Iowa is Rubio Country

[UWS]

The Senate passed 67-30 a bill to put a police officer in every public school?! Wow, can't believe that got such huge support

UWS gave the Republicans 67 Senate Seats with his 2018 midterms. Such a hack.

You know, that's what happens when a party has so many seats to defend in deeply conservative states like Montana, North Dakota, Missouri, Indiana and West Virginia.

[UWS]

We all have the right to write a wankish TL, but this is just foolish. At least give Rubio something to weaken him and have him show some type of vulnerability. If you don't I'll just write the perfect Hillary Clinton or Kamala Harris TL just to even the playing field out.

Maybe the nomination of William Pryor at SCOTUS among Independents?

[OSR stands with Israel]

The Senate passed 67-30 a bill to put a police officer in every public school?! Wow, can't believe that got such huge support

UWS gave the Republicans 67 Senate Seats with his 2018 midterms. Such a hack.

You know, that's what happens when a party has so many seats to defend in deeply conservative states like Montana, North Dakota, Missouri, Indiana and West Virginia.

well you gave the GOP CA

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

This TL is great regardless of how hackish it is.

[CookieDamage]

This TL is great regardless of how hackish it is.

I can possibly understand how that is an opinion that you have.

[UWS]

The Senate passed 67-30 a bill to put a police officer in every public school?! Wow, can't believe that got such huge support

UWS gave the Republicans 67 Senate Seats with his 2018 midterms. Such a hack.

You know, that's what happens when a party has so many seats to defend in deeply conservative states like Montana, North Dakota, Missouri, Indiana and West Virginia.

well you gave the GOP CA

I estimated that Rice's pro-choice stance would be well received in California, which would have helped to win among independent voters. Meanwhile, Dianne Feinstein is not well perceived among hard-core progressive voters with her support to the Patriot Act, the moreover that she called Edward Snowden a traitor. In addition, Feinstein doesn't support a universal health care system, so I estimated that it would have led some progressive voters to stay home instead of going to the polls.

[OSR stands with Israel]

The Senate passed 67-30 a bill to put a police officer in every public school?! Wow, can't believe that got such huge support

UWS gave the Republicans 67 Senate Seats with his 2018 midterms. Such a hack.

You know, that's what happens when a party has so many seats to defend in deeply conservative states like Montana, North Dakota, Missouri, Indiana and West Virginia.

well you gave the GOP CA

I estimated that Rice's pro-choice stance would be well received in California, which would have helped to win among independent voters. Meanwhile, Dianne Feinstein is not well perceived among hard-core progressive voters with her support to the Patriot Act, the moreover that she called Edward Snowden a traitor. In addition, Feinstein doesn't support a universal health care system, so I estimated that it would have led to some progressive voters to stay home instead of going to the polls.

Ok but Rice  wouldn’t win California , the bush years and the war in Iraq had a lot to do with why California swing far to the left during his presidency.


A better one would be maybe Meg Whitman or maybe a Silicon Valley Republican (who is not Peter Thiel)

[OSR stands with Israel]

Its still an amazing timeline though

[UWS]

Its still an amazing timeline though

Thank you very much.

[UWS]

Marco Rubio's Presidency
January 2020

President Rubio's job approval rating :
Approve : 60 %
Disapprove : 34 %
Unsure : 6 %

January 1 :
-President Rubio, his family and his presidential cabinet celebrates the New Year 2020.

January 3 :

-A new poll indicates that the race for the Democratic nomination has become tighter as Bernie Sanders leads nationally with 25 % of the voting intentions, followed by Cory Booker with 19 %, Tim Kaine with 14 % and Elizabeth Warren's 12 % while other Democratic contenders failed to surpass 10 %. In the early states, it seems to be a three-way race between Sanders, Booker and Warren in Iowa and a two-way race between Sanders and Warren in New Hampshire.

January 4 :
-A new poll indicates that President Rubio's job approval rating went from 64 % to 60 % due to William Pryor's nomination at the SCOTUS. Pryor's nomination is not well received among an important part of independent voters due to Pryor's strongly anti-abortion, anti same-sex marriage and pro-gun rights stances. Meanwhile it is strongly appreciated by conservative voters.

January 6 :
-President Rubio hosts East Timorese President Francisco Guterres at the White House where they discuss issues such as economic and trade ties between the United States and East Timor, energy, North Korea, China and counter-terrorism.

January 7 :

-In order to intimidate its foes in the context of the North Korean nuclear threat, Pyongyang orchestrated cyber attacks against several Japanese nuclear facilities, which triggered concerns on Japan's national security since these cyber attacks could have caused nuclear explosions and kill hundreds of thousands of people if not more.

January 8 :
-President Rubio speaks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the phone at the White House, discussing the recent North Korean cyber attacks on Japan's nuclear plants as well as their consideration to create a Cyber Security Unit to counter North Korea's cyber attacks.

January 10 :

-The 2020 Democratic presidential contenders met each other for the 6th Democratic primary debate at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas.

January 11 :
-President Rubio campaigns in Des Moines, Iowa on economic issues, energy and free enterprise.

January 12 :
-President Rubio holds a fundraising rally in Iowa City, Iowa.

January 13 :

-In the context of the investigation on the attempted terrorist attack in Jerusalem last month, the Israeli authorities discovered that some of the weapons possessed by the terrorists of Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigade, the ISIS branch in Gaza, were provided by Iran in an effort to destabilize Israel.

January 14 :
-In response to the recent revelations on ISIS' failed attack attempt in Jerusalem, President Rubio called on the U.S. Congress to adopt sanctions against Iran, including the Iranian military–industrial complex and the Iranian Ministry of Defense. The Senate will vote on that on January 18 and the House of Representatives on January 21.

January 17 :
-Vice-President Haley holds a campaign fundraising event for President Rubio's re-election campaign in Charleston, South Carolina.

January 18 :
-The Senate unanimously votes to adopt sanctions against Iran following Iranian provision of weapons to ISIS in Gaza.

January 19 :

-West Virginia Senator Evan Jenkins introduces the Competition Act to authorize offshore drilling in the Bering Sea in order to further accelerate America's path to energy independence and to encourage job creation before Russia takes advantage of this region's energy resources. The Senate will vote on that bill on January 25 and the House of Representatives will do the same on February 1.

January 20 :
-Third anniversary of Marco Rubio's inauguration as President of the United States.

January 21 :
-The House of Representatives votes in favor of adopting sanctions against Iran, including the Iranian military–industrial complex and the Iranian Ministry of Defense, which is later signed into law by President Rubio.

January 22 :

-President Rubio campaigns in Florida, declaring his support to Puerto Rico's possible ascension as the 51st state during the political status referendum scheduled for the same day as the 2020 presidential election.

January 24 :

-President Rubio campaigns in Reno, Nevada where he invokes the recent elimination of Boko Haram to highlight America's strong progress in the War on Terror. He pledges that if he gets a second term, radical Islamic terrorism will be totally defeated and that America and its allies will win the War on Terror thanks to a strong and modernized military, strong American leadership, strong diplomacy and strong alliances.

January 25 :
-The Senate votes 67-29 for the Competition Act.

January 27 :
-The Democratic presidential candidates are holding their 7th primary debate in Des Moines, Iowa ahead of the Iowa Democratic caucuses that will be held next week, precisely on February 3.

January 28 :

-President Rubio gives his third State of the Union Address.

January 29 :
-President Rubio campaigns in Virginia where he calls for the approval of the Competition Act for the sake of America's energy independence and prosperity and where he campaigns for Republican senatorial candidate in Virginia Scott Taylor, praising Taylor's military service and his foreign policy credentials in this context of America's strong national security and declining terrrorist threat.

January 30-31 :
-President Rubio in New Hampshire and Iowa.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Ok listen I love this TL, it's high-quality, it's fun. But lets not pretend like it's not hackish. That shouldn't dampen its quality, though. Can't wait to see more, i'm pretty impressed that you've managed to put such detail into such a long story.

[UWS]

Ok listen I love this TL, it's high-quality, it's fun. But lets not pretend like it's not hackish. That shouldn't dampen its quality, though. Can't wait to see more, i'm pretty impressed that you've managed to put such detail into such a long story.

Thank you so very much.

[UWS]

President Marco Rubio's Third State of the Union Address
Part 1

Mr. Speaker, Madam Vice President, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans : thanks to the progress made in the last 3 years, America keeps moving forward and the 21st century is definitely a new American century. We just entered new decade. Welcome to the 2020s.

[Applause]

Not only 2020 marks the beginning of a new decade, but this is the decade during which we'll celebrate the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th amendment of the Constitution of the United States that guaranteed women's suffrage. This is also the decade in which America will celebrate its 250th birthday six years from now.

[Applause]

And like it was for all these 250 years, it will always be worth to defend America's values and freedom, liberty, justice and security and to move forward through reform and innovation.

[Applause]

The State of the Union is strong. We begin this new decade with 10 million new jobs created in the last 3 years, with the lowest national debt in 10 years and with the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years.

[Applause]

During these 3 years, we have reinforced our people's purchasing power, thus giving them a fair chance to find good-paying jobs and to succeed. We have had a record number of new businesses started in our country. We made that possible by promoting tax reform, by cutting taxes and regulations for all Americans and for all businesses across this country and by reducing our corporate tax rate to 15 %, which made America the best place in the world to start and grow a business, encouraged strong job creation and gave us the fastest growth in more than 2 decades.

[Applause]

Small businesses are constituing the sector in which most of the jobs in America are created. So it's our job to make sure we boost small businesses' competitiveness and dynamism for the sake of our economy and that's what we did in the last 3 years and will keep doing.

[Applause]

We made our economy healthy by getting America to energy independence through the promotion of America's energy dominance, which has been done by taking advantage of all of our sources of energy. By promoting oil drilling and production as well coal and gas exploitation, we not only brought strong job creation in this nation but we also invested a part of the revenues from oil drilling into the development of renewable energies in order to further boost job creation and to improve our ecological footprint for the sake of the environment. These investments allowed us to double the number of solar panels and wind turbines. And by 2025, we're going to develop an important part of American cars will function through renewable energy thaks to the development of a renewable energy automobile industry. We all know that our economic interests are not different from our ecological interests and that's why our energy policy is based on common sense and will get us to energy independence and to economic prosperity while protecting environment, which will get us to a prosperous and clean world.

[Applause]

Our prosperity has been made possible thanks to the pursuit of our quest for opening of new markets through reducing tariffs as well as the cost of exporting and importing like we did last yar with Cuba and Venezuela who accomplished their path to democracy.

[Applause]

The lower tariffs, taxes, corporate taxes and regulations are, the more we get new international consumers inclined to buy American products, the more our trade deals are favorable for American workers and are effective in defending the interests and the needs of our workers, the higher their wages will be, the more job creation will be boosted and the more our economy is competitive, fair and healthy for all Americans.

[Applause]

We made this time of prosperity possible thanks to the creation of public/private partnerships between the U.S. Department of Treasury and private companies to fund infrastructure programs, which allowed us to increase investments in infrastructure and to develop new infrastructures here in the United States, thus boosting job creation by facilitating and increasing business and economic activities across the nation and by encouraging the implementation of new businesses here in this country. That's how we're building the bridge to the future.

[Applause]

All these policies promoting free enterprise  and free market as well as opportunity for the sake of the American Dream allowed us to reduce our national debt by $12 trillion. The right solution to reduce our deficit and to put it under control is not to raise taxes on hard-working families but to reduce government spending and to encourage job creation, because if more people work in a growing economy, they're paying taxes, and you can get the job done that way. And that's exactly what we did in the last three years. By getting our people to full employement through our successful policies, we're going to reduce our deficit, bring it under control, balance the budget and get to the first back-to-back budget surpluses in 20 years.

[Applause]

A part of future budget surpluses will be invested into the development of new infrastructures as well as in renewable energies, thus further boosting our economy and job creation. Millennials as well as Genration Z are now representing the half of America's workforce and are constituing promising employees since they grew up in the time of Internet and advanced technologies. With the skills needed to take advantage of advanced technologies, they will be significantly more helpful to the typical company in today's high tech world. That's why we'll use a part of future budget surpluses into the development of job training programs for the sake of the future of young people.

[Applause]

We'll do the same for the modernization of our military. Last year, we made considerable contributions investments into the modernization of America’s nuclear arsenal, for the development of the U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class submarine program as well as the U.S. Air Force’s Long Range Strike Bomber program. In addition, the crew of the USS Portland made several successful tests for the Laser Weapon Program, which will eventually help us to adopt laser arsenal for our military, thus reinforcing our country's military power. So when we'll get to a balanced budget and to budget surpluses, a part of this surplus will be used into the development, expansion and realization of these military programs in order to strengthen and modernize our military, which will keep America safe against any threat, destroy any missile launched against us by any rogue nation, help us to further take the advantage against North Korea's nuclear threat and lead us to victory against radical Islamic terrorism.

[Applause]

[UWS]

President Marco Rubio's Third State of the Union Address
Part 2

We also started this new decade with a decline of the terrorist threat and with a clearly safer world. All of this has been accomplished thanks to a stronger and modernized U.S. military, to strong alliances and strong diplomacy. We killed several ISIS officials in Syria and by training the Syrian troops and by rebuilding this nation, they are progressively taking responsibility of their future and their security.

[Applause]

And we are about to win the War in Afghanistan thanks to the advantage we took against Al Qaida and the Taliban with the combination of the military strengths of the United States and India. We increased our efforts to train the Afghan Army in order to make them fully prepared to defend their nation against any enemy and we reconstructed Afghanistan. We are about to end the longest war involving the United States since the Vietnam War. Our men and women are coming home.

[Applause]

Last year, we considerably expanded the War on Terror in the African continent in order to combat radical Islamic terrorism there. By providing intelligence support, military assistance, powerful and effective military arsenal as well as military training to our allies in Africa, we managed to orchestrate successful military operations that eliminated Al-Shabaab and Boko Haram. One of our priorities for the upcoming year will be to finish the job to fight and defeat radical Islamic terrorism in Africa by pursuing the efforts we gave in the past year and that's how we're going to defeat ISIS in the Greater Sahara and Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb.

[Applause]

If we stay in our guards, if we stand with our allies and if we stay on offense, we will obtain total victory against  radical Islamic terrorism all around the world. Justice will be done for all the victims of ISIS' and Al Qaida's terror. Our values, which are liberty, democracy, justice, freedom of press, freedom of speech, freedom of religion and gender equity are worth fighting for and that's why I reiterate our determination to defeat terrorism.

[Applause]

Last year, we found out that several rogue nations like Russia provided military arsenal to Iran, the largest sponsor of terrorism. We founf out that Iran provided weapons to ISIS' branch in Gaza in order to destabilize Israel and our other allies in the region. So, by establishing new sanctions against these two nations for this matter, we made it clear that we can't tolerateany nation to sponsor terrorism and to undermine security and stability. By acting like this, they are trying to stop us from restoring peace and justice. But they can't because we're not alone and we have the strongest military power in the world and we're going after anyone who declares war against freedom and justice. We're going to win.

[Applause]

By strengthening sanctions against North Korea, we further aweakened their military as well as their ability to build nuclear weapons. As North Korea launched cyber attacks against Japan's nuclear plants, their Prime Minister and I decided to work together to establish a Cyber Security unit between the United States and Japan in order to counter any cyber attacks by North Korea and China against us or our allies, to save lives and to reinforce security around the Pacific. That way, we can win without any war. The Pacific Ocean will remain pacific.

[Applause]

And by creating an intelligence partnership with China, we not only reinforced our relations with Beijing but we're also going to deprive Abu Sayyaf of any money supply and arms supply from the Hong Kongese criminal organization called the 14k triad. With a new CIA base in Hong Kong and thus by supporting the local security forces, we're going to eradicate this triad. Without any money or arms supply, Abu Sayyaf will be easily defeated thanks to the support we are giving to our local allies and thanks to the courage of their troops.

[Applause]

We also started this new decade with a transition of Cuba, the country my ancestors came from to America, to democracy. Courageous Cuban soldiers led a coup d'Etat that put an end to sixty years of communist oppression, restriction of human rights, complicity with the enemies of freedom and poverty, thus getting the Cuban people to the election of their first democratic government. We ended the U.S. embargo against Cuba and we are now trading with Cuba, which is mutually beneficial for our economies by lowering tarrifs. Thanks to the restoration of free market, he Cuban people is getting out poverty. Our relations with Cuba are restored and the United States and Cuba are now among the greatest partners to promote democracy and human rights around the world, to fight crime and corruption as well as terrorism.

[Applause]

Just like you, my fellow Americans, I'm optimistic about the future. Despite our differences, we all know that we are all Americans and we all have the same goals and values. Throughout the history of America, it has always been by working and standing together that we overcame our challenges and defended our freedom and our prosperity whether it's during the American Revolution, during the Great Depression or after 9/11. Thanks to the progress we made in the last 3 years in terms of economic growth that got our unemployment rate to 3 % thanks to tax reform and free enterprise and in terms of national security and counter-terrorism efforts that are about to get the world to permanent peace with the eradication of terrorism and tyranny, it's morning again in America. As long as the sun will shine in America, our nation will be forever strong and united and together we will get our nation to full-employment, give access to health care for everyone and make our country fully secured against any threat. This is our moment so let's enjoy this moment to put partisanship aside in order to accomplish these great goals for the sake of America's future.

Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America.

[Applause]

[UWS]

2020 Democratic Presidential Primary Polls - February 2020

National Poll
Bernie Sanders : 27 %
Cory Booker : 19 %
Tim Kaine : 16 %
Elizabeth Warren : 12 %
John Hickenlooper : 7 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 6 %
Andrew Cuomo : 3 %
Amy Klobuchar : 3 %
Martin O'Malley : 2 %
Tulsi Gabbard : 2 %
Undecided : 3 %

Iowa Democratic Caucus Poll
Bernie Sanders : 21 %
Cory Booker : 18 %
Tim Kaine : 17 %
Elizabeth Warren : 11 %
John Hickenlooper : 8 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 5 %
Andrew Cuomo : 4 %
Martin O'Malley : 4 %
Amy Klobuchar : 3 %
Tulsi Gabbard : 3 %
Undecided : 6 %

New Hampshire Democratic Primary Poll
Bernie Sanders : 30 %
Elizabeth Warren : 20 %
Cory Booker : 14 %
Tim Kaine : 11 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 9 %
Andrew Cuomo : 3 %
Amy Klobuchar : 3 %
Tulsi Gabbard : 3 %
John Hickenlooper : 2 %
Martin O'Malley : 2 %
Undecided : 3 %

Nevada Democratic Caucus Poll
Tim Kaine : 18 %
Bernie Sanders : 15 %
Cory Booker : 12 %
Elizabeth Warren : 10 %
John Hickenlooper : 8 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 4 %
Amy Klobuchar : 3 %
Andrew Cuomo : 3 %
Tulsi Gabbard : 3 %
Martin O'Malley : 1 %
Undecided : 23 %

South Carolina Democratic Primary Poll
Cory Booker : 29 %
Tim Kaine : 17 %
Bernie Sanders : 13 %
Elizabeth Warren : 8 %
John Hickenlooper : 8 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 5 %
Tulsi Gabbard : 4 %
Andrew Cuomo : 3 %
Amy Klobuchar : 3 %
Martin O'Malley : 2 %
Undecided : 8 %

[UWS]

Marco Rubio's Presidency
February 2020, Part 1

President Rubio's job approval rating :
Approve : 61 %
Disapprove : 34 %
Unsure : 5 %

February 1 :

-The House of Representatives votes 275-146 for the Competition Act that is later signed into law by President Rubio, thus authorizing offshore drilling in the Bering Sea.

February 2 :

-President Rubio campaigns in Iowa on tax reform and energy in addition of highlighting his administration's accomplishments on agriculture, especially his tax cuts on agricultural companies that allowed them to increase their competitiveness, their productivity, to innovate, to manufacture more tractors and to develop agricultural technologies, which not only encouraged job creation but also increased the American people's access to food and reduced their dependency on food stamps.

February 3 :

-Iowa voters go to the polls ahead of the 2020 Iowa caucuses.

February 6 :
-Vice-President Haley fundraises for President Rubio's campaign in Virginia and campaigns on energy and announced her endorsement to Scott Taylor in his 2020 senate bid against Mark Warner.

-During a town hall meeting in Manchester, New Hampshire, Elizabeth Warren slams her rival Bernie Sanders on his « pro-gun stance » in an effort to attract progressive voters, a crucial group that will likely determine who will be the winner of the New Hampshire Democratic primary.

February 7 :

-The Democratic presidential candidates hold their 8th debate at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire ahead of the New Hampshire Democratic primary. In order to unite New Hampshire's progressive electorate behind him, Bernie Sanders focused most of his attacks on Elizabeth Warren on her « ambiguity on Wall Street » since she received hundreds of thousands of dollars of campaign donations from Wall Street while she intended to take on Wall Street. Warren was also under fire on her flipping positions on universal health care system. Whether these attacks will compromise Warren's chances in New Hampshire remains to be seen.

February 8 :

-During a debate on the Senate floor, John McCain argued that « we should consider adding Vladimir Putin's Russia in the list of state sponsors of terrorism » due to Vladimir Putin's support to the pro-Russian insurgency during the War in Donbass as well as Russia's exports of uranium and weapons, including missiles, to Iran, the largest state-sponsor of terrorism.

February 9-10 :

-President Rubio campaigns in New Hampshire on economic issues, free trade and energy. He blasts his Democratic opponents on their anti-free trade agenda, reminding voters that his free trade policy that increased free trade agreements with Asia, Europe and Latin America allowed America to create millions of jobs thanks to lower tariffs, lower costs for American products, lower corporate tax rate and tax cuts for America's manufacturing businesses (which brought back American manufacturing jobs).

February 11 :

-The primary voters in New Hampshire go to the polls ahead of the New Hampshire primary.

February 12-14 :
-President Rubio campaigns in Nevada on immigration, fiscal issues, education and energy.

February 13 :

-The 2020 Democratic presidential candidates hold their 9th primary debate in Charleston, South Carolina.

February 14 :

-In an effort to make progress among Nevada's ethnic minority voters ahead of the Nevada Democratic caucuses, Tim Kaine attacks Bernie Sanders on his vote against the Immigration Act of 2007 that would have guaranteed a path to U.S. citizenship for illegal immigrants, something President Rubio  accomplished in 2018.

February 15 :

-Democratic primary voters in Nevada go to the polls ahead of the Nevada Democratic caucuses.

[UWS]

IOWA DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES, 2020

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

Wolf Blitzer : Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I'm Wolf Blitzer from the CNN Election Center and tonight we officially start the 2020 presidential campaign with the coverage of the Iowa Democratic caucuses.

Anderson Cooper : So, as expected, President Marco Rubio will easily win the Iowa Republican caucuses. It was expected due to his incumbency and to his popularity among the GOP's base.

Iowa Republican caucuses (1 % reported) - 39 delegates

      
Marco Rubio : 99.3 % - 39 delegates ✔
Andre Marrou : 0.5 % - 0 delegate

MARCO RUBIO WINS THE IOWA REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES

John King : Right now, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is narrowly leading his Democratic rivals in Iowa. His lead must be due to his advantage in rural counties and to the division of the so-called moderate/mainstream liberal vote between Cory Booker, Tim Kaine and John Hickenlooper.

Anderson Cooper : The moreover than Elizabeth Warren is focusing more on New Hampshire than Iowa because she knows that she has a better shot in New Hampshire than Iowa due to her connections there and to her home state of Massachusetts' proximity with the Granite State. Thus, it helped Sanders to unify his base in Iowa, a state he narrowly lost to Hillary Clinton four years ago.

Iowa Democratic caucuses (1 % reported) - 44 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 26 %
Cory Booker : 18 %
Tim Kaine : 15 %
Elizabeth Warren : 10 %
John Hickenlooper : 8 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 7 %
Amy Klobuchar : 4 %
Andrew Cuomo : 3 %
Martin O'Malley : 2 %
Tulsi Gabbard : 2 %

Wolf Blitzer : Now it's 8 : 15 pm and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker is making progress in Iowa due to his domination in Des Moines and in the neighboring counties, where his « mainstream message » is appealing among local Democratic voters. It seems that the race in Iowa will once again be close.

Iowa Democratic caucuses (25 % reported) - 44 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 25 %
Cory Booker : 21 %
Tim Kaine : 16 %
Elizabeth Warren : 11 %
John Hickenlooper : 8 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 7 %
Amy Klobuchar : 3 %
Andrew Cuomo : 3 %
Martin O'Malley : 2 %
Tulsi Gabbard : 1 %

Wolf Blitzer : It's 8 : 30 pm and Virginia Senator Tim Kaine is dominating in Iowa's western counties where voters tend to be more conservative.

Anderson Cooper : Maybe it's due to his past opposition to abortion and to his other moderate positions that he's proven to be able to do well in western Iowa.

Iowa Democratic caucuses (50 % reported) - 44 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 25 %
Cory Booker : 22 %
Tim Kaine : 19 %
Elizabeth Warren : 12 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 7 %
John Hickenlooper : 6 %
Amy Klobuchar : 3 %
Andrew Cuomo : 3 %
Martin O'Malley : 2 %
Tulsi Gabbard : 1 %

Wolf Blitzer : It's 8 : 45 pm and we can see that Bernie Sanders and Cory Booker are sharing dominance in the Hawkeye State's southeastern counties, including Davenport.

Iowa Democratic caucuses (75 % reported) - 44 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 26 %
Cory Booker : 23 %
Tim Kaine : 18 %
Elizabeth Warren : 13 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 7 %
John Hickenlooper : 5 %
Amy Klobuchar : 3 %
Andrew Cuomo : 2 %
Martin O'Malley : 2 %
Tulsi Gabbard : 1 %

Wolf Blitzer : It's 9 pm and we can project that Bernie Sanders wins the Iowa Democratic caucuses with 26 % of the vote over Cory Booker's 24 %, Tim Kaine's 19 % and Elizabeth Warren's 15 %.

Iowa Democratic caucuses (100 % reported) - 44 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 26 % - 14 delegates ✔
Cory Booker : 24 % - 13 delegates
Tim Kaine : 19 % - 10 delegates
Elizabeth Warren : 15 % - 7 delegates
Kirsten Gillibrand : 5 % - 0 delegate
John Hickenlooper : 5 % - 0 delegate
Amy Klobuchar : 2 % - 0  delegate
Andrew Cuomo : 2 % - 0 delegate
Martin O'Malley : 1 % - 0 delegate
Tulsi Gabbard : 1 % - 0 delegate

BERNIE SANDERS WINS THE IOWA DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES

John King : Wolf, we have more breaking news to announce. After poor results in Iowa, Andrew Cuomo and Amy Klobuchar dropped out of the race, thus narrowing the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

ANDREW CUOMO DROPS OUT OF THE RACE

AMY KLOBUCHAR DROPS OUT OF THE RACE
Wolf Blitzer : So ladies and gentlemen thank you for watching the coverage of the Iowa caucuses. We'll see you next week for the coverage of the New Hampshire primary. Thank you and have a good night.

[UWS]

IOWA DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES, 2020

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

Wolf Blitzer : Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I'm Wolf Blitzer from the CNN Election Center and tonight we officially start the 2020 presidential campaign with the coverage of the Iowa Democratic caucuses.

Anderson Cooper : So, as expected, President Marco Rubio will easily win the Iowa Republican caucuses. It was expected due to his incumbency and to his popularity among the GOP's base.

Iowa Republican caucuses (1 % reported) - 39 delegates

      
Marco Rubio : 99.3 % - 39 delegates ✔
Andre Marrou : 0.5 % - 0 delegate

MARCO RUBIO WINS THE IOWA REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES

John King : Right now, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is narrowly leading his Democratic rivals in Iowa. His lead must be due to his advantage in rural counties and to the division of the so-called moderate/mainstream liberal vote between Cory Booker, Tim Kaine and John Hickenlooper.

Anderson Cooper : The moreover than Elizabeth Warren is focusing more on New Hampshire than Iowa because she knows that she has a better shot in New Hampshire than Iowa due to her connections there and to her home state of Massachusetts' proximity with the Granite State. Thus, it helped Sanders to unify his base in Iowa, a state he narrowly lost to Hillary Clinton four years ago.

Iowa Democratic caucuses (1 % reported) - 44 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 26 %
Cory Booker : 18 %
Tim Kaine : 15 %
Elizabeth Warren : 10 %
John Hickenlooper : 8 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 7 %
Amy Klobuchar : 4 %
Andrew Cuomo : 3 %
Martin O'Malley : 2 %
Tulsi Gabbard : 2 %

Wolf Blitzer : Now it's 8 : 15 pm and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker is making progress in Iowa due to his domination in Des Moines and in the neighboring counties, where his « mainstream message » is appealing among local Democratic voters. It seems that the race in Iowa will once again be close.

Iowa Democratic caucuses (25 % reported) - 44 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 25 %
Cory Booker : 21 %
Tim Kaine : 16 %
Elizabeth Warren : 11 %
John Hickenlooper : 8 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 7 %
Amy Klobuchar : 3 %
Andrew Cuomo : 3 %
Martin O'Malley : 2 %
Tulsi Gabbard : 1 %

Wolf Blitzer : It's 8 : 30 pm and Virginia Senator Tim Kaine is dominating in Iowa's western counties where voters tend to be more conservative.

Anderson Cooper : Maybe it's due to his past opposition to abortion and to his other moderate positions that he's proven to be able to do well in western Iowa.

Iowa Democratic caucuses (50 % reported) - 44 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 25 %
Cory Booker : 22 %
Tim Kaine : 19 %
Elizabeth Warren : 12 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 7 %
John Hickenlooper : 6 %
Amy Klobuchar : 3 %
Andrew Cuomo : 3 %
Martin O'Malley : 2 %
Tulsi Gabbard : 1 %

Wolf Blitzer : It's 8 : 45 pm and we can see that Bernie Sanders and Cory Booker are sharing dominance in the Hawkeye State's southeastern counties, including Davenport.

Iowa Democratic caucuses (75 % reported) - 44 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 26 %
Cory Booker : 23 %
Tim Kaine : 18 %
Elizabeth Warren : 13 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 7 %
John Hickenlooper : 5 %
Amy Klobuchar : 3 %
Andrew Cuomo : 2 %
Martin O'Malley : 2 %
Tulsi Gabbard : 1 %

Wolf Blitzer : It's 9 pm and we can project that Bernie Sanders wins the Iowa Democratic caucuses with 26 % of the vote over Cory Booker's 24 %, Tim Kaine's 19 % and Elizabeth Warren's 15 %.

Iowa Democratic caucuses (100 % reported) - 44 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 26 % - 14 delegates ✔
Cory Booker : 24 % - 13 delegates
Tim Kaine : 19 % - 10 delegates
Elizabeth Warren : 15 % - 7 delegates
Kirsten Gillibrand : 5 % - 0 delegate
John Hickenlooper : 5 % - 0 delegate
Amy Klobuchar : 2 % - 0  delegate
Andrew Cuomo : 2 % - 0 delegate
Martin O'Malley : 1 % - 0 delegate
Tulsi Gabbard : 1 % - 0 delegate

BERNIE SANDERS WINS THE IOWA DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES

John King : Wolf, we have more breaking news to announce. After poor results in Iowa, Andrew Cuomo and Amy Klobuchar dropped out of the race, thus narrowing the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

ANDREW CUOMO DROPS OUT OF THE RACE

AMY KLOBUCHAR DROPS OUT OF THE RACE
Wolf Blitzer : So ladies and gentlemen thank you for watching the coverage of the Iowa caucuses. We'll see you next week for the coverage of the New Hampshire primary. Thank you and have a good night.

Democratic Presidential Primaries - Map and Delegates Count

Bernie Sanders : 14 delegates, 26 % of the vote
Cory Booker : 13 delegates, 24 % of the vote
Tim Kaine : 10 delegates, 19 % of the vote
Elizabeth Warren : 7 delegates, 15 % of the vote
Kirsten Gillibrand : 0 delegate, 5 % of the vote
John Hickenlooper : 0 delegate, 5 % of the vote
Tulsi Gabbard : 0 delegate, 1 % of the vote
Martin O'Malley : 0 delegate, 1 % of the vote
Andrew Cuomo : 0 delegate, 2 % of the vote
Amy Klobuchar : 0 delegate, 2 % of the vote

4050 delegates in total
2026 delegates needed to win the nomination

[2016]

I wonder if Hickenlooper has a shot winning the Nevada Caucuses being the former Governor of Colorado, a State with a large Hispanic Population. Sanders & Warren doesn't seem to me very attractive to Nevadans.

New Hampshire though will be between Sanders & Warren I think.

[UWS]

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, 2020

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Wolf Blitzer : Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I'm Wolf Blitzer from the CNN Election Center and tonight we coverage of the New Hampshire Democratic primary, the first in nation primary.

John King : Unsurprisingly, President Rubio easily win the New Hampshire Republican primary with 97 % of the vote.

New Hampshire Republican primary (1 % reported) - 22 delegates

      
Marco Rubio : 97.8 % - 22 delegates ✔
Andre Marrou : 1.9 % - 0 delegate

MARCO RUBIO WINS THE NEW HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

Anderson Cooper : Meanwhile Bernie Sanders is largely leading in New Hampshire after sweeping the Coos county. Though, Elizabeth Warren could pull off an upset, but maybe not after she stumbled in the Democratic primary debate in New Hampshire when Sanders questionned her progressive credentials.

John King : But on the other hand, the divide of the Sanders base between Senators Sanders and Warren could advantage a mainstream Democrat like Cory Booker or Tim Kaine.

New Hampshire Democratic primary (1 % reported) - 33 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 33 %
Elizabeth Warren : 21 %
Cory Booker : 14 %
Tim Kaine : 13 %
John Hickenlooper : 5 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 5 %
Tulsi Gabbard : 4 %
Martin O'Malley : 3 %

Wolf Blitzer : Now it's 8 : 15 pm and Bernie Sanders increased his lead in New Hampshire. He's largely leading in the Merrimack county (home to Manchester).

New Hampshire Democratic primary (25 % reported) - 33 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 35 %
Elizabeth Warren : 19 %
Cory Booker : 15 %
Tim Kaine : 13 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 5 %
John Hickenlooper : 4 %
Tulsi Gabbard : 4 %
Martin O'Malley : 4 %

Wolf Blitzer : It's 8 : 30 pm and it seems that the race in the Strafford county is a 3-way race between Warren, Sanders and Booker. Meanwhile Sanders sweeps the Hillsborough, Sullivan and Grafton.

New Hampshire Democratic primary (50 % reported) - 33 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 38 %
Elizabeth Warren : 20 %
Cory Booker : 16 %
Tim Kaine : 12 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 6 %
John Hickenlooper : 3 %
Tulsi Gabbard : 3 %
Martin O'Malley : 2 %

Wolf Blitzer : It's 8 : 45 pm and we can see that Cory Booker narrowly wins the Rockingham county and is battling with Warren for second place.

New Hampshire Democratic primary (75 % reported) - 33 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 39 %
Elizabeth Warren : 18 %
Cory Booker : 17 %
Tim Kaine : 13 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 5 %
John Hickenlooper : 4 %
Tulsi Gabbard : 3 %
Martin O'Malley : 1 %

Wolf Blitzer : It's 9 pm and we can project that Bernie Sanders, the winner of the 2016 New Hampshire Democratic primary, has won again the first primary in the nation.

New Hampshire Democratic primary (100 % reported) - 33 delegates

Bernie Sanders : 39 % - 18 delegates ✔
Elizabeth Warren : 19 % - 8 delegates
Cory Booker : 17 % - 7 delegates
Tim Kaine : 14 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 5 %
John Hickenlooper : 3 %
Tulsi Gabbard : 2 %
Martin O'Malley : 1 %

BERNIE SANDERS WINS THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

Anderson Cooper : So that marks one of the rare times a presidential candidate wins both Iowa and New Hampshire during a primary season except for Al Gore in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004.

John King : And like it almost happened for Mitt Romney in 2012 until a recount narrowly confirmed Rick Santorum as the winner in Iowa.

Anderson Cooper : CNN is now announcing breaking news. After failing to make strong performances in New Hampshire, Tulsi Gabbard and Martin O'Malley dropped out of the race.

TULSI GABBARD DROPS OUT OF THE RACE

MARTIN O'MALLEY DROPS OUT OF THE RACE
Wolf Blitzer : Thank you for watching the coverage of the New Hampshire primary, ladies and gentlemen. We'll see you in 4 days for the coverage of the Nevada Democratic caucuses. I wish you good night.

[UWS]

Democratic Presidential Primaries - Map and Delegates Count

Bernie Sanders : 32 delegates, 37.05 % of the vote
Cory Booker : 20 delegates, 23.37 % of the vote
Elizabeth Warren : 15 delegates, 19.38 % of the vote
Tim Kaine : 10 delegates, 19.38 % of the vote
Kirsten Gillibrand : 0 delegate, 5.7 % of the vote
John Hickenlooper : 0 delegate, 4.56 % of the vote
Tulsi Gabbard : 0 delegate, 1.71 % of the vote
Martin O'Malley : 0 delegate, 1.14 % of the vote
Andrew Cuomo : 0 delegate, 1.14 % of the vote
Amy Klobuchar : 0 delegate, 1.14 % of the vote

4050 delegates in total
2026 delegates needed to win the nomination

[UWS]

NEVADA DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES, 2020

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Wolf Blitzer : Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I'm Wolf Blitzer from the CNN Election Center. This time, we put our focus on the West because we're covering of the Nevada Democratic caucuses. We can now project that Tim Kaine is in the lead in Nevada.

Nevada Democratic caucuses (1 % reported) - 45 delegates

Tim Kaine : 26 %
Bernie Sanders : 15 %
John Hickenlooper : 14 %
Cory Booker : 13 %
Elizabeth Warren : 9 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 2 %

Wolf Blitzer : Now it's 9 : 15 pm and Tim Kaine increased his lead in Nevada after largely winning the Clark county (home to Las Vegas) where he benefits of the support of Democratic Hispanics due to his fluency in Spanish and due to his background as missionary in Honduras.

John King : It must also be due to his attacks against Bernie Sanders on his opposition to the Immigration Reform Act of 2007.

Nevada Democratic caucuses (25 % reported) - 45 delegates

Tim Kaine : 30 %
Bernie Sanders : 17 %
John Hickenlooper : 15 %
Cory Booker : 14 %
Elizabeth Warren : 9 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 2 %

Wolf Blitzer : It's 9 : 30 pm. Bernie Sanders and John Hickenlooper are making progress in Nevada's center counties and they are battling for second place in Nevada.

Nevada Democratic caucuses (50 % reported) - 45 delegates

Tim Kaine : 32 %
Bernie Sanders : 18 %
John Hickenlooper : 17 %
Cory Booker : 14 %
Elizabeth Warren : 10 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 3 %

Wolf Blitzer : Now is 9 : 45 pm. Tim Kaine is leading in the Washoe county (home to Reno) by 6 points over Cory Booker.

Nevada Democratic caucuses (75 % reported) - 45 delegates

Tim Kaine : 35 %
Bernie Sanders : 19 %
John Hickenlooper : 17 %
Cory Booker : 16 %
Elizabeth Warren : 10 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 4 %

Wolf Blitzer : It's 10 pm and we can project that Tim Kaine will win the Nevada Democratic caucuses.

Nevada Democratic caucuses (100 % reported) - 45 delegates

Tim Kaine : 36 % - 18 delegates ✔
Bernie Sanders : 20 % - 10 delegates
John Hickenlooper : 17 % - 9 delegates
Cory Booker : 15 % - 8 delegates
Elizabeth Warren : 9 % - 0 delegate
Kirsten Gillibrand : 3 % - 0 delegate

TIM KAINE WINS THE NEVADA DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES

Anderson Cooper : So with this victory by Kaine in Nevada, John Hickenlooper's close third position and and Cory Booker's strong lead in South Carolina clearly demonstrates that the race for the Democratic presidential nomination is wide-open.

Wolf Blitzer : We'll see it in the next weeks. For now, thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for watching the coverage of the Nevada caucuses. Our next coverage will be in 2 weeks as we'll be watching the South Carolina Democratic primary. Good night.

[UWS]

Democratic Presidential Primaries - Map and Delegates Count

Bernie Sanders : 42 delegates, 33.45 % of the vote
Tim Kaine : 28 delegates, 22.47 % of the vote
Cory Booker : 28 delegates, 21.49 % of the vote
Elizabeth Warren : 15 delegates, 16.38 % of the vote
John Hickenlooper : 9 delegates, 8.78 % of the vote
Kirsten Gillibrand : 0 delegate, 3.7 % of the vote
Tulsi Gabbard : 0 delegate, 1.71 % of the vote
Martin O'Malley : 0 delegate, 1.14 % of the vote
Andrew Cuomo : 0 delegate, 1.14 % of the vote
Amy Klobuchar : 0 delegate, 1.14 % of the vote

4050 delegates in total
2026 delegates needed to win the nomination

[UWS]

Marco Rubio's Presidency
February 2020, Part 2

President Rubio's job approval rating :
Approve : 63 %
Disapprove : 33 %
Unsure : 4 %

February 16 :

-After dropping out of the race following poor performance in New Hampshire, Tulsi Gabbard announced her endorsement to Bernie Sanders, declaring that « only a real progressive can unite our base and win. »

February 17 :

-The U.S. Air Force conducted airstrikes against the last remaining pockets of Taliban in the Afghanistan-Pakistan borders where they killed 59 terrorists, including Fazlullah, leader of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, thus officially defeating terrorism in the region.

February 18 :
-The unemployment rate is reduced to 2.9 % and 200 000 new jobs were created in January according to a new jobs report.

February 19 :

-President Rubio campaigns in Roanoke, Virginia where he praises the new jobs report as well as the job the American troops in Afghanistan did after the announcement that radical Islamic terrorism is officially eliminated in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He declares that the U.S. and their allies are about to finish the job to rebuild Afghanistan and to train the Afghan troops and that the War in Afghanistan is almost over.

February 20 :

-Bernie Sanders and Cory Booker are giving big efforts to attract African-American voters ahead of the South Carolina primary and of Super Tuesday (when several southern states with massive African-American population). Cory Booker, who received the endorsement of Jesse Jackson today, slams Senator Sanders on his pro-gun stance, declaring that this is part of the reasons why so many African-Americans are killed by white supremacists, including in South Carolina, declaring « How many African-Americans have to die before Senator Sanders understands that time for stricter gun control is now? » In an effort to improve his performance in the South, Senator Sanders holds a rally in Athens, Atlanta, where he woos African-American voters by reminding them that he campaigned with Martin Luther King during his fight to promote African-Americans' civil rights in the 1960s.

February 21 :

-The construction of the Alaska-Texas pipeline is completed, thus increasing oil drilling and oil transportation and encouraging job creation.

February 22 :

-Campaigning in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, President Rubio praises the effects of the construction of the Alaska-Texas pipeline on economic growth and energy independence, declaring that these are good news for more jobs and energy independence. He also reminds voters that it's thanks to stronger oil drilling and production and to energy independence that « we are depriving terrorists of revenues from our dependence on foreign energy through the import of energy from unstable countries and it is a major reason of the success and effectiveness of our fight against terrorism. »

February 24 :

-During a campaign rally in California, Bernie Sanders attacks Tim Kaine on his past opposition to abortion. In fact, when Kaine was Governor of Virginia, he opposed abortion before changing his stance during his time in the Senate. He even declared « Senator Kaine is neither pro-choice, nor pro-life. He is multiple-choice. »

February 25 :


-The 2020 Democratic presidential contenders hold their 10th primary debate at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, one of the states voting on Super Tuesday. As expected, it displayed one of the most intense debate exchange between the candidates. Bernie Sanders attacked Cory Booker on his « ambiguity on health care when he said, I quote, “Ok to consider single-payer, but I'm not behind it.” » Booker declared, in response, that he doesn't « need to be lectured on how to be a real progressive by a man who opposed gun control and flipped his stance on immigration reform. » During an exchange between Tim Kaine and John Hickenlooper on electability, Kaine declared that « it's not because somebody was the running mate of a losing presidential candidate that this person has no chance of winning a presidential election. You know, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the running mate of James M. Cox in 1920 and Cox lost the election. And yet Roosevelt went on to win the 1932 presidential election. I learned from my mistakes and I think I can win this election. » Hickenlooper gave a remarkable response : « Senator, you're no Franklin Delano Roosevelt. »


February 26-27 :

-Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran, 83, announced that he will retire at the end of his term. The following day, former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant announced a senate bid to fulfill Cochran's seat in 2020.

February 28 :

-Ohio Senator John Kasich introduces the Cybersecurity Partnership Act that would create a Cybersecurity Unit between the United States and Japan in order to counter North Korea's cyber-attacks against America and its allies. The Senate will vote on that bill on March 6 and the House of Representatives on March 13.

February 29 :

-The Democratic voters in South Carolina go to the polls ahead of the South Carolina Democratic primary.

[UWS]

SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, 2020

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Wolf Blitzer : Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I'm Wolf Blitzer from the CNN Election Center. Tonight, you will watch the coverage of the South Carolina Democratic primary, a crucial contest that could get a boost for Super Tuesday to the winner in South Carolina. It's 8 pm and we can project that Senator Cory Booker is largely leading in South Carolina after sweeping the southern counties, including in Charleston.

Anderson Cooper :  So we can understand that Senator Booker is definitely getting a boost thanks to his massive support among African-American voters.

South Carolina Democratic primary (1 % reported) - 54 delegates

Cory Booker : 37 %
Tim Kaine : 20 %
Bernie Sanders : 18 %
John Hickenlooper : 14 %
Elizabeth Warren : 9 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 2 %

Wolf Blitzer : Now is 8 : 15 pm and Senator Booker strengthened his lead winning the Richland county (home to Columbia) as well as the counties surrounding this city, including the Lexington county.

South Carolina Democratic primary (25 % reported) - 54 delegates

Cory Booker : 40 %
Tim Kaine : 21 %
Bernie Sanders : 17 %
John Hickenlooper : 14 %
Elizabeth Warren : 8 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 3 %

Wolf Blitzer : It's 8 : 30 pm. Booker and Kaine are sharing supremacy in northern South Carolina, especially in Spartanburg and Greenville.

South Carolina Democratic primary (50 % reported) - 54 delegates

Cory Booker : 40 %
Tim Kaine : 21 %
Bernie Sanders : 17 %
John Hickenlooper : 15 %
Elizabeth Warren : 6 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 1 %

Wolf Blitzer : Now is 8 : 45 pm. Despite his limited appeal in South Carolina, Senator Sanders finishes strong third in some of the Palmetto state's southern states. The same for John Hickenlooper in northern counties

South Carolina Democratic primary (75 % reported) - 54 delegates

Cory Booker : 41 %
Tim Kaine : 20 %
Bernie Sanders : 18 %
John Hickenlooper : 15 %
Elizabeth Warren : 5 %
Kirsten Gillibrand : 1 %

Wolf Blitzer : It's 9 pm and we can project that Cory Booker wins the South Carolina Democratic primary with 41 % of the vote. Having secured over 15 % of the vote, Booker, Kaine, Sanders and Hickenlooper will have their share of delegates.

South Carolina Democratic primary (100 % reported) - 54 delegates

Cory Booker : 41 % - 24 delegates ✔
Tim Kaine : 20 % - 11 delegates
Bernie Sanders : 18 % - 10 delegates
John Hickenlooper : 15 % - 9 delegates
Elizabeth Warren : 5 % - 0 delegate
Kirsten Gillibrand : 1 % - 0 delegate

CORY BOOKER WINS THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

John King : We just received reports that Kirsten Gillibrand dropped out of the race.

KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND DROPS OUT OF THE RACE
Wolf Blitzer : Thank you ladies and gentlemen for being with us tonight. We'll see you in 4 days as we'll be covering Super Tuesday 2020. Until then, have a good night.