to win his home state of Texas and is likely to be helped by his massive support among Tea Party voters.
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The South
Though Ted Cruz is likely to win his home state of Texas, Marco Rubio hopes to make gains in Texas' southern counties inhabited by a massive Hispanic population, especially in the counties around San Antonio. In addition, the economy of these regions depend on trade with Mexico, which could help Rubio to do well in southern Texas due to his support to free trade.

Everywhere man
Determined to beat Ted Cruz in his own home state of Texas and kick him out of the race, Donald Trump focused his efforts in rural counties and more populated and urban regions. He also focused his campaign on illegal immigration since most of Mexican illegal immigrants pass the US-Mexico borders in Texas.

[UWS]

The Washington Post
Super Tuesday

Political Geography: Tales from the campaign trail

Vermont


In Bernie Sanders' home state of Vermont, Donald Trump could exploit Sanders' message against free trade, which could help Trump winning among populist voters. But now that Marco Rubio is the only remaining establishment candidate, he could get massive support among former Jeb Bush's, John Kasich's and Chris Christie's supporters, which could help him to prevail in Vermont.


Virginia

The military, moderate and college graduate vote
Virginia's northern counties is filled with voters who are either in or connected to the military, which could give Marco Rubio, a hawkish neoconservative with the largest foreign policy experience of all the four remaining candidates, a huge advantage. He'll tap the large concentration of active and former military personnel near the Pentagon, Quantico and elsewhere. Rubio is also expected to do well among moderate voters, especially in northern, center and southeastern counties, and also among college graduate voters.
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Evangelical and populist vote
Ted Cruz and Donald Trump should have an advantage in Virginia among evangelicals. Trump's message of economic populism may also play well in struggling areas of Southside and Southwest Virginia.

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General election polls

Hillary Clinton vs Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio : 51 %
Hillary Clinton : 47 %

Hillary Clinton vs Ted Cruz

Hillary Clinton : 49 %
Ted Cruz : 46 %

Hillary Clinton vs Donald Trump

Hillary Clinton : 53 %
Donald Trump: 41 %

Bernie Sanders vs Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio : 50 %
Bernie Sanders : 45 %

Bernie Sanders vs Ted Cruz

Bernie Sanders : 57 %
Ted Cruz : 40 %

Bernie Sanders vs Donald Trump

Bernie Sanders : 55 %
Donald Trump : 42 %

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SUPER TUESDAY 2016
PART 1

CNN America's Choice theme : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uvpd4myQXs



« Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I'm Wolf Blitzer in the CNN Election Center. Welcome to the coverage of Super Tuesday 2016. »

Blitzer : « It's 7 pm and we can project that Donald Trump leads in Alabama after sweeping this state's northern counties. »

Alabama Republican primary (25 % reported) - 50 delegates

Donald Trump : 36 %
Ted Cruz : 19 %
Marco Rubio : 18 %
Ben Carson : 7 %

Blitzer : « On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton earned a massive lead over Bernie Sanders. »

Alabama Democratic primary (25 % reported) - 60 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 70 %
Bernie Sanders : 15 %

Blitzer : « It's 7 : 15 pm and we can project that Donald Trump wins in Montgomery. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are battling for second place in Alabama. »

Alabama Republican primary (50 % reported) - 50 delegates

Donald Trump : 39 %
Ted Cruz : 20 %
Marco Rubio : 20 %
Ben Carson : 9 %

Blitzer : « Hillary Clinton maintains her lead. »

Alabama Democratic primary (50 % reported) - 60 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 73 %
Bernie Sanders : 17 %

Blitzer : « It's 7 : 30 pm and we can see that Donald Trump sweeps all Alabama's counties. »

Alabama Republican primary (75 % reported) - 50 delegates

Donald Trump : 41 %
Marco Rubio : 22 %
Ted Cruz : 21 %
Ben Carson : 11 %

Blitzer : « It's the same for Hillary Clinton on the Democratic side. »

Alabama Democratic primary (75 % reported) - 60 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 75 %
Bernie Sanders : 21 %

Blitzer : « It's 7 : 45 pm and we can project that Donald Trump wins the Alabama primary. »

Alabama Republican primary (100 % reported) - 50 delegates

Donald Trump : 44 % ✔ - 25 delegates
Marco Rubio : 24 % - 13 delegates
Ted Cruz : 22 % - 12 delegates
Ben Carson : 10 % - 0 delegate

DONALD TRUMP WINS THE ALABAMA REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

Blitzer : « Hillary Clinton is declared winner of the Alabama Democratic primary. »

Alabama Democratic primary (100 % reported) - 60 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 77 % ✔ - 46 delegates
Bernie Sanders : 23 % - 14 delegates

HILLARY CLINTON WINS THE ALABAMA DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

Blitzer : « Let's turn our attention to Vermont, the home state of Senator Bernie Sanders. We can project that Marco Rubio leads Donald Trump by a 10 percentage points. »

Vermont Republican primary (25 % reported) - 16 delegates

Marco Rubio : 40 %
Donald Trump : 30 %
Ted Cruz : 8 %
Ben Carson : 7 %

Blitzer : « On the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders unsurprisingly leads in his home state of Vermont. »

Vermont Democratic primary (25 % reported) - 26 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 78 %
Hillary Clinton : 9 %

Blitzer : « It's 8 pm and Marco Rubio increases his lead in Vermont after winning all of Vermont's center counties, including Montpelier, the capital of Vermont. »

Vermont Republican primary (50 % reported) - 16 delegates

Marco Rubio : 46 %
Donald Trump : 30 %
Ted Cruz : 9 %
Ben Carson : 5 %

Vermont Democratic primary (50 % reported) - 26 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 82 %
Hillary Clinton : 10 %

Blitzer : « It's 8 : 15 pm and Marco Rubio sweeps Vermont's western counties, including the Chittenden county (Burlington's location). »

Vermont Republican primary (75 % reported) - 16 delegates

Marco Rubio : 49 %
Donald Trump : 32 %
Ted Cruz : 10 %
Ben Carson : 4 %

Vermont Democratic primary (75 % reported) - 26 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 85 %
Hillary Clinton : 10 %

Blitzer : « It's 8 : 30 pm and we can project that Marco Rubio wins the Vermont Republican primary. The Florida Senator wins all the 16 delegates since he won over 50 % of the vote. »

Vermont Republican primary (100 % reported) - 16 delegates

Marco Rubio : 51 % ✔ - 16 delegates
Donald Trump : 33 % - 0 delegate
Ted Cruz : 11 % - 0 delegate
Ben Carson : 5 % - 0 delegate

MARCO RUBIO WINS THE VERMONT REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

Blitzer : « When it comes to the Democrats, with no surprise, Bernie Sanders wins very big in his home state of Vermont. »

Vermont Democratic primary (100 % reported) - 26 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 88 % ✔ - 23 delegates
Hillary Clinton : 12 % - 3 delegates

BERNIE SANDERS WINS THE VERMONT DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

Blitzer : « Now, let's watch the Massachusetts primary. On the Republican side, Donald Trump leads massively, followed by Marco Rubio. The real estate developer sweeps most of Massachusetts' western counties, including the city of Springfield. »

Massachusetts Republican primary (25 % reported) - 42 delegates

Donald Trump : 41 %
Marco Rubio : 29 %
Ted Cruz : 7 %
Ben Carson : 4 %

Blitzer : « On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton narrowly leads, though Bernie Sanders could benefit from Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren's influence and her message similar to the one the self-described socialist is adopting. »

Massachusetts Democratic primary (25 % reported) - 115 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 50 %
Bernie Sanders : 46 %

Blitzer : « It's 8 : 45 pm and we can project that Senator Marco Rubio wins the Suffolk county (Boston's location) where he's earns the support of college graduate voters, notably connected to the Harvard University. »

Massachusetts Republican primary (50 % reported) - 42 delegates

Donald Trump : 43 %
Marco Rubio : 34 %
Ted Cruz : 8 %
Ben Carson : 3 %

Blitzer : « Bernie Sanders is closing the gap with Hillary Clinton though the former Secretary of State wins in the Suffolk county and Boston as well as all the counties bordering Boston. »

Massachusetts Democratic primary (50 % reported) - 115 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 51 %
Bernie Sanders : 48 %

Blitzer : « Now is 9 pm and Donald Trump wins most of Massachusetts' northern counties. »

Massachusetts Republican primary (75 % reported) - 42 delegates

Donald Trump : 45 %
Marco Rubio : 35 %
Ted Cruz : 9 %
Ben Carson : 3 %

Blitzer : « Bernie Sanders takes the lead in Massachusetts. »

Massachusetts Democratic primary (75 % reported) - 115 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 50 %
Hillary Clinton : 48 %

Blitzer : « Now is 9 : 15 pm. Donald Trump wins the Massachusetts primary. »

Massachusetts Republican primary (100 % reported) - 42 delegates

Donald Trump : 47 % ✔ - 22 delegates
Marco Rubio : 38 % - 16 delegates
Ted Cruz : 11 % - 4 delegates
Ben Carson : 4 % - 0 delegate


DONALD TRUMP WINS THE MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

Blitzer : « On the Democratic side, the winner in Massachusetts is Bernie Sanders. The Vermont Senator's victory in Massachusetts most be due to his support to free education while the cost of attendance at the Harvard University is very high. »

Massachusetts Democratic primary (100 % reported) - 115 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 52 % ✔ - 60 delegates
Hillary Clinton : 48 % - 55 delegates

BERNIE SANDERS WINS THE MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

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SUPER TUESDAY 2016
PART 2

CNN America's Choice theme : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uvpd4myQXs



Blitzer : « It's 9 : 30 pm and we can project that Marco Rubio leads Donald Trump by 6 points in Virginia. »

Virginia Republican primary (25 % reported) - 49 delegates

Marco Rubio : 36 %
Donald Trump : 30 %
Ted Cruz : 14 %
Ben Carson : 5 %

Blitzer : « On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton dominates in northern counties. »

Virginia Democratic primary (25 % reported) - 108 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 57 %
Bernie Sanders : 33 %

Blitzer : « It's 9 : 45 pm and we can project that Marco Rubio sweeps most of Virginia's northern counties. In fact, he wins all the counties bordering Washington D.C. and Maryland. He also dominates in the center counties, including in the Richmond city county (Richmond's location). »

Virginia Republican primary (50 % reported) - 49 delegates

Marco Rubio : 39 %
Donald Trump : 31 %
Ted Cruz : 14 %
Ben Carson : 5 %

Blitzer : « On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton sweeps Virginia's southeastern counties. »

Virginia Democratic primary (50 % reported) - 108 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 59 %
Bernie Sanders : 34 %

Blitzer : « It's 10 pm and while Donald Trump in Virginia's southern counties, Rubio does the same for southeastern counties, including in Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Chesapeake. »

Virginia Republican primary (75 % reported) - 49 delegates

Marco Rubio : 42 %
Donald Trump : 32 %
Ted Cruz : 16 %
Ben Carson : 6 %

Blitzer : « On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton maintains her big lead over Bernie Sanders. »

Virginia Democratic primary (75 % reported) - 108 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 62 %
Bernie Sanders : 35 %

Blitzer : « It's 10 : 15 pm and we can project that Marco Rubio is the winner of the Virginia Republican primary. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton wins. »

Virginia Republican primary (100 % reported) - 49 delegates

Marco Rubio : 46 % ✔ - 23 delegates
Donald Trump : 33 % - 16 delegates
Ted Cruz : 16 % - 8 delegates
Ben Carson : 5 % - 2 delegates

MARCO RUBIO WINS THE VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

Blitzer : « On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton earned a massive lead over Bernie Sanders. »

Virginia Democratic primary (100 % reported) - 108 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 63 % ✔ - 70 delegates
Bernie Sanders : 37 % - 38 delegates

HILLARY CLINTON WINS THE VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

Blitzer : « Let's move to Georgia. Donald Trump leads in all Georgia's northern counties bordering Tennessee and South Carolina. »

Georgia Republican primary (25 % reported) - 76 delegates

Donald Trump : 35 %
Marco Rubio : 28 %
Ted Cruz : 19 %
Ben Carson : 5 %

Blitzer : « On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton dominates in northern counties. »

Georgia Democratic primary (25 % reported) - 117 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 65 %
Bernie Sanders : 26 %

Blitzer : « It's 10 : 30 pm and Marco Rubio wins the Fulton county (Atlanta's location) as well as all the neighboring counties.  »

Georgia Republican primary (50 % reported) - 76 delegates

Donald Trump : 34 %
Marco Rubio : 31 %
Ted Cruz : 20 %
Ben Carson : 6 %

Blitzer : « On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton dominates in all northern counties, including those around Atlanta. »

Georgia Democratic primary (50 % reported) - 117 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 68 %
Bernie Sanders : 28 %

Blitzer : « It's 10 : 45 pm. While Donald Trump wins in most of Georgia's center counties and in the Muscogee county (Columbus' location), he shares dominance in eastern counties with Marco Rubio who wins the Chatham county (Savannah's location) and the Richmond county (home to Augusta) as well as their neighboring counties. Senator Rubio also makes progress in southern counties bordering his home state of Florida.  »

Georgia Republican primary (75 % reported) - 76 delegates

Marco Rubio : 37 %
Donald Trump : 36 %
Ted Cruz : 21 %
Ben Carson : 6 %

Georgia Democratic primary (75 % reported) - 117 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 69 %
Bernie Sanders : 30 %

Blitzer : « It's 11 pm. We can project that Marco Rubio and Hillary Clinton will win Georgia in their respective primaries.  »

Georgia Republican primary (100 % reported) - 76 delegates

Marco Rubio : 40 % ✔ - 42 delegates
Donald Trump : 33 % - 18 delegates
Ted Cruz : 21 % - 16 delegates
Ben Carson : 6 % - 0 delegate

MARCO RUBIO WINS THE GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

Georgia Democratic primary (75 % reported) - 117 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 68 % ✔ - 82 delegates
Bernie Sanders : 32 % - 35 delegates

HILLARY CLINTON WINS THE GEORGIA DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

Blitzer : « Let's go to Minnesota. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are sharing supremacy in Minnesota's northeastern counties, but Rubio is on the lead by 8 percentage points. »

Minnesota Republican caucuses (25 % reported) - 38 delegates

Marco Rubio : 34 %
Ted Cruz : 26 %
Donald Trump : 19 %
Ben Carson : 5 %

Blitzer : « For the Democrats, Bernie Sanders dominates in Minnesota's northern counties. »

Minnesota Democratic caucuses (25 % reported) - 93 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 53 %
Hillary Clinton : 46 %

Blitzer : « It's 11 : 15 pm and Senator Rubio sweeps most of the eastern counties, including the Hennepin county (Minneapolis' location), the Ramsey county (home to Saint Paul). »

Minnesota Republican caucuses (50 % reported) - 38 delegates

Marco Rubio : 39 %
Ted Cruz : 28 %
Donald Trump : 20 %
Ben Carson : 5 %

Blitzer : « On the Democratic side, Sanders dominates in this same region. »

Minnesota Democratic caucuses (50 % reported) - 93 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 57 %
Hillary Clinton : 43 %

Blitzer : « It's 11 : 30 pm and Rubio wins most of the southeastern counties, including the Olmstead county (home to Rochester). »

Minnesota Republican caucuses (75 % reported) - 38 delegates

Marco Rubio : 42 %
Ted Cruz : 28 %
Donald Trump : 21 %
Ben Carson : 6 %

Blitzer : « It's the same for Sanders on the Democratic side. »

Minnesota Democratic caucuses (75 % reported) - 93 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 61 %
Hillary Clinton : 39 %

Blitzer : « It's 11 : 45 pm and Marco Rubio wins the Minnesota Republican caucuses. »

Minnesota Republican caucuses (100 % reported) - 38 delegates

Marco Rubio : 43 % ✔ - 18 delegates
Ted Cruz : 29 % - 12 delegates
Donald Trump : 21 % - 8 delegates
Ben Carson : 7 % - 0 delegate

MARCO RUBIO WINS THE MINNESOTA REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES

Blitzer : « Minnesota Democrats will go to Bernie Sanders. »

Minnesota Democratic caucuses (100 % reported) - 93 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 62 % ✔ - 57 delegates
Hillary Clinton : 38 % - 36 delegates

BERNIE SANDERS WINS THE MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES

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SUPER TUESDAY 2016
PART 3

CNN America's Choice theme : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uvpd4myQXs



Blitzer : « Meanwhile, Donald Trump leads largely in Tennessee though Rubio wins the Williamson county, the Davidson county (home to Nashville), the Knox county (Knoxville's location) and the Shelby county (Memphis' location). »

Tennessee Republican primary (75 % reported) - 58 delegates

Donald Trump : 37 %
Marco Rubio : 25 %
Ted Cruz : 22 %
Ben Carson : 6 %

Blitzer : « Hillary Clinton leads largely in Tennessee, the home state of Al Gore, who was Vice-President of the United States under her husband's presidency (1993-2001). »

Tennessee Democratic primary (75 % reported) - 75 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 64 %
Bernie Sanders : 30 %

Blitzer : « It's midnight and Donald Trump wins the Tennessee primary. »

Tennessee Republican caucuses (100 % reported) - 58 delegates

Donald Trump : 40 % ✔ -  33 delegates
Marco Rubio : 27 % - 15 delegates
Ted Cruz : 25 % - 10 delegates
Ben Carson : 8 % - 0 delegate

DONALD TRUMP WINS THE TENNESSEE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

Blitzer : « Hillary Clinton triumphs in Tennessee. »

Tennessee Democratic primary (100 % reported) - 75 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 67 % ✔ -  52 delegates
Bernie Sanders : 33 % - 23 delegates

HILLARY CLINTON WINS THE TENNESSEE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

Blitzer : « Do we have any projections in Oklahoma? »

Cooper : « Yes. Ted Cruz and Donald Trump are sharing dominance in Oklahoma's southern counties while Marco Rubio is making progress in the center.

Oklahoma Republican primary (50 % reported) - 43 delegates

Ted Cruz : 31 %
Donald Trump : 29 %
Marco Rubio : 26 %
Ben Carson : 6 %

Blitzer : « Bernie Sanders leads Secretary Clinton in Oklahoma by sweeping eastern and southern counties. »

Oklahoma Democratic primary (50 % reported) - 42 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 54 %
Hillary Clinton : 45 %

Blitzer : « It's 12 : 15 am and Marco Rubio edges Donald Trump for second place and is battling with Ted Cruz for first place after winning the Oklahoma county (Oklahoma City's location), the Cleveland county (home to Norman) and their bordering counties. He also tops the Republican field in Tulsa. »

Oklahoma Republican primary (75 % reported) - 43 delegates

Ted Cruz : 30 %
Marco Rubio : 29 %
Donald Trump : 27 %
Ben Carson : 5 %

Blitzer : « Hillary Clinton seems in difficulty in Oklahoma. »

Oklahoma Democratic primary (75 % reported) - 42 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 56 %
Hillary Clinton : 44 %

Blitzer : « It's 12 : 30 am and Marco Rubio narrowly wins the Oklahoma Republican primary. »

Oklahoma Republican primary (100 % reported) - 43 delegates

Marco Rubio : 34 % ✔ -  16 delegates
Ted Cruz : 32 % - 14 delegates
Donald Trump : 27 % - 13 delegates
Ben Carson : 7 % - 0 delegate

MARCO RUBIO WINS THE OKLAHOMA REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

Blitzer : « We can project that Bernie Sanders will beat Hillary Clinton in Oklahoma. »

Oklahoma Democratic primary (100 % reported) - 42 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 57 % ✔ - 25 delegates
Hillary Clinton : 43 % - 17 delegates

BERNIE SANDERS WINS THE OKLAHOMA DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

Blitzer : « Let's move to Texas, the home state of Senator Ted Cruz. Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio are sharing dominance in Texas' southern counties. In fact Senator Rubio is doing well in the south of the Lone Star state due to massive support among Hispanics, including in San Antonio. Cruz sweeps all of Texas' center counties, including the Travis county (Austin's location).  »

Texas Republican primary (50 % reported) - 155 delegates

Ted Cruz : 37 %
Donald Trump : 28 %
Marco Rubio : 24 %
Ben Carson : 6 %

Blitzer : « On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton dominates in southern and center Texas due to her strong support among Hispanic Democrats. »

Texas Democratic primary (50 % reported) - 251 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 56 %
Bernie Sanders : 31 %

Blitzer : « Now is 12 : 45 am. While Marco Rubio narrowly wins in Dallas, Senator Cruz wins in Texas' southeastern counties, including the Harris county (Houston's location). »

Texas Republican primary (75 % reported) - 155 delegates

Ted Cruz : 40 %
Donald Trump : 29 %
Marco Rubio : 25 %
Ben Carson : 6 %

Blitzer : « Hillary Clinton dominates in southeastern and northern counties in Texas. »

Texas Democratic primary (75 % reported) - 251 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 65 %
Bernie Sanders : 35 %

Blitzer : « Now is 1 am and we can project that Ted Cruz will win his home state of Texas, thus avoiding humiliation because it would have been a very bad slap if he lost it to Donald Trump. So that is Ted Cruz's first win in this primary season. »

Texas Republican primary (100 % reported) - 155 delegates

Ted Cruz : 41 % ✔ - 92 delegates
Donald Trump : 29 % - 48 delegates
Marco Rubio : 26 % - 15 delegates
Ben Carson : 4 % - 0 delegate

TED CRUZ WINS THE TEXAS REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

Blitzer : « Hillary Clinton wins the Texas Democratic primary. Big win for Hillary Clinton. »

Texas Democratic primary (100 % reported) - 251 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 65 % ✔ - 168 delegates
Bernie Sanders : 35 % - 83 delegates

HILLARY CLINTON WINS THE TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

Blitzer : « We already have another projection : Hillary Clinton wins the American Samoa Democratic caucuses. »

American Samoa Democratic caucuses (100 % reported) - 11 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 71 % ✔ - 8 delegates
Bernie Sanders : 29 % - 3 delegates

HILLARY CLINTON WINS THE AMERICAN SAMOA DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES

Blitzer : « For Arkansas, Marco Rubio leads. He leads in most of Arkansas' center and western counties, including in the Pulaski county (Little Rock's location), the Sebastian county (Fort Smith's location) and the Washington county (Faytteville's location). »

Arkansas Republican primary (75 % reported) - 40 delegates

Marco Rubio : 33 %
Donald Trump : 30 %
Ted Cruz : 27 %
Ben Carson : 6 %

Blitzer : « On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton unsurprisingly leads big in the state where her husband Bill Clinton was born and was Governor before becoming President of the United States. »

Arkansas Democratic primary (75 % reported) - 37 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 65 %
Bernie Sanders : 33 %

Blitzer : « It's 1 : 30 am and Marco Rubio wins the Arkansas Republican primary with 36 % of the vote right now, beating Donald Trump who got 30 % of the vote. »

Arkansas Republican primary (100 % reported) - 40 delegates

Marco Rubio : 36 % ✔ - 16 delegates
Donald Trump : 30 % - 15 delegates
Ted Cruz : 28 % - 9 delegates
Ben Carson : 6 % - 0 delegate

MARCO RUBIO WINS THE ARKANSAS REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

Blitzer : « Hillary Clinton wins the Arkansas Democratic primary by a landslide. »

Arkansas Democratic primary (100 % reported) - 37 delegates

Hillary Clinton : 69 % ✔ - 27 delegates
Bernie Sanders : 31 % - 10 delegates

HILLARY CLINTON WINS THE ARKANSAS DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

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SUPER TUESDAY 2016
PART 4

CNN America's Choice theme : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uvpd4myQXs



Blitzer : « When it comes to the Colorado Democratic caucuses, Bernie Sanders wins this state's western and center counties, including Denver. »

Colorado Democratic caucuses (75 % reported) - 78 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 57 %
Hillary Clinton : 41 %

Blitzer : « Now is 1 : 15 am and Bernie Sanders wins the Colorado Democratic caucuses. »

Colorado Democratic caucuses (100 % reported) - 78 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 60 % ✔ - 45 delegates
Hillary Clinton : 40 % - 33 delegates

BERNIE SANDERS WINS THE COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

Blitzer : « In Alaska, Ted Cruz narrowly leads Donald Trump despite former Alaska Governor and 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin's endorsement to the real estate developer. »

Alaska Republican caucuses (75 % reported) - 28 delegates

Ted Cruz : 35 %
Donald Trump : 33 %
Marco Rubio : 19 %
Ben Carson : 11 %

Blitzer : « It's 1 : 30 am and Ted Cruz wins the Alaska Republican caucuses. »

Alaska Republican caucuses (100 % reported) - 28 delegates

Ted Cruz : 36 % ✔ - 12 delegates
Donald Trump : 33 % - 11 delegates
Marco Rubio : 20 % - 5 delegates
Ben Carson : 11 % - 0 delegate

TED CRUZ WINS THE ALASKA REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES

King : « Major news, Wolf. Ben Carson droped out of the race. »

Blitzer : « Okay, so now it's for real. »

BEN CARSON DROPS OUT OF THE RACE
Blitzer : « Thank you ladies and gentlemen for watching the coverage of Super Tuesday 2016 and we'll see you in 4 days for the coverage of the Louisiana, Maine, Kentucky and Kansas Republican primaries and caucuses and also the Democratic primaries and caucuses and Louisiana, Nebraska and Kansas. Good night. »

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Republican Presidential Primaries - Map and Delegates Count

Marco Rubio : 273 delegates
Donald Trump : 237 delegates
Ted Cruz : 189 delegates
Ben Carson : 7 delegates
Jeb Bush : 4 delegates
John Kasich : 1 delegate
Carly Fiorina : 1 delegate
Rand Paul : 1 delegate
Mike Huckabee : 1 delegate
Chris Christie : 0 delegate
Rick Santorum : 0 delegate
Jim Gilmore : 0 delegate

2472 delegates in total
1237 delegates needed to win the nomination

Democratic Presidential Primaries - Map and Delegates Count

Hillary Clinton : 673 delegates
Bernie Sanders : 466 delegates
Martin O'Malley : 0 delegate
   
4763 delegates in total
2382 delegates needed to win the nomination

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CNN
Alabama Republican primary exit polls

Gender

                      Men (49 %)               Women (51 %)

Carson               8 %                            12 %
Cruz                  22 %                          21 %
Rubio                19 %                            29 %
Trump               52 %                            38 %

Age

                     18-29 (13 %)              30-44 (21 %)         45-64 (43 %)         65 and older (23 %)

Carson               15 %                           11 %                       9 %                        9 %
Cruz                  21 %                           23 %                      18 %                     24 %
Rubio               32 %                            28 %                      21 %                      22 %
Trump                33 %                            38 %                       52 %                      45 %

Race

                   White (93 %)                       Non-white (7 %)                    
Carson               10 %                                       n/a                                          
Cruz                  22 %                                      n/a                                                                
Rubio                23 %                                       n/a                                              
Trump              45 %                              n/a
              
Ideology

       Very conservative (38 %)       Somewhat conservative (40 %)         Moderate (20 %)        
Carson               11 %                           11 %                                                  9 %                          
Cruz                  29 %                           17 %                                                  13 %                            
Rubio                19 %                           25 %                                                   37 %                      
Trump               41 %                       47 %                                                  41 %

Most important issue

             Immigration (11 %)         Economy/Jobs (33 %)         Terrorism (26 %)        Govt. spending (26 %)

Carson               7 %                           11 %                               10 %                         10 %
Cruz                  21 %                           16 %                           22 %                       27 %
Rubio                10 %                            30 %                        24 %                      26 %
Trump               62 %                            43 %                         44 %                       37 %

Top candidate quality

                   Electability (14 %)          Shares my values (28 %)    Tells it like it is (19 %) Can bring change (36 %)

Carson               7 %                           19 %                                         3 %                             9 %
Cruz                  17 %                           34 %                                        10 %                        19 %
Rubio                41 %                            27 %                                      9 %                         26 %
Trump               37 %                            20 %                                     78 %                         46 %

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Gender

                      Men (52 %)               Women (48 %)

Carson               5 %                            5 %
Cruz                  27 %                          29 %
Rubio                33 %                            37 %
Trump               35 %                            29 %

Age

                     18-29 (9 %)              30-44 (17 %)         45-64 (42 %)         65 and older (32 %)

Carson               9 %                           4 %                       5 %                        5 %
Cruz                  32 %                           23 %                      31 %                     27 %
Rubio               29 %                            34 %                      31 %                      37 %
Trump                30 %                            39 %                       33 %                      31 %

Race

                   White (96 %)                       Non-white (4 %)                    
Carson               5 %                                       n/a                                          
Cruz                  29 %                                      n/a                                                                
Rubio                31 %                                       n/a                                              
Trump              35 %                              n/a
              
Ideology

       Very conservative (40 %)       Somewhat conservative (42 %)         Moderate (17 %)        
Carson               6 %                               3 %                                                  2 %                          
Cruz                  42 %                    22 %                                                  15 %                            
Rubio                25 %                               38 %                                                  47 %                      
Trump               27 %                               37 %                                                  36 %

Most important issue

             Immigration (10 %)         Economy/Jobs (29 %)         Terrorism (26 %)        Govt. spending (32 %)

Carson               2 %                           5 %                               5 %                         4 %
Cruz                  26 %                           24 %                           29 %                       33 %
Rubio                18 %                            38 %                        33 %                      37 %
Trump               54 %                            33 %                         33 %                      26 %

Top candidate quality

                   Electability (11 %)          Shares my values (38 %)    Tells it like it is (19 %) Can bring change (30 %)

Carson               2 %                           8 %                                         1 %                             3 %
Cruz                  23 %                           40 %                                        17 %                        23 %
Rubio                55 %                 42 %                                      14 %                         28 %
Trump               20 %                            10 %                                     68 %                         46 %

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Gender

                      Men (49 %)               Women (51 %)

Carson               4 %                            5 %
Cruz                  20 %                          22 %
Rubio                34 %                            41 %
Trump               42 %                            33 %

Age

                     18-29 (10 %)              30-44 (21 %)         45-64 (47 %)         65 and older (22 %)

Carson               6 %                           9 %                       4 %                        3 %
Cruz                  24 %                           25 %                      22 %                     16 %
Rubio               38 %                   33 %                      34 %                      41 %
Trump                32 %                            33 %                       40 %                      40 %

Race

                   White (88 %)                       Non-white (12 %)                   
Carson               4 %                                       14 %                                           
Cruz                  22 %                                      18 %                                                                 
Rubio                36 %                                       41 %                                             
Trump              39 %                              27 %
               
Ideology

       Very conservative (38 %)       Somewhat conservative (42 %)         Moderate (18 %)         
Carson               6 %                               5 %                                                  4 %                         
Cruz                  36 %                    16 %                                                  8 %                           
Rubio                24 %                               40 %                                                  47 %                       
Trump               34 %                               40 %                                                  41 %

Most important issue

             Immigration (9 %)         Economy/Jobs (30 %)         Terrorism (27 %)        Govt. spending (31 %)

Carson               1 %                           6 %                               5 %                         5 %
Cruz                  24 %                           20 %                           19 %                       25 %
Rubio                18 %                            39 %                        38 %                      39 %
Trump               57 %                            36 %                         38 %                      31 %

Top candidate quality

                   Electability (13 %)          Shares my values (31 %)    Tells it like it is (18 %) Can bring change (36 %)

Carson               1 %                           9 %                                         2 %                             5 %
Cruz                  20 %                           35 %                                        6 %                        19 %
Rubio                54 %                      46 %                                      15 %                         30 %
Trump               25 %                            10 %                                     78 %                         46 %

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Gender

                      Men (52 %)               Women (48 %)

Carson               3 %                            2 %
Cruz                  10 %                          9 %
Rubio                35 %                            43 %
Trump               52 %                            46 %

Age

                     18-29 (15 %)              30-44 (18 %)         45-64 (43 %)         65 and older (23 %)

Carson               n/a                           1 %                       4 %                        2 %
Cruz                  n/a                            8 %                      12 %                     6 %
Rubio               n/a                             46 %                      31 %                      41 %
Trump                n/a                            45 %                       53 %                      51 %

Race

                   White (92 %)                       Non-white (8 %)                   
Carson               3 %                                       n/a                                           
Cruz                  9 %                                      n/a                                                                 
Rubio                38 %                                       n/a                                             
Trump              50 %                              n/a
               
Ideology

       Very conservative (18 %)       Somewhat conservative (44 %)         Moderate (33 %)         
Carson               7 %                           2 %                                                  1 %                         
Cruz                  26 %                           8 %                                                  3 %                           
Rubio                20 %                           39 %                                                  51 %                     
Trump               47 %                       51 %                                                  45 %

Most important issue

             Immigration (16 %)         Economy/Jobs (33 %)         Terrorism (31 %)        Govt. spending (17 %)

Carson               2 %                           3 %                               3 %                         2 %
Cruz                  11 %                           6 %                           8 %                       19 %
Rubio                13 %                            50 %                        39 %                      46 %
Trump               74 %                            42 %                         50 %                       33 %

Top candidate quality

                   Electability (15 %)          Shares my values (31 %)    Tells it like it is (26 %) Can bring change (26 %)

Carson               0 %                           5 %                                         1 %                             3 %
Cruz                  5 %                           20 %                                        1 %                        8 %
Rubio                46 %                           61 %                                      16 %                         32 %
Trump                49 %                             14 %                                     82 %                         57 %

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Gender

                      Men (50 %)               Women (50 %)

Carson               5 %                            8 %
Cruz                  32 %                          33 %
Rubio                32 %                            36 %
Trump               31 %                            22 %

Age

                     18-29 (11 %)              30-44 (20 %)         45-64 (42 %)         65 and older (27 %)

Carson               n/a                           8 %                       6 %                        3 %
Cruz                  n/a                            32 %                      34 %                     35 %
Rubio               n/a                             35 %                      30 %                      35 %
Trump                n/a                            25 %                       30 %                      27 %

Race

                   White (91 %)                       Non-white (9 %)                   
Carson               5 %                                       n/a                                           
Cruz                  34 %                                      n/a                                                                 
Rubio                34 %                                       n/a                                             
Trump              27 %                              n/a
               
Ideology

       Very conservative (43 %)       Somewhat conservative (38 %)         Moderate (18 %)         
Carson               6 %                               6 %                                                  6 %                         
Cruz                  42 %                    30 %                                                  17 %                           
Rubio                25 %                               40 %                                                  42 %                       
Trump               27 %                               24 %                                                  35 %

Most important issue

             Immigration (9 %)         Economy/Jobs (34 %)         Terrorism (23 %)        Govt. spending (32 %)

Carson               n/a                           7 %                               4 %                         7 %
Cruz                   n/a                           24 %                           32 %                       39 %
Rubio                 n/a                            41 %                       33 %                       30 %
Trump                n/a                            29 %                         31 %                     24 %

Top candidate quality

                   Electability (13 %)          Shares my values (44 %)    Tells it like it is (15 %) Can bring change (27 %)

Carson               0 %                           9 %                                         0 %                             7 %
Cruz                  31 %                          44 %                                        8 %                        30 %
Rubio                52 %                 37 %                                      8 %                         26 %
Trump               17 %                            10 %                                     84 %                         37 %

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Gender

                      Men (50 %)               Women (50 %)

Carson               5 %                            8 %
Cruz                  26 %                          23 %
Rubio                26 %                            31 %
Trump               43 %                            38 %

Age

                     18-29 (8 %)              30-44 (17 %)         45-64 (46 %)         65 and older (29 %)

Carson               6 %                           9 %                       6 %                        6 %
Cruz                  21 %                           29 %                      25 %                     21 %
Rubio               35 %                          27 %                      29 %                      28 %
Trump                38 %                35 %                       40 %                      45 %

Race

                   White (94 %)                       Non-white (6 %)                   
Carson               6 %                                       n/a                                           
Cruz                  24 %                                      n/a                                                                 
Rubio                29 %                                       n/a                                             
Trump              41 %                              n/a
               
Ideology

       Very conservative (41 %)       Somewhat conservative (40 %)         Moderate (16 %)         
Carson               7 %                               6 %                                                  7 %                         
Cruz                  39 %                    16 %                                                  12 %                           
Rubio                20 %                               35 %                                                  36 %                       
Trump               34 %                               43 %                                        45 %

Most important issue

             Immigration (11 %)         Economy/Jobs (33 %)         Terrorism (26 %)        Govt. spending (28 %)

Carson               4 %                           6 %                               7 %                         8 %
Cruz                  30 %                           18 %                           20 %                        34 %
Rubio                17 %                            36 %                        29 %                      25 %
Trump               50 %                           40 %                          44 %                      33 %

Top candidate quality

                   Electability (12 %)          Shares my values (37 %)    Tells it like it is (21 %) Can bring change (28 %)

Carson               1 %                           12 %                                         3 %                             4 %
Cruz                  15 %                           41 %                                         8 %                        21 %
Rubio                57 %                       35 %                                     8 %                         20 %
Trump               27 %                            12 %                                     80 %                         52 %

[UWS]

CNN
Texas Republican primary exit polls

Gender

                      Men (50 %)               Women (50 %)

Carson               4 %                            4 %
Cruz                  45 %                         41 %
Rubio                21 %                            30 %
Trump               31 %                            25 %

Age

                     18-44 (32 %)              45 and older (68 %)

Carson               6 %                           3 %                    
Cruz                  41 %                            44 %                    
Rubio               27 %                             25 %                
Trump                26 %                            28 %

Race

                   White (92 %)                       Hispanic (10 %)             Other non-white (8 %)                  
Carson               3 %                                       4 %                                    n/a      
Cruz                  44 %                                      36 %                                      n/a                        
Rubio                24 %                                       34 %                                   n/a        
Trump              29 %                              26 %                                   n/a
              
Ideology

       Very conservative (39 %)       Somewhat conservative (43 %)         Moderate (17 %)        
Carson               4 %                           3 %                                                  5 %                          
Cruz                  57 %                           37 %                                                  26 %                            
Rubio                16 %                           29 %                                                 36 %                      
Trump               23 %                       30 %                                                  34 %

Most important issue

             Immigration (10 %)         Economy/Jobs (32 %)         Terrorism (25 %)        Govt. spending (30 %)

Carson               6 %                           4 %                               2 %                         5 %
Cruz                  49 %                           38 %                           38 %                       50 %
Rubio                10 %                            33 %                        27 %                      24 %
Trump              35 %                            26 %                                  34 %                       21 %

Top candidate quality

                   Electability (12 %)          Shares my values (41 %)    Tells it like it is (16 %) Can bring change (29 %)

Carson               3 %                           4 %                                         3 %                             4 %
Cruz                  33 %                           58 %                                        16 %                        43 %
Rubio                 42 %                          28 %                                      7 %                         24 %
Trump               22 %                            10 %                                     74 %                         30 %

CNN
Vermont Republican primary exit polls

Gender

                      Men (53 %)               Women (47 %)

Carson               5 %                            5 %
Cruz                  32 %                          9 %
Rubio                52 %                            55 %
Trump               34 %                            31 %

Age

                     18-44 (24 %)              45 and older (76 %)

Carson               3 %                           4 %                    
Cruz                  10 %                            9 %                    
Rubio               60 %                             53 %
Trump                27 %                            34 %

Race

                   White (97 %)                       Non-white (3 %)                    
Carson               4 %                                       n/a                                          
Cruz                  10 %                                      n/a                                                                
Rubio                52 %                                       n/a                                              
Trump              34 %                              n/a
              
Ideology

       Very conservative (24 %)       Somewhat conservative (43 %)         Moderate (28 %)        
Carson               7 %                               5 %                                                  3 %                          
Cruz                  19 %                    8 %                                                  5 %                            
Rubio                47 %                               52 %                                                  58 %                      
Trump               27 %                               35 %                                                  34 %

Most important issue

             Immigration (11 %)         Economy/Jobs (37 %)         Terrorism (22 %)        Govt. spending (26 %)

Carson               n/a                           7 %                               5 %                         4 %
Cruz                   n/a                           24 %                           8 %                       13 %
Rubio                 n/a                            62 %                       44 %                       56 %
Trump                n/a                            29 %                         43 %                     27 %

Top candidate quality

                   Electability (14 %)          Shares my values (33 %)    Tells it like it is (22 %) Can bring change (29 %)

Carson               n/a                           7 %                                         2 %                             5 %
Cruz                  n/a                          13 %                                        3 %                        10 %
Rubio                n/a                70 %                                      21 %                         54 %
Trump               n/a                            10 %                                     74 %                         31 %

CNN
Virginia Republican primary exit polls

Gender

                      Men (53 %)               Women (47 %)

Carson               4 %                            9 %
Cruz                  16 %                          15 %
Rubio                42 %                            45 %
Trump               35 %                            31 %

Age

                     18-29 (12 %)              30-44 (21 %)         45-64 (45 %)         65 and older (23 %)

Carson               3 %                           8 %                       7 %                        5 %
Cruz                  21 %                           11 %                      17 %                     18 %
Rubio               48 %                          53 %                      36 %                      41 %
Trump                28 %                28 %                       40 %                      36 %

Race

                   White (86 %)                       Non-white (14 %)                    
Carson               5 %                                       12 %                                          
Cruz                  17 %                                      12 %                                                                
Rubio                43 %                                       46 %
Trump              35 %                              30 %
              
Ideology

       Very conservative (32 %)       Somewhat conservative (40 %)         Moderate (25 %)        
Carson               6 %                               7 %                                                  6 %                          
Cruz                  31 %                    11 %                                                  7 %                            
Rubio                27 %                               43 %                                                  64 %                      
Trump               36 %                               39 %                                        23 %

Most important issue

             Immigration (8 %)         Economy/Jobs (45 %)         Terrorism (19 %)        Govt. spending (25 %)

Carson               5 %                           5 %                               6 %                         9 %
Cruz                  25 %                           13 %                           17 %                        18 %
Rubio                28 %                            49 %                        45 %                      41 %
Trump               42 %                           33 %                          32 %                      32 %

Top candidate quality

                   Electability (17 %)          Shares my values (32 %)    Tells it like it is (15 %) Can bring change (35 %)

Carson               3 %                           10 %                                         3 %                             7 %
Cruz                  9 %                           28 %                                         7 %                        14 %
Rubio                63 %                       52 %                                     18 %                         36 %
Trump               25 %                            10 %                                     72 %                         43 %

[UWS]

New polls

Thanks to his successes on Super Tuesday, Marco Rubio increased his lead in the polls over Donald Trump. These are good news for the Florida Senator who could be right now in good shape to win the next key primaries such as Michigan, his home state Florida, Ohio and Illinois. According to the most recent polls, Ted Cruz is struggling to catch Donald Trump's advantage among evangelicals, a group that was supposed to compose his main base but instead went to Trump. We'll have to see in the next few days to who Ben Carson's withdrawal will be the most beneficial : Donald Trump or Ted Cruz?

Recent national polls show that Marco Rubio is the only Republican candidate able to beat Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, which, who knows could help him in his quest for the Republican nomination.

Nationwide polls

Republicans

Marco Rubio : 41 %
Donald Trump : 37 %
Ted Cruz : 21 %
Undecided : 1 %

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 49 %
Bernie Sanders : 42 %
Undecided : 9 %

Kansas polls

Republicans

Donald Trump : 35 %
Ted Cruz : 29 %
Marco Rubio : 24 %
Undecided : 12 %

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 33 %
Bernie Sanders : 23 %
Undecided : 44 %

Kentucky polls

Republicans

Donald Trump : 38 %
Marco Rubio : 29 %
Ted Cruz : 16 %
Undecided : 16 %

Louisiana polls

Republicans

Donald Trump : 45 %
Ted Cruz : 33 %
Marco Rubio : 22 %

Democrats

Hillary Clinton : 61 %
Bernie Sanders : 14 %
Undecided : 25 %

Maine polls

Republicans

Marco Rubio : 37 %
Donald Trump : 27 %
Ted Cruz : 14 %
Undecided : 22 %

Democrats

Bernie Sanders : 28 %
Hillary Clinton : 27 %
Undecided : 45 %

Nebraska polls

Democrats

Bernie Sanders : 50 %
Hillary Clinton : 38 %
Undecided : 12 %

General election polls

Hillary Clinton vs Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio : 48 %
Hillary Clinton : 45 %

Hillary Clinton vs Ted Cruz

Hillary Clinton : 47 %
Ted Cruz : 45 %

Hillary Clinton vs Donald Trump

Hillary Clinton : 51 %
Donald Trump: 38 %

Bernie Sanders vs Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio : 49 %
Bernie Sanders : 47 %

Bernie Sanders vs Ted Cruz

Bernie Sanders : 58 %
Ted Cruz : 40 %

Bernie Sanders vs Donald Trump

Bernie Sanders : 55 %
Donald Trump : 37 %

[UWS]

On the campaign trail

New endorsements

After his victories on Super Tuesday, Florida Senator Marco Rubio became the favorite for the Republican presidential nomination. He scored new major endorsements, notably from Kentucky Senator and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Maine Senator Susan Collins, Idaho Senator Jim Risch and Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, who described the Florida Senator as the candidate with the « best knowledge to keep the American Dream alive, to grow the economy and to create jobs. » In addition, Rubio is endorsed by former Kansas Senator, former Senate Majority leader, 1976 Republican VP nominee and 1996 Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole who estimates that Rubio is « the only one who can unify this party. »

Donald Trump is endorsed by Ben Carson, who dropped out of the race yesterday.